Convicted Murderer Gets Another New Lawyer for Upcoming Attempted Murder Trial

By Jeff Levine - May 10, 2024
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Jeremiah Tehohney, 24, has a new lawyer who will represent the convicted murderer against an attempted murder charge and other felonies.

Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a five-day trial date of Sept. 30 in a reception court hearing on May 10, where she also certified Justin Hollimon as Tehohney’s new attorney.

The judge said the case now has a “different posture… Let’s see what we can do.”

In response, the prosecutor indicated Tehohney will get a plea offer that will be withdrawn if rejected before trial.

According to Maryland court records, four previous attorneys have handled the defendant’s multiple cases. 

Reviewing Baltimore Witness coverage, on Feb. 23, 2023, Tehohney was found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, having a handgun on his person, firearm use in the commission of a felony violent crime and was sentenced to three years for having a handgun on his person, a concurrent life sentence for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and a concurrent three years for each of the three counts of having a handgun on his person.  Those counts resulted from a March 28, 2020 incident.

As a continuation of that prosecution, Tehohney going on trial in September for the additional charges of firearm use in a felony violent crime, two counts of having a handgun in his vehicle while on a public road, three counts of attempted second-degree murder, three counts each of first- and second-degree assault, two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and attempted first- and second-degree murder in connection to the death of 27-year-old Anthony Covington.

According to documents from the District Court of Maryland, Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the sound of gunshots on the 1100 block of Washington Boulevard, where they found a male victim and Covington suffering from gunshot wounds. Two other victims sought treatment at University of Maryland Shock Trauma for gunshot wounds sustained in the incident.

Judge Copeland set July 12 as the next hearing date to let Hollimon get up to speed in the complex case.