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Homicide Defendant Claims His Case Was Cancelled, Judge Disagrees

Details Murder suspect Harley Frost, 35, engaged in a spirited debate with Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland about whether his case was still active in a reception court... Read More

Driver of Fatal Hit-and-Run Pleads Guilty for Two-Year Sentence

Details Stifling tears, defendant Megan Sherman apologized for the death of Aaron Hall, nearly a year-and-a-half after she struck and killed the 41-year-old victim with her car in Southwest Baltimore. On... Read More

Cases For Homicide Defendants Reviewed in Mental Health Court

Details In mental health court on Dec. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ordered an initial mental competency evaluation for a defendant charged with first-degree murder. Defendant Robert... Read More

Jury Selection Begins in East Baltimore Murder Trial

Details Jury selection for the murder trial of Tyrell Williams began before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Dec. 4. Williams was detained... Read More

March Shooting Victim Killed With Her Own Gun Outside Mother’s Home, Prosecutor Says

Details Despite an unrecovered murder weapon, a Baltimore City prosecutor argued on Dec. 2 that 35-year-old Lenora Alston was shot and killed by defendant Reginald Peay III with the victim’s legally-owned... Read More

Cases For Homicide Defendants Reviewed in Mental Health Court

Details In mental health court on Dec. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ordered an initial mental competency evaluation for a defendant charged with first-degree murder. Defendant Robert... Read More

Jury Selection Begins in East Baltimore Murder Trial

Details Jury selection for the murder trial of Tyrell Williams began before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Dec. 4. Williams was detained... Read More

New Firearms Evidence Revealed in Homicide Trial

Details The prosecution introduced video evidence and autopsy photographs on the third day of a homicide defendant’s trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan Lazerow on Dec. 4. Defendant Reginald... Read More

Motion’s Hearing to Join Murder Cases Pushed to New Year

Details A motion’s hearing to join the cases of Joseph Coates and Joseph Walker was rescheduled for mid-January 2025 to allow the former’s new defense counsel to review discovery in the... Read More

Shooting Defendant’s Girlfriend Claims He’s ‘a Family Man’ at Sentencing

Details An attempted murder defendant was sentenced in a plea deal on Dec. 3 at Baltimore City Circuit Court hearing and his girlfriend spoke on his behalf. The defendant, Keiontay Woodlon,... Read More

Firearm Analysts Say Homicide Gun is Linked to Another Crime

By Carla Abon - December 4, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details On Dec. 3, the second day of a murder trial, two firearm analysts testified that the gun used in this case is linked to a 2019 assault. Reginald Peay III,... Read More

Murder Suspect Waives Statutory Trial Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of a 19-year-old homicide defendant until Apr. 2, 2025. The action came in a reception court hearing on Dec. 3.... Read More

Judge Postpones Homicide Defendant’s Pre-Trial Conference

Details On Dec. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed a hearing for a 31-year-old homicide defendant until Feb. 7, 2025. Uriah Cunningham is charged with first-degree murder, firearm... Read More

Frankford Avenue Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

Details A 23-year-old defendant accepted a plea agreement on Nov. 22 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner. Derek Steele III, is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in... Read More

Sentencing for One of Four Murder Co-Defendants Postponed

Details A 19-year-old defendant’s sentencing was postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Dec. 2. William Holloman, 19, is charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery, conspiracy to... Read More

‘It Wasn’t Supposed to Go Down The Way It Did,’ Says Murder Defendant at Sentencing

Details Family members of a murder victim expressed their pain and anger in a sentencing hearing before Judge Paul E. Alpert of the Baltimore City Circuit Court on Dec. 2. Michael... Read More

Murder Co-Defendants Offered Plea Deals, Joinder Motion Pending

Details Murder co-defendants Donta Lomont Taft and Tyree Derelle Wells appeared in a reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Nov. 22. The pair received... Read More

Defense Attorney ‘Dumbfounded’ by Murder Charges for South Paca Street Shooting

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge denied to change the status of a homicide defendant’s bail for the murder of 37-year-old Brian Nesbitt earlier this year, despite defense counsel’s argument... Read More

Western District Murder Defendant Appears In Reception

Details A 36-year-old murder defendant, represented by attorney May Hanna, appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Nov.15. Munir Dawan Matin is charged with... Read More

Prosecution Claims Shooting Defendant Attempted to Kill His Victim

Details The prosecution claimed in closing arguments on Nov. 18 in Baltimore City Circuit Court that a defendant made a clear attempt to kill the victim in a shooting. The proximal... Read More

Homicide Defendant Set for Trial in 2025

Details On Nov. 15, a 33-year-old murder defendant accepted a jury trial in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Represented by Bradley MacFee, Isaiah Eaddy is... Read More

Judge Postpones Attempted Murder Case Until Next Year

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of a 36-year-old attempted murder suspect until Feb. 25, 2025. The action came in a reception court hearing on Nov.... Read More

Judge Dismisses Attempted Murder Case

Details On Nov. 21, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Anthony Vittoria dismissed an attempted murder case against a 20-year-old defendant but the reasons were undisclosed. Mandyae Turner, 20, was charged with first-... Read More

Convicted Killer Sentenced to Life Plus Five Years for 7-Eleven Shooting in 2023

Details A 22-year-old Baltimore man who was identified by his mother as the shooter in the murder of Edgar Bonilla-Guerra was sentenced to life plus five years for the 2023 homicide.... Read More