Homicide Defendant’s Case Nolle Pros Due to Missing Witness 

By Alyssia Davis [former] - October 31, 2022
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On Oct. 31, a Baltimore man charged with homicide had his case nolle pros by the prosecutor before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie Hong. 

The prosecutor presented Jamol Kingsborough with a plea of life, suspending all but 40 years with the first five years without parole and five years supervised probation for first-degree murder and the use of a firearm during a felony violent crime. 

Kingsborough, 28, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and the use of a firearm during a felony violent crime in connection to an incident on May 21, 2021. 

According to CBS News, officers were called to the 1700 block of Aisquith Street for reports of shots being fired. When police arrived, they found 34-year-old Tony Hedgspeth suffering from a gunshot wound. 

Kingsborough and his defense attorney Michael Cooper rejected the plea. 

Following their rejection, the prosecutor requested to postpone the trial due to her inability to locate the witness. She added that the witness might have fled the jurisdiction. 

The prosecutor also said she would like to send the defendant’s case to Judge Melissa M. Phinn to be postponed; however, Judge Hong informed the prosecutor that she already spoke to Judge Phinn.

Cooper denied the prosecutor’s request for the postponement, claiming he did not want any further delays. 

The prosecutor entered a nolle pros due to her main witness being unreachable.