Suspects Archives - Page 47 of 201

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

Defendant Accepts Plea in West North Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On March 5, a plea agreement hearing was held before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams. During the proceeding, the assistant state’s attorney acknowledged mitigating circumstances that the... Read More

Jury Finds Man Guilty of Killing Baltimore Police Officer, Second Victim in 2021

Details Hours of deliberation in the trial of Elliot Marcus Knox concluded on March 6 when a jury found the 34-year-old defendant guilty for the murders of Baltimore Police Officer Keona... Read More

Man Arrested in 29th Street Mutual Shooting

Details On Feb. 29, Baltimore Police Department detectives served an arrest warrant for attempted first-degree murder on 23-year-old Ray Johnston of Baltimore. Detective believe that Johnston shot a 24-year-old male on... Read More

February Sees 2024’s First Jump in Non-Fatal Shootings

Details Baltimore Witness data compiled from Baltimore Police Department (BPD) press releases showed February continued the city’s downward trend in homicides, but non-fatal shootings rose. Since December 2023, monthly homicide rates... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for 16-Year-Old Murder Defendant

Details On March 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 16-year-old Costello Simms. Simms is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and single... Read More

West Patapsco Street Murder Trial Begins

Details On March 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow presided over opening statements in a murder trial stemming from an alleged armed robbery. Tayvon Miller, 37, is charged... Read More

Judge Acquits 2022 Ruskin Avenue Murder Suspect

Details On Feb. 27, Judge Barry G. Williams dismissed all charges against Leonard Joyner, who was acquitted of first-degree murder. Judge Williams granted the defense counsel’s motion of judgment of acquittal... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Gets June Trial Date

Details On Tuesday, Feb. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled an attempted murder trial set to start June 26 in front of Judge Cynthia H. Jones. The... Read More

Judge Schedules Weeklong Trial for 18-Year-Old Murder Defendant

Details On Tuesday, Feb. 29, Baltimore City Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a first-degree murder trial of a 19-year-old defendant. Parris Harris, represented by defense attorney Ronald Harris, is charged... Read More

Defendant Ditched Gun After Shooting at Hit-and-Run Driver, Prosecutor Says

Details A 34-year-old Baltimore man accused of firing a gun at a hit-and-run driver last April allegedly attempted to cover up the shooting by stashing his gun in some bushes while... Read More

Murder, Arson and Rape Defendant Rejects Life Without Parole Deal

Details On March 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 32-year-old Jason Billingsley. Billingsley is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a deadly... Read More

300 Bloom Street Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Sentenced

Details On March 4, Wardell Richardson appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Erik S. Atas for sentencing in relation to a non-fatal shooting. Judge Atas found Richardson, 45, guilty after... Read More

BPD Arrests Three Teens for West Lexington Street Murder

Details On Feb. 28, Warrant Apprehension Task Force members arrested a 17-year-old male, 18-year-old Davon Butler and 19-year-old Charles Bowen. Detectives believe that the 17-year-old male, Butler, and Bowen, were involved... Read More

Lawyer Says Defendant ‘a Victim of Inexcusably Sloppy Police Investigation’

Details During opening statements on Feb. 21 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton, Shawn Lee Brunson, 34, appeared for a vehicular manslaughter incident occurring on Feb. 8, 2023.... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to 2023 Strip Club Shooting

Details On March 1, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner accepted the guilty plea of a former security guard accused of a non-fatal shooting at a strip club. Aldrich... Read More

Retrial Delayed for Competency Evaluation in Domestic Killing

Details A homicide defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard for retrial in the case of his wife’s fatal stabbing on March 1. Amit Kumar, 44, is... Read More

Late Evidence May Result in Sanctions Against Prosecutor

Details On Feb. 29, homicide defendant Deon Hudson received a motions hearing date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Hudson, 29, is currently charged with attempted first-degree murder,... Read More

Counsel’s Inability to Agree on Date Delays Attempted Murder Trial

Details Counsel in the case of 33-year-old Sterling Coleman were unable to agree upon a trial date for an attempted murder case on March 1 and planned to rectify scheduling issues... Read More

Retrial in Limbo for Man Accused of Murder, Burning Body

Details On Feb. 29, homicide defendant Jimmy Murphy received a motions hearing date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Murphy, 28, is being retried for first- and second-degree... Read More

Judge Closes Courtroom for Special Circumstances Involving Homicide Defendant’s Plea

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge closed the courtroom to the public on March 1, citing special circumstances, before proceeding with a plea agreement for homicide defendant Davon Evans. Family... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty in Montebello Terrace Shooting

Details On March 1, non-fatal shooting defendant Tyrone Moulden accepted a plea deal via his attorney Janet Andersen before Judge Jeffrey M. Geller. The 42-year-old will serve two concurrent sentences of... Read More