On Nov. 19, a jury heard opening statements from the prosecution and defense attorney Augustine Okeke in the trial of a 20-year-old attempted murder suspect. Mekhi Green, 20, is charged in two cases in connection with an incident on Feb. 26. In one case, he is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts…
On Nov. 19, a 28-year-old attempted murder suspect accepted a plea deal from the prosecution for two charges of first-degree assault and firearm use in a felony or violent crime in connection to an incident on Apr. 9. Justin Westbrook was initially charged with eight counts, including first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault,…
On Nov. 13, before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer a jury found a 19-year-old homicide defendant guilty of the most serious charges against him. Jabre Griffith is accused in a pair of March 23 incidents of murdering Ernest Hall and Micah Young. In the first case, the jury convicted Griffith of first-degree murder,…
Before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Alan C. Lazerow a jury acquitted a 33-year-old homicide defendant on Oct. 24. Martez Brooks was charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony-violent crime, firearm possession with a felony conviction and carrying and transporting a handgun. Brooks was accused of taking the life of 42-year-old Leroy Jeter III in connection to…
The prosecution called two expert witnesses to discuss ballistic and cell phone evidence linked to a double homicide allegedly committed by Jabre Griffith on Nov. 7. The 19-year-old defendant’s jury trial began on Nov. 4 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Griffith faces nearly 40 charges between the two murders of Ernest…
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 2024, there were 137. Of the pleas offered, there was a 37 percent increase in accepted offers and a 32 percent increase in rejected offers….
On Nov. 19, a jury heard opening statements from the prosecution and defense attorney Augustine Okeke in the trial of a 20-year-old attempted murder suspect. Mekhi Green, 20, is charged in two cases in connection with an incident on Feb. 26. In one case, he is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts…
On Nov. 19, a 28-year-old attempted murder suspect accepted a plea deal from the prosecution for two charges of first-degree assault and firearm use in a felony or violent crime in connection to an incident on Apr. 9. Justin Westbrook was initially charged with eight counts, including first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault,…
On Nov. 13, before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer a jury found a 19-year-old homicide defendant guilty of the most serious charges against him. Jabre Griffith is accused in a pair of March 23 incidents of murdering Ernest Hall and Micah Young. In the first case, the jury convicted Griffith of first-degree murder,…
The prosecution called two expert witnesses to discuss ballistic and cell phone evidence linked to a double homicide allegedly committed by Jabre Griffith on Nov. 7. The 19-year-old defendant’s jury trial began on Nov. 4 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Griffith faces nearly 40 charges between the two murders of Ernest…
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 2024, there were 137. Of the pleas offered, there was a 37 percent increase in accepted offers and a 32 percent increase in rejected offers….