The trial of a 61-year-old manslaughter defendant was postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland.Steven Heggie, Sr, is charged with first-degree child abuse resulting in the death…
+ Read More
A 32-year-old woman pleaded guilty to shooting the girlfriend of her father’s children on Sept. 17 during a dispute over a cell phone earlier this year. During Tuesday’s proceeding, Shairora…
+ Read More
Despite a July psychological evaluation that found him competent to stand trial, a 60-year-old homicide defendant was once more ruled incompetent in mental health court on July 31. Richard Sylvester…
+ Read More
Just days before his June 26 trial was set to begin, an attempted murder defendant accepted a plea offer that dismissed the most serious charges against him. On June 24,…
+ Read More
A 28-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on May 13 after accepting a plea offer for a drive-by shooting in Central Baltimore last year. Larry Sparrow…
+ Read More
A 28-year-old infanticide defendant was given a September trial date by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland in an April 30 hearing. Christopher Gamble is charged with second…
+ Read More
On April 4, attempted murder defendant Fernnell Harrison was given a June trial date by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Harrison, 41, is currently charged with attempted…
+ Read More
On March 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial of a 36-year-old defendant accused of shooting an ex-girlfriend. Louis Franklin is charged with first- and…
+ Read More
On March 4, Wardell Richardson appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Erik S. Atas for sentencing in relation to a non-fatal shooting. Judge Atas found Richardson, 45, guilty after…
+ Read More
On Feb. 6 a status hearing for Dareese R. Shelmon, was held before Judge Anthony F. Vittoria. During the hearing, the defendant’s attorneys, Janet Anderson and Robert Cohen, requested a…
+ Read More
Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland attempted to untangle how communications broke down between the attorneys trying an attempted murder case and the Criminal Assignment Office on Feb….
+ Read More
A 45-year-old man’s sentencing for a shooting in West Baltimore’s Madison Park last year was postponed for the second time on Dec. 19. Wardell Richardson was acquitted of attempted second-degree…
+ Read More
A 47-year-old man accused of shooting a victim with a BB gun earlier this year had his trial date postponed on Dec. 14. Nadeem Tajdin, 49, an Owings Mills resident,…
+ Read More
On Nov. 7, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J. Peters set a trial date for two first-degree attempted murder co-defendants in a reception court appearance. Tyrone Moulden and Marie…
+ Read More
A West Baltimore attempted murder defendant rejected a plea deal in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Sept. 14. Shelmon, 20, was charged with attempted…
+ Read More
Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey sentenced a 54-year-old homicide defendant on Sept. 7 after he accepted the prosecution’s plea offer. Defendant Keith Fleming was represented by public…
+ Read More
Defendant Nadeem Tajdin and his defense lawyer, Robert Cohen, rejected a prosecution plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Tajdin, 49, is charged with two counts…
+ Read More
Was the defendant under the influence of anesthesia when he struck and killed 38-year-old Garrick Williams Jr. with his car and injured another man on March 1, 2021? This was…
+ Read More
On Aug. 28, a prosecutor requested a postponement of a Baltimore City Circuit Court trial due to a detective’s availability. Since this was the second trial postponement for David Boyd’s…
+ Read More
After being tried twice for the same crime over the past five years, the case against 73-year-old Michael Allen concluded on Aug. 14, as he pleaded guilty to killing his…
+ Read More
On Aug. 11, the reception court hearing to schedule Galen Hyman’s jury trial resumed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn after being continued on Aug. 3, but…
+ Read More
“Don’t disrespect Theodore Richards without paying for it. And Mr. Bailey paid for it with his life,” said a Baltimore City prosecutor during her closing argument on Aug. 3. The…
+ Read More
The man accused of hitting 38-year-old Garrick Williams, Jr. with his car in 2021 was supposed to start trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Doory on Aug. 3 but…
+ Read More
On July 18, defendant Brittany Nicole Julius’ counsel, Janet Andersen and Robert Cohen, negotiated the specifics of their client’s sentence with prosecutors before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton. In connection to the…
+ Read More