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Doctor’s Report Restores Competency of Man Convicted of Shooting Radio Host

Details Defense attorneys questioned the results of a doctor’s competency review of their client before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin on Oct. 5. Based on a report given... Read More

Police Body Cam Footage Shows Jurors Murder Scene Minutes After Double Shooting

Details On a dreary day in Baltimore City, jurors rose from their seats to get a better look at a Baltimore police officer’s body camera footage from the night of a... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Homicide Co-Defendants

Details Two homicide defendants had their trial set by Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Oct. 4 for an incident that occurred in 2019. Dante Gregg and Gary Watkins are charged with... Read More

Convicted Homicide Defendant Gives Up Post-Conviction Rights

Details On Sept. 29, a convicted homicide defendant voluntarily gave up his post-conviction rights before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles Blomquist. Patrick Glasco was convicted of first-degree murder and using... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Trial Scheduled for February 2023

Details On Oct. 3, a Baltimore man had his homicide trial scheduled for February 2023 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Ronnie Harris Jr rejected a plea of... Read More

Murder Defendant Rejects Plea of Life

Details A homicide defendant rejected a plea of life on Sept. 30 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Derrick Creek, 38, is charged with first-degree murder, use of... Read More

Baltimore Man Scheduled for Trial in February 2023

Details A 31-year-old homicide defendant’s trial was scheduled for February. Marcus Harris is charged with first-degree murder, use of a firearm during a felony violent crime and having a handgun on... Read More

34-Year-Old Homicide Defendant’s Trial Scheduled for January 2023

Details The trial for a 34-year-old Baltimore man charged with homicide was scheduled for January 2023 after he rejected a plea of 20 years before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea for Two Life Sentences

Details On Oct. 3, a homicide defendant rejected a plea of two life sentences before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Devin Curry, 17, is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Men Accused of Fatally Stabbing Detainee at Correctional Facility Get March 2023 Trial Date

Details Two Baltimore men accused of stabbing a detainee to death at a correctional facility last year rejected life sentences for the murder on Oct. 3. A jury trial is scheduled... Read More

Defense Counsel’s Illness Delays Homicide Trial

Details The trial of co-defendants Taijhae Brown and Kennard Johnson was delayed until next year after the latter’s defense counsel reported sick on Oct. 3—the original trial date. Brown’s defense attorney,... Read More

Defense Calls Evidence ‘Junk Science’ During Closing Arguments in Murder Trial

Details A murder trial for two co-defendants concluded on Sept. 30 when the assistant state prosecutor and defense attorneys presented passionate arguments to the jury, describing two drastically different accounts of... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Trial Scheduled for March 2023

Details A 48-year-old Baltimore man charged with murder rejected a plea of life on Oct. 3 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Ronald Brady Jr. is charged with... Read More

35-Year-Old Man Arrives to Hospital With Graze Wound On His Hand

By Alyssia Davis - October 3, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a non-fatal shooting in the early morning of Oct. 2. According to a news release, officers were called to an area hospital at 4:48... Read More

Baltimore Man Shot on W. North Avenue

By Alyssia Davis - October 3, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the late evening of Sept. 29. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to the 1200 block of W.... Read More

Motorist Flags Down Police After Being Shot on York Road

By Alyssia Davis - October 3, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the late evening of Sept. 29. According to a news release, patrol officers were flagged down by a motorist on the... Read More

A Mother’s Sobs Fill the Courtroom as Her Son is Sentenced to 45 Years

Details An attempted murder defendant’s mother slowly approached the microphone on Sept. 29 to give her statement in hopes of influencing Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles M. Blomquist before she... Read More

Judge Holds Scheduling Trial Date for Murder Defendant to Clear Witnesses

Details The decision to set a trial date for a homicide defendant was held until Monday before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. On Sept. 30 prosecutors offered Anton Harris... Read More

Baltimore Man Collapse After Being Shot in Abdomen on Harford Road

By Alyssia Davis - September 30, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the early morning of Sept. 29. According to a news release, patrol officers were conducting a business check on the 2300... Read More

Young Adult Shot on Ramona Avenue With Non-Fatal Injuries

By Alyssia Davis - September 30, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a non-fatal shooting in the early morning hours of Sept. 29. According to a news release, officers were called to the 3400 block of... Read More

Two Teens Shot with Non-Life Threatening Injuries on Moravia Road

By Alyssia Davis - September 30, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the evening of Sept 28. According to a news release, officers were called to the 6000 block of Moravia Road at... Read More

Prosecutor Unable to Locate Witness, Enters Nolle Pros in Homicide Case

Details A 40-year-old Baltimore man charged with murder had his case nolle pros by the prosecutor on Sept. 28 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles Bloomquist. Christopher Thornton was charged... Read More

Hearing to Schedule Homicide Defendant’s Trial Date Postponed

Details A murder defendant had his hearing to schedule the beginning of his trial postponed a day on Sept. 29 before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Anton Harris, 34, is... Read More

Jury Finds Man Guilty of Strangling Ex to Death in 2020

Details “I looked at her like she was some kind of evil, not like she was a human being.” Roderick Griffin, 58, admitted to the killing of 72-year-old Lillian Herndon that... Read More