Homicide Defendant Denied Bail after Retrial Granted

By Andrew Michaels - January 9, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects |

A homicide defendant convicted of first-degree murder last May was denied bail on Jan. 6 after he was granted a new trial at the end of 2022.

Sean Braxton-Carter, 34, was initially found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and four weapons charges for an incident on Feb. 2, 2020. The shooting was in retaliation for two shootings that occurred in 2014 and 2016.

Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John Nugent granted the defendant a new trial last month, and the defendant is facing a life sentence, plus 41 years, for his crimes.

During Friday’s bail hearing before Judge Kendra Ausby, the prosecutor said the retrial is a result of a witness “blurting out” that the defendant killed the victim’s brother years prior; however, a request for a mistrial was denied at the conclusion of the April 2022 trial.

The prosecutor requested the defendant be denied bail, citing the 16 gunshot wounds on the victim’s body as well as Braxton-Carter’s criminal history, including juror intimidation, which was placed on the stet docket.

Defense attorney Hunter Pruette told Judge Ausby that his client’s convictions were older and had been addressed by the court in the past before asking for Braxton-Carter’s release from home detention.

Given the defendant’s criminal history, Judge Ausby denied his bail.

Braxton-Carter is next scheduled to appear in reception court on March 6.