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Mya Wesley [former]
- October 11, 2023
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Suspects
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On Oct. 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a new trial date for 29-year-old attempted murder defendant Lance Hickman.
His attorney is Maureen O’Leary.
According to the Maryland Judiciary website, Hickman is charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime, first- and second-degree assault, having a handgun in his vehicle, discharging a firearm within Baltimore City, having a loaded handgun in his vehicle, having a handgun on his person, having a loaded handgun on his person, conspiracy to commit first- and second-degree assault, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, conspiracy to use a firearm in a felony violent crime, firearm possession with a felony conviction, illegal possession of ammunition, reckless endangerment and two counts of illegal possession of a regulated firearm in connection to an incident on May 8.
The prosecutor gave Hickman a plea offer of life, suspending all but 35 years, for attempted-first degree murder and a concurrent 10 year sentence for firearm use in a felony violent crime. Hickman would also have been required to have no contact with the victim. However, he rejected the offer.
Judge Phinn set a new trial date for Feb. 27, 2024, before Judge Lawerence P. Fletcher-Hill.
According to a Baltimore Police Department (BPD) press release on May 23, investigators arrested Hickman for allegedly shooting a 31-year-old male on May 8 on the 5100 block of Gwynn Oak Avenue.