A fatal stabbing case moved forward with jury selection on Feb. 24 after a Baltimore judge denied a request from the defense to postpone proceedings in order to meet with the defendant and examine Ring camera footage related to the murder.
The defendant, 26-year-old Karin Redfern, is charged with first-degree murder, using a dangerous weapon with intent to injure and concealing a dangerous weapon for allegedly stabbing her fiancé’s attacker, 26-year-old Demetri Briscoe, on April 27, 2025. The incident occurred minutes after 2 a.m. on the 3000 block of Westfield Avenue.
According to charging documents, Briscoe was among a group of men who visited Redfern’s home in search of her son. Redfern, who wasn’t home at the time, arrived shortly after.
Reports of an altercation led Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers to respond to the scene, where witnesses advised they saw a bleeding man flee the scene along Westfield Avenue. A trail of blood was located at Redfern’s residence that led past several houses and down the street.
Minutes later, law enforcement located Briscoe at a hospital in Rosedale, Maryland, where he succumbed to his injuries around 2:40 a.m.
Redfern and two men drove to MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital in a gold Infiniti G35X sports car, inside which officers reportedly found a “large kitchen knife” covered in blood. When questioned by officers, Redfern admitted to using the knife during the Westfield Avenue altercation.
At Redfern’s hearing on Feb. 24, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy expressed frustration with defense attorney Martin Cohen, who had only recently joined the case on Jan. 26. Judge Handy criticized Cohen for requesting the delay within less than a month of becoming Redfern’s representative, emphasizing that trial proceedings had been scheduled since last October.
In his postponement request, Cohen also explained that he wanted further time to review video evidence with Redfern, specifically clips from a Ring camera that happened to record the events leading up to the fatal stabbing.
Judge Handy remained firm in her denial, reminding counsel that “many other defendants are waiting for trial dates.”
The state sided with Judge Handy in opposing the delay, citing witness availability and noting involved parties had been prepared for trial to begin as scheduled.
Following the court’s orders, counsel began the process of selecting a jury panel. The case is set to continue Feb. 25 with jury selection and opening arguments.
