A 20-year-old man had a summer trial date set on Jan. 11 for his alleged role in a quintuple shooting on Boarman Avenue last year. A Baltimore City prosecutor offered Jarell…
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A 32-year-old attempted murder suspect’s reception court hearing was postponed a week on Jan. 11 after he became agitated with the progress of his case. During Wednesday’s hearing, an assistant…
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A 59-year-old Baltimore man charged with attempted murder had his mental health court hearing continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin on Jan. 11. During the hearing,…
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A Baltimore man charged with murder was committed to a hospital after being found incompetent to stand trial. According to the Maryland Judiciary website, defendant Christopher Straham was found incompetent to stand…
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A defense attorney waived his client’s presence in mental health court on Jan. 11, citing that the defendant was awaiting an evaluation. According to attorney Granville Templeton, attempted murder defendant…
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The day after his trial began, homicide defendant Tovarren Scott was found not guilty of all charges for the murder of Moses Rush Jr. in 2020. Scott, 37, was found not…
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A homicide defendant’s case was dismissed on Jan. 9 after a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge denied the prosecution’s second postponement request to locate a witness. Martinez Armstrong, 31, was…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn granted counsel’s mutual request to postpone a defendant’s hearing due to the “sensitive nature of factual bases” on Jan. 10. Counsel selected a new…
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Four months after accepting a guilty plea for his stepfather’s murder, homicide defendant Cortez Johnson’s case was closed before his sentencing following his death. The 22-year-old man was scheduled for…
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A Baltimore man charged with murder had his hearing rescheduled for next month due to missing evidence, according to defense counsel on Jan. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa…
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On Jan. 10, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial for the defendant accused of killing 29-year-old Andrew Smith, a little more than a year after…
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Attempted homicide defendant Delmel Johnson’s bail review was postponed for the second time in two weeks when the correctional institution where he is being held did not appear for the Zoom…
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Moses Rush Jr. was dropped off at his house by a friend on the evening of July 16, 2020, on the 1600 block of Laurens Street. Moments later, his friend…
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Attempted homicide defendant Taron Whiting, 19, will begin his jury trial on June 1 in connection to an attempted murder last summer. Whiting is currently facing attempted murder, assault, reckless…
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A prosecutor with the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office informed a Circuit Court judge on Jan. 9 that there is currently no plea offer in the case against defendant Carlos Pearson,…
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A 30-year-old man accused of a fatal shooting in 2020 pleaded guilty on Jan. 6 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert Taylor. Defense attorney John Hassett told Baltimore Witness on…
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A 61-year-old Safe Streets employee charged with vehicular manslaughter in the death of Charles Buster Banks will be tried before a Baltimore City Circuit Court jury this May. During reception…
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A man accused of fatally stabbing 28-year-old James Brown in September 2020 was given a May trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda Tanner. Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled…
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On Jan. 9, the jury trial for two attempted murder co-defendants began with opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Patrick Stringer. According to the prosecutor, the victim was “minding…
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A 23-year-old Baltimore man accused of an attempted murder last June will move forward with a jury trial this summer. Dreshawn Scott is charged with attempted first and second-degree murder,…
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Defense counsel for a 26-year-old woman accused of involuntary manslaughter argued that the victim “shot herself” during his client’s bail hearing on Jan. 6. Brandon Mead, representing Jasmine Jones, told Baltimore…
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The trial for 29-year-old Samal Chavis was rescheduled on Jan. 9 after a change in defense counsel. During reception court, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn was informed that defense attorney Jonathan Kerr…
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On March 29, Baltimore City Mental Health Court Judge Gale E. Rasin agreed with a report from the Department of Health, saying that “without reasonable doubt,” an attempted murder defendant was competent…
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A 25-year-old bouncer accused of fatally shooting a bar patron in August 2022 was granted home detention on Jan. 6 when defense counsel raised the argument of self-defense. During Friday’s…
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