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Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects 20 Year Plea Deal

Details On Feb. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial of a 41-year-old attempted murder defendant. Mandakova Clark is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder,... Read More

Teen Arrested for January Attempted Murder

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Northeast District on Jan. 5, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested a 17-year-old male suspect. Investigators learned that the 17-year-old suspect... Read More

Defendant Found Guilty of Shooting of His Sister, Her Boyfriend

Details On Feb. 8, the jury delivered its verdict to Michael Harris before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill. Harris, 36, was found guilty of two counts of attempted... Read More

Defense in Homicide Trial Calls State’s Witness, ‘A Liar and a Snake’

Details On Feb. 14, homicide defendant Donte Simms appeared in court for closing statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton for his alleged involvement in the 2022 homicide... Read More

Mixed Verdict Reached in Barber Shop Murder Case

Details On Feb. 14, the jury reached a verdict in the case of Donte Simms for allegedly shooting and killing Eric Plater. Simms, 45, was found not guilty of first- and... Read More

Homicide Defendant Resists Mental Evaluation for the Second Time

Details Attempted homicide defendant Antionne Johnson appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin on Feb. 14, two weeks after he was ordered to receive a not criminally responsible... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Pennsylvania Double Murder Defendant

Details On Feb. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland presided over a hearing for a Coal Township, Pa. man accused of committing two murders on two separate occasions... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant’s Sentencing Postponed

Details On Feb. 14, Harry Wallace appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner for sentencing but last step in the case was postponed. Previous reporting indicates on Oct.... Read More

Acquitted: Trio Accused of 2019 Alleyway Murder Found Not Guilty

Details Three men accused of a retaliatory murder from 2019 were acquitted on Feb. 7 following defense counsels’ arguments of limited evidence linking their clients to the death of 33-year-old Antonio... Read More

Carswell Street Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested Without Incident

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Eastern District on Feb. 3, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 43-year-old Marrico Bell of Baltimore. Investigators learned that Bell shot... Read More

Jamestowne Court Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects 15 Year Plea

Details Attempted murder defendant Malik Alford opted to move forward with a jury trial after rejecting a plea of 15 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K.... Read More

Judge Severs Siblings’ Trials in Attempted Murder Case

Details Baltimore rapper Dakas White appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant on Feb.12 expecting to proceed to trial alongside his 25-year-old co-defendant regarding an incident on April... Read More

Georgia Resident Rejects Plea to Firearm Charge

Details On Feb. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial of a 29-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant after he rejected a plea offer. Christian R. Johnson of... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant’s Sentence May Be Reconsidered

Details On Feb. 12, a 62-year-old defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays for a non-fatal shooting. Michael Breckenridge was found guilty of second-degree assault and the... Read More

Man Accused of Killing Roommate Receives May Trial Date

Details On Feb. 12, a 25-year-old murder defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland, with his defense attorney Leonard Gutkoska to set his new trial date. Markis... Read More

Attempted Murder Case Dismissed Because Victim Won’t Cooperate

By Sara Palmer [former] - February 12, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A motion to dismiss attempted murder charges made by defense attorney Augustine Okeke was accepted on Feb. 12 by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria. Okeke’s client, Dashawn... Read More

Homicide Defendant on Trial for Barber Shop Killing

Details On Feb. 9, a 45-year-old homicide defendant attended court appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton. Donte Simms is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a... Read More

Trial Date Set for Father Accused of Killing Son by Intoxication

Details On Feb. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial of a 30-year-old father accused of killing his young son by intoxication. Andre Jackson, Sr. is... Read More

Police Apprehend Suspect in June 2023 Attempted Murder

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Northeast District on June 1, 2023, investigators have arrested 33-year-old Desmond Lark of Baltimore. Detectives learned that Lark shot the 43-year-old... Read More

Judge Denies Bail for 2017 Homicide Defendant Maintaining Innocence

Details On Feb. 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria denied bail for a 30-year-old homicide defendant who has been held in prison for five years. Matthew Lipscomb is... Read More

‘MDEC’ Rollout Postpones Trial for Woman Accused of Killing Her Two Children

Details The April trial for a 31-year-old woman accused of killing her two children was postponed six weeks on Feb. 9 to accommodate the rollout of the Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC)... Read More

Teen Homicide Defendant Acquitted

Details A jury acquitted Zachariah Allison, 18, for the murder of 15-year-old Ja’Nyi Weeden on Feb. 2 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr. On Aug. 8, 2021,... Read More

Third Co-Defendant in 2022 Murder Case Accepts Plea Deal as Victim’s Family Mourns

Details A photo collage depicting 31-year-old victim James Moore and his family brought a tear to Judge Lynn Steward Mays’s eye during his family members’ impact statements to the court. Ronnie... Read More

Homicide Defendant Accepts Renegotiated Plea for Walbrook Avenue Shooting in 2022

Details A 40-year-old man is expected to serve more than two decades in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of James Moore and dumping the victim’s body in the street... Read More