Wildwood Defendant Takes a 10 Year Plea Deal
Baltimore City Circuit Judge Lawrence Daniels sentenced a 26-year-old defendant to a 10-years of incarceration on Oct. 24 as part of a plea deal which also includes four years of…
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Baltimore City Circuit Judge Lawrence Daniels sentenced a 26-year-old defendant to a 10-years of incarceration on Oct. 24 as part of a plea deal which also includes four years of…
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On June 13, a Baltimore resident charged with committing a murder in 2022 rejected a plea during a reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Darren…
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“Convict them of murder anyway. That’s offensive,” said defense attorney Staci Pipkins on the last day of trial for a homicide co-defendant accused of murdering 25-year-old Devante Smith before Baltimore…
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On Feb. 7, 2020, Gary Watkins got into an argument with a woman who was like a daughter to him over allegedly stolen drugs, a Baltimore City prosecutor told a…
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On April 17, a triple homicide defendant received a new trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn after having his jury trial postponed three times. Defendant Devon Sample claimed multiple postponements…
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Two co-defendants accused of attempted murder received a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on April 14. Co-defendant Dartagnan Smith and Rudolph Riddick are charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder,…
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On April 10, a homicide defendant had his reception court hearing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn, in light of the public defender’s absence. A stand-in…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge scheduled a September trial date for 28-year-old Rico Blick, who is accused of robbing a man at gunpoint alongside his co-defendant in December 2021….
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“This sentencing will send a message to the community,” said Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Daniels during a hearing for a 21-year-old convicted murder defendant on March 21. During Tuesday’s hearing,…
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A Baltimore man accused of first-degree murder of 56-year-old Bernard Jackson II had his case nolle pros by the assistant state’s attorney on March 3 before Baltimore City Circuit Court…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a trial date after a defendant rejected a plea of 20 years for attempted murder on Feb. 27. During Tuesday’s hearing, defendant Quejeebah Stinnette…
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Two Baltimore men accused of stabbing a detainee to death at a correctional facility last year rejected life sentences for the murder on Oct. 3. A jury trial is scheduled…
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A 33-year-old Baltimore man took a plea offer May 16 of 35 years before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Daniels. Raymond Roman is charged with first-degree murder, use of…
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A man accused of murdering a 2-month old baby girl has been found not guilty on all counts before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Daniels. Darius Williams, 34, was…
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A man pleaded guilty before Judge Lawrence R. Daniels of the Baltimore City Circuit Court on Nov. 13 to shooting his girlfriend. She was wounded in the leg after an…
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Plea offers for homicides and non-fatal shooting defendants increased by 114 percent between 2023 and 2024, according to Baltimore Witness data. In 2023, there were 64 plea offers, whereas in…
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By authority of Judges Lawrence R. Daniels and Melissa K. Copeland of the Baltimore City Circuit Court, a postponement was granted to a murder suspect’s defense anticipating information from a…
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In a reception court hearing on Aug.19 before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Copeland, a trial date was set for a murder suspect. According to a release from the Baltimore…
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A 31-year-old man pleaded guilty in a deal with prosecutors on July 9 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Jamal Artis tried to shoot his girlfriend multiple times through a car…
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A 20-year-old attempted murder defendant received a trial date in Baltimore City Circuit Court June 4. Keondre Harris is charged with attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, armed robbery, robbery, firearm…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced defendant Sean Braxton-Carter to life plus 20 years incarceration on May 16 for luring 29-year-old Marvin Kosh to his death in 2020. Braxton-Carter,…
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On April 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels heard more testimony in 53-year-old murder defendant Shawn Brewton‘s murder trial. Brewton is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use…
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A 31-year-old man accused of shooting his girlfriend in a parking garage on New Year’s Day opted for a trial over a plea offer on April 5. Jamal Artis is…
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On March 19, Sean Braxton-Carter appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels for a postponement hearing for his sentence. Braxton-Carter, 35, was found guilty of two counts…
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