Homicide Defendant Denied Bail after Retrial Granted
A homicide defendant convicted of first-degree murder last May was denied bail on Jan. 6 after he was granted a new trial at the end of 2022. Sean Braxton-Carter, 34,…
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A homicide defendant convicted of first-degree murder last May was denied bail on Jan. 6 after he was granted a new trial at the end of 2022. Sean Braxton-Carter, 34,…
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A trial date was set for a 54-year-old Baltimore man accused of an attempted murder that occurred in July 2022. According to Fox 45 News, James Wilkes is facing charges of…
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A Baltimore woman from the Midtown-Edmondson neighborhood accepted a guilty plea for an argument-turned shooting between a car service employee in 2019. Veronica Jiggetts, 24, was initially scheduled to begin…
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Homicide defendant Quanshay Timmons will have her jury trial begin on June 12 in connection to an incident involving murder and child abuse in November 2021. The 26-year-old defendant appeared…
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A 24-year-old man accused of attempted murder accepted a last-minute plea offer on Jan. 5 when he was initially scheduled for a jury trial. Before the proceedings, defendant David Wilson’s defense…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones granted the prosecutor’s request to drop all charges against a defendant charged with assault on Jan. 4. For reasons unknown to Baltimore…
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On Jan. 5, a 26-year-old Baltimore man rejected a plea offer for an attempted murder that occurred in May 2022 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Phillip Queen, who…
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A non-fatal shooting case involving two co-defendants was dismissed on Jan. 4 after they refused to testify against one another. Tyrell Lamont Gray Jr., 22, and Kevin Williams Jr., 27,…
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A Baltimore man charged with murder was deemed incompetent to stand trial on Jan. 4 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin. Judge Rasin informed the court that Dandre Woods-Bethel was…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin postponed a non-fatal shooting defendant’s mental health hearing on Jan. 4 due to the defendant having not been evaluated by the Maryland Department of…
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Homicide defendant Anthya Barnett was scheduled to appear in Baltimore City Circuit Court’s mental health court on Jan. 4, but had her case postponed six months. The 26-year-old defendant was…
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A mental health court hearing for homicide defendant Cortez Johnson was canceled on Jan. 4 for reasons unknown to Baltimore Witness. The 22-year-old defendant was scheduled to appear before Baltimore…
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On Jan. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin granted a mental health evaluation extension for a murder defendant as requested by the Department of Health. Judge Rasin informed the…
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“Some people cheat. Some people get caught. Some people get punished.” This was the prosecutor’s summation of the case against homicide defendant Harry Cokley who began a jury trial on Jan. 4…
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Defense counsel for 45-year-old homicide defendant Cornelius Hayes directed the jury’s attention to a different suspect in the killing of Lezatte Jackson during her opening statements. On Jan. 4, the defendant’s jury…
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On Jan. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced a Baltimore man to five years in prison for assault. On May 19, 2022, Reginald McGowan pleaded guilty…
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The case against 29-year-old Larry Alexander Lee Jr. was dismissed in reception court on Jan. 3 in connection to an attempted murder in October 2021. Counsel informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda Tanner found 31-year-old Epenetus Henriques guilty of fatally stabbing his roommate nearly three years ago after a bench trial, calling the defendant’s claim of self-defense “unreasonable” during…
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A Baltimore man accused of fatally shooting 33-year-old Earnest Jackson last summer will have his jury trial on June 12 after counsel informed the court they were not prepared to…
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A Baltimore man was sentenced to life in prison for rape and murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on Jan. 3. “Everything in this case is…
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On Dec. 27, Warrant Apprehension Task Force detectives arrested 31-year-old Obadiah Malone of Catonsville. Malone was transported to the Baltimore City Central Booking and Intake Center, where he was formally…
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A 47-year-old man accused of drunkenly firing a handgun outside of a liquor store in November was released on home detention on Dec. 28. According to the prosecution, Donnale Hines…
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A 43-year-old Baltimore man accused of murdering his fiancée last summer will be tried before a jury in June 2023. George Kuhn allegedly called Baltimore Police on June 12 after fatally…
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Homicide defendant Lamont Mealy was found guilty of his roommate’s murder on Dec. 22, despite pleading his innocence on the stand. Mealy was found guilty of first-degree murder, firearm use in a…
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