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As Emotional Families Watch, Judge Hands Getaway Driver 15 Years For Murder

Details Over the bitter tears of the victim’s family, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor sentenced 23-year-old Davon Evans to 15 years on May 30. The term was imposed... Read More

Photographic Identification Debated in Juvenile Murder Trial

Details The defense challenged the reliability of a photo ID, while the prosecution countered with the witness’s prior connection to Canada and supporting bodycam footage. Read More

Despite Objections, Judge Admits Video Evidence In Homicide Trial

Details A juvenile murder suspect’s trial got off to a contentious start before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on June 2, with defense attorney Robert Linthicum and the... Read More

Trial Postponed For Suspect Accused of Killing Man Walking His Grandchildren

Details Bryant James Peyton, 27, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 2 to receive a trial date. Peyton is charged with first- and second-degree murder... Read More

Closings Paint Different Pictures in Murder Trial

Details The jury heard contradictory closing statements May 30 in the murder trial of Cahari Ferguson before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard. Ferguson, 22, is charged with two... Read More

Two-Year-Old Murder Case May Resolve With an Insanity Plea

Details Defendant Jayquan Bridgeman and his defense counsel are considering filing a plea of not criminally responsible (NCR) for the murder of 43-year-old Michael Washington more than two years ago. Legally,... Read More

Back-to-Back Jury Trials Set For Homicide, Attempted Murder Defendant

Details A Baltimore man charged in two separate shootings, including the murder of 59-year-old Reginald Harrod, is expected to have back-to-back jury trials later this year. Reginald Raysor, 33, will head... Read More

Jury Finds Metro Shooting Suspect Guilty of Attempted Murder

Details A jury found 25-year-old Keshawn Luckey guilty on May 28 of attempted second-degree murder, firearm use and possession as a prohibited person, and related firearm charges for attempting to shoot... Read More

Murder Trial Begins for Suspected Shooter

Details As Eric Morris’ murder trial opened on May 28 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin Schreiber II, defense attorney James A. Johnston chose to reserve his opening statement for... Read More

Medical Examiner Describes Brutal Stabbing in a Homicide Trial

Details A witness from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner described the gruesome nature of a stabbing homicide on the second day of 22-year-old Cahari Ferguson’s murder trial, May 28.... Read More

Police Arrest Edmondson Village Shooting Suspect

Details In connection with the May 11 homicide that occurred in the Southwest District’s Edmondson Village, investigators have arrested 22-year-old Tamal Johnson, a repeat violent offender from Baltimore. Homicide detectives discovered... Read More

Suspect Accused of Murdering Emaciated Daughter

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones postponed the homicide trial of Gerald Byrd, 35, after parties requested more time to obtain his daughter’s autopsy report on May 28.... Read More

Man Accused of Threatening to Kill Girlfriend Takes Plea

By Sage Cho - May 28, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A man accused of threatening to kill his girlfriend while armed accepted an amended plea deal on May 27 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The prosecution offered Stephen Walker, 38,... Read More

August Trial for Shooting Involving Girlfriend And Family

Details A 36-year-old Baltimore man is expected to be tried this August for an assault and shooting involving his girlfriend and her family in December 2024. During Baltimore City Circuit Court’s... Read More

Loyola Murder, Shooting Suspect Rejects Plea Deal

Details Dominic Pressley, 38, rejected a plea deal in a murder and shooting case before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong on May 21. Pressley is charged with first-degree... Read More

August Trial Set for Man Accused of Shooting Pregnant Neighbor

Details A 44-year-old man accused of shooting his pregnant neighbor last fall rejected an offer to plead guilty to 30 years behind bars on Wednesday before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Attempted Murder Victim Will Not Testify at Trial, Defense Tells Jury

Details Defendant Chardon A. Cruz III will face the jury for accusations of an attempted murder last June, but according to his counsel, the gunshot victim will neither testify nor even... Read More

Man Accused of Assaulting Landlord to Consider Plea

Details On May 20, a dedendant was offered a plea of 25 years, suspending all but five years without parole, three years of supervised probation, and mandatory gun offender registration before... Read More

Reluctant Judge Gives Home Detention to Man Who Shot Himself

Details Following an hour of back-and-forth arguing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy reluctantly agreed to the prosecution’s plea offer for James Richardson, 54. Richardson is charged with possession... Read More

Person of Interest Apprehended at Scene of Pulaski Highway Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - May 19, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Southeast District. On May 19, at approximately 6:45 a.m., officers responded to the 3600 block Pulaski Highway in reference... Read More

Hollins Ferry Road Double Murderer Guilty on All Charges

Details Following a weeklong trial in Baltimore City Circuit Court, a jury found Vincent Harris guilty of all seven charges against him on May 15. Harris, 27, was found guilty of... Read More

Gunfight Defendant Drops Counsel

Details On May 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer heard a motion by defense attorney Warren Brown to be released as counsel for Marcus Lilly, 42. Lilly and... Read More

Joinder Motion Fails for Two Murders, Attempted Murder

Details On May 9, 2025, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Judge Yolanda A. Tanner denied the prosecution’s motion to join Reginald Raysor’s three separate cases for trial. Across the three cases,... Read More

Defense Claims ‘Tunnel Vision’ Skewed Investigations in Triple Case Trial

Details As Everette Schwartz’s four-day jury trial came to a close on May 15, defense attorney Jason P. Rodriguez disputed the reliability of firearms, location, and identification evidence presented to the... Read More