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By
Jane Cox
- July 30, 2025
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On July 30, the prosecution requested a postponement of 20-year-old Dejuan Cole’s trial before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. The request was to accommodate the prosecutor’s medical leave.
Cole’s defense attorney, Roya Hanna opposed this request, stating that she and Cole stood ready for trial.
Judge Copeland granted the postponement request, rescheduling Cole’s trial for Nov. 18.
This is the third time Cole’s trial has been rescheduled. The trial was initially slated for December 2024, but rescheduled on agreement from both parties in order to gather more evidence. It was then slated for April 2025, but was once again postponed due to medical leave for the prosecution, which, at the time, was expected to last only six weeks.
Cole’s case has also been assigned to five different judges for trial, including Judge Copeland in an effort to resolve the illness delays and scheduling conflicts.
Cole is on trial for first-degree murder, as well as armed robbery and several firearm charges in relation to the shooting of 17-year-old Devron Tyner on April 1, 2024 on the 200 block of East Pratt Street.
According to court documents, eyewitnesses reportedly saw Cole and four other males fleeing the scene on foot. Stills of security footage yielded several positive identifications of Cole as the alleged perpetrator.
The trial is now slated for Nov. 18, 2025.