Homicide Trial Underway for Three Homicide Co-Defendants

By Breeze Cofield [former] - January 31, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

On Jan. 30, opening statements in the murder trial of co-defendants Kamal Robinson, Darian Adams and Raquan Baylor were presented before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. 

Baylor, 28, is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, having a handgun on his person and having a handgun in a vehicle on a public road. 

Robinson, 29, is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime, having a handgun on his person, having a handgun in a vehicle on a public road and possession of a firearm as a minor. 

Adams, 23, is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime, having a handgun on his person, having a handgun in a vehicle on a public road and illegal possession of a regulated firearm. All three defendants are charged in connection to the June 2019 death of 33-year-old Antonio Jackson.

The prosecuting attorney said that 10 hours prior to the incident, someone was shot and killed and “unfortunately one of the motives for murder is retaliation.” 

She recounted the events leading up to Jackson’s death, stating that the defendants allegedly ran down an alley on the 800 block of North Bradford Street, then shot and killed Jackson as he was walking a bike.

The prosecutor ended her statement telling the jury,  “You will have scientific evidence, video footage, cell phone records and enough evidence to be able to say that the defendants are guilty of the murder of Antonio Jackson.”

Robinson’s defense attorney Bradley L. MacFee said he agreed that Antonio was shot and killed, but said “there’s no evidence that shows my client was there, much less with a gun in his hand, much less responsible for a homicide.”

“You will receive absolutely zero evidence that Mr. Baylor had anything to do with the crime. You will not see a video of a shooting, you will see snippets. So in the end, the only verdict will be not guilty on every account,” said Baylor’s defense attorney, Michael Tomko.

Darian Adams’ defense attorney Brandon Mead finished saying, “The state has a grandiose theory from a crime that happened hours before, but there’s just no evidence to support it. The only conclusion to come to is that my client is not guilty.”