Victims Archives - Page 12 of 244

‘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

Prosecutor Requests to Join Co-Defendants’ Cases After Murder Mistrials

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor said the State’s Attorney’s Office intends to retry the murder case against 24-year-old Garry Morris and join his case with his co-defendant’s following a mistrial in... Read More

Parties Argue Over Surveillance Footage During Murder Closings

Details The defense and the prosecution argued over the accuracy of surveillance footage during closing arguments Nov. 18 in a homicide before Judge Althea M. Handy of the Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Counsel Gives Opening Statements in Murder Trial

Details On Nov. 19, a jury heard opening statements from the prosecution and defense attorney Augustine Okeke in the trial of a 20-year-old attempted murder suspect. Mekhi Green, 20, is charged... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Takes Plea Deal

Details On Nov. 19, a 28-year-old attempted murder suspect accepted a plea deal from the prosecution for two charges of first-degree assault and firearm use in a felony or violent crime... Read More

Man on Trial for Murder Claims He Never Had a Gun

Details A man charged with murder in a drive-by shooting claims he never had a gun the day of the crime before Judge Althea M. Handy of the Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Double-Shooting Defendant Appears In Reception Court, Gets Trial Date

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

Stabbing Homicide Suspect’s Trial Date Set

Details A 65-year-old murder defendant, represented by attorney Janet Katharine Andersen, appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Nov. 15. On June 16 officers... Read More

Medical Expert Testifies at Homicide Trial

Details A medical examiner described her autopsy findings during a homicide trial on Nov. 14 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The defendant, 24-year-old Garry Morris is accused of murdering 20-year-old Amare... Read More

Jury Finds Double Homicide Defendant Guilty of Murder, Acquits on Conspiracy

Details On Nov. 13, before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer a jury found a 19-year-old homicide defendant guilty of the most serious charges against him. Jabre Griffith is accused... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Offer

Details A 25-Year-old attempted murder defendant represented by attorney Maureen O’Leary, agreed to a guilty plea in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Jeffrey Geller on Nov.13. On March 25,... Read More

Defendant Accused of Fatal Stabbing Pleads Guilty First Day of Trial

Details Before the jury entered the courtroom for trial on Nov. 13, defendant Michael Atkinson opted to plead guilty to stabbing 53-year-old Michael Raub to death over money on the Fourth... Read More

Jury Acquits Suspect of Double Homicide, Finding he Acted in Self-Defense

Details On Oct. 29, a Baltimore jury found 21-year-old defendant not guilty in a double homicide case before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy. Darius Daye, faced charges of... Read More

Defense Attorney Claims Weak Evidence Against Double Homicide Suspect in Closing

Details A defense attorney claimed his client is an outstanding family man and falsely accused during a closing argument in a homicide case on November 12 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. ... Read More

Murder Defendant Moves Toward Trial

Details A 19-year-old murder defendant was scheduled for trial during reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Nov 8. Montay Anthoney Brown allegedly shot and killed... Read More

Pulaski Highway Murder Defendant’s Trial Continues

Details After a 25-year-old murder defendant declined a plea offer, he was scheduled for trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Nov 8. Tyquann Flythe is charged... Read More