Suspects Archives - Page 33 of 188

Defendant With No Priors Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Murder

Details On March 12, Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced 22-year-old Rakim Muhammad, who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, to 45 years in prison. Muhammad’s guilty plea also included a charge for... Read More

Counsel Disagree on ‘Drug Deal Gone Bad’ Theory in 2020 Murder Retrial

Details On March 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr. presided over closing arguments in a retrial of a 2020 murder case where counsel disagreed whether the violence... Read More

Attempted Murder Suspect Rejects Plea Deal

Details In a March 14 hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland,an attempted murder suspect turned down a plea offer in reception court. Gregory Barnes, 48, is accused... Read More

BPD Arrests Suspect in 2022 Fatal Stabbing

Details On Nov. 16, 2022, at approximately 9:03 p.m., Northwest District patrol officers responded to a home on the 1100 block of North Ellamont Street for a report of a stabbing.... Read More

Now-Competent Attempted Murder Defendant to Remain in Prison Pending Trial

Details On March 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin decided the custody status of a 23-year-old attempted murder defendant. Daykai Quarles is charged with first- and second-degree attempted... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Accepts 4 Year Plea Deal

Details The defendant in a non-fatal shooting trial, 30-year-old Marlon Veney, accepted a plea deal on March 13 in the courtroom of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Philip S. Jackson. Veney,... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects 5 Year Plea Deal

Details On March 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 21-year-old Taighae Brown. Brown is charged with second-degree assault, firearm/drug trafficking, possession of a... Read More

Man Accused of Attempted Murder Shot Drunken Victim in Self-Defense, Counsel Says

Details “Self-defense is a real thing,” defense attorney Staci Pipkin said on March 13, and it was an action taken by defendant Joseph Harris nearly five years ago when he shot... Read More

Defendant Claims Police Id’D Shooting Was Only Fireworks on North Collington Avenue

Details The reliability of the Baltimore Police Department’s (BPD) ShotSpotter gun detection service was at the forefront of defense counsel’s argument on March 12 at the start of 37-year-old Marcel Holt’s... Read More

Detectives Arrest Suspect in Killing of 55-Year-Old Man

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred in the Northeast District on March 1, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 23-year-old Derek Steele of Baltimore. Detectives learned that Steele fatally... Read More

Police Arrest Teen Attempted Murder Suspect

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Eastern District on May 2, 2023, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 18-year-old Isiah Peay of Baltimore. Investigators learned that Peay... Read More

Defense Questions Witness Identification of Suspect

Details Closing statements were presented in the double attempted murder trial of 34-year-old Andre Brisbon on March 7. In the proceeding before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy Brisbon... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details On March 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 27-year-old Devaun Jones. Jones is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial Postponed Until June

Details On March 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 35-year-old Andrew Lindsey. Lindsey is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two... Read More

North Glover Street Shooting Victim Dies

Details On March 12, at approximately 11:34 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1000 block of North Glover Street to investigate a ShotSpotter alert. Upon arrival, officers observed 57-year-old... Read More

Sentencing Postponed for 18-Year-Old Homicide Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the sentencing of an 18-year-old homicide defendant, Nizah Daniels. The sentencing will now take place before Judge Dana M. Middleton on... Read More

Defendant Accepts Guilty Plea in East 37th Street Shooting

Details After asking attempted murder defendant Iehkeem Arghmoun Byrd a series of basic questions to confirm his mental competency, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels declared that the defendant... Read More

Jury Hears Opening Statements for Saint Georges Road Murder Trial

Details On March 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard presided over opening statements in a murder trial. Preston Feaster, 34, is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in... Read More

Detectives Arrest Suspect in Fall 2023 Murder

Details On Feb. 8, 2024, Baltimore Police Department detectives arrested 27-year-old Dayrel McFarland. Detectives believe that McFarland shot and killed 37-year-old Jamal Barney on Oct. 2, 2023, on the 500 block... Read More

Man Succumbs to Complications From 2021 Gunshot Wound

Details On Sept. 24, 2021, at approximately 11:53 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1300 block of North Central Avenue to investigate a call for a police notification. Upon... Read More

BPD, SWAT Team Respond to Northeast District Homicide

Details On March 6, at approximately 5:45 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 4000 block of Loch Raven Boulevard to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Lawyer Says Homicide Defendant Admits to ‘Doing a Horrible Thing’

Details On March 5, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton heard closing arguments in the case against Stephawn Tate, 22. Tate is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in... Read More

Business Owner Accused of Homicide, After Trying to Protect His Business

Details Counsel delivered opening statements Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner on March 7 for homicide defendant Keith Taylor. Taylor, 44, represented by Brandon Taylor, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Trial Concludes for West Patapsco Avenue Homicide Defendant

Details Tayvon Miller, 38, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow for closing statements in his murder trial on March 7. Miller is charged with first-degree murder, armed... Read More