Homicide Defendant with Two Priors Denied Bail

By Alyssia Davis [former] - March 8, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

A 33-year-old homicide defendant with two prior convictions was denied bail on March 8 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J. Peters. 

Craig Carter is charged with first-degree murder, use of a firearm during a violent crime, having a handgun in a vehicle, and possession of a firearm with a felony conviction in connection to an incident on May 17, 2021. 

During a bail hearing on Tuesday, Judge Peters listened as the prosecutor informed the court that the defendant also has a pending case in Hartford County. The prosecutor also recommended that the defendant be held without bail, deeming him a threat to public safety and a flight risk. 

Carter’s defense attorney, David Walsh-Little, argued that there was no gun recovered that matched any of the ballistics evidence for the shooting. Walsh-Little also said there were no eyewitnesses that were disclosed by the prosecutor. 

In addition, Walsh-Little added that his client suffers from depression and anxiety making lock down and quarantining harder. 

After listening to counsel, Judge Peters denied the defendant’s bail, deeming him a threat to public safety. 

The defendant has two prior firearm convictions and a prior armed robbery conviction on July 17, 2019. 

According to CBS Baltimore, on May 17, 2021, officers were called to the 200 block of Harmison Street, where they found 40-year-old Ronald White suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. White was taken to the hospital where he later died. 

Carter’s trial is scheduled for Aug. 8 with Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer presiding.