A homicide defendant accepted a plea agreement before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner for a 2022 murder on July 26, Costello Simms, 16, was charged with two…
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A 26-year-old attempted murder defendant was acquitted of the most serious charges in his case, but found guilty of several weapons offenses by a jury before Baltimore City Circuit Court…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria sentenced 27-year-old Dionte Johnson to 45 years in prison for an incident on the 2300 block of East Biddle Street. Johnson was…
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On July 16, counsel delivered opening statements in the trial of a 26-year-old defendant accused of attempted murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown. Dariel Doncha’e Glenn…
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On July 12 , a 32-year-old homicide defendant rejected a plea offer in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Jamal Smith is charged with first-degree…
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On July 12, a 33-year-old homicide defendant rejected a plea offer in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Darrell Sewell is charged with first-degree murder,…
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On June 24, the defense requested a postponement of a murder trial after the defendant informed his attorney that there was medical evidence needed to argue his case. George Kuhn,…
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Counsel wrangled on June 18 in Baltimore Circuit Court about the earliest available trial date for two co-defendants each facing two 2018 murder cases. Daoin Finch, 25, is charged with…
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Elliot Marcus Knox, the 34-year-old man responsible for the deaths of Baltimore Police Department officer 39-year-old Keona Holley and 38-year-old Justin Johnson on Dec. 16, 2021, was sentenced June 4…
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A 35-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty to assault and weapons charges on May 28 in connection to a shooting in West Baltimore in 2022. Initially scheduled for a jury trial,…
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A 22-year-old accepted a plea agreement for killing a teenager in East Baltimore nearly a year after his death. Accompanied by defense attorney Natalie Finegar, Montrez Braxton-Cherry pleaded guilty to…
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The assistant state’s attorney prosecuting an attempted murder dismissed all charges against a 32-year-old defendant because his alleged victim did not appear in court. Mario Emmanuel Jones, of Columbia, Md.,…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial for a 27-year-old woman accused of attempted murder on April 26. Deasia Wilson is charged with attempted first- and…
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On April 3, a jury found Dionte Johnson guilty before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria. Johnson, 26, represented by defense attorney Natalie Finegar, was found guilty of…
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On March 28, Freddie Fordham accepted a plea deal via his attorney Natalie Finegar before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The defendant was sentenced to 25 years,…
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On April 2, attempted murder defendant Dariel Doncha’e Glenn received a July trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Glenn, 26, is currently charged with attempted…
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On April 2, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria presided over closing arguments in an attempted murder case which centered the defendant’s identification as the suspect. Dionte Johnson…
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On April 1, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 19-year-old Zion Davis. Davis is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, attempted first-degree…
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On April 1, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria presided over opening statements in an attempted murder trial for a shooting that left a victim paralyzed. Dionte Johnson,…
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On March 22, a 32-year-old homicide defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to schedule his third trial for a 2020 murder. Donnell Johnson is charged…
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After some negotiating, a new trial date was set for a murder suspect in a March 21 reception court hearing before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Kenneth…
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Hours of deliberation in the trial of Elliot Marcus Knox concluded on March 6 when a jury found the 34-year-old defendant guilty for the murders of Baltimore Police Officer Keona…
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On March 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 16-year-old Costello Simms. Simms is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and single…
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“Two executions. Ninety minutes apart. Two different neighborhoods in Baltimore City.” On Dec. 16, 2021, Baltimore Police Department (BPD) Officer Keona Holley and Baltimore resident Justin Johnson were allegedly shot…
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