The jury trial of 26-year-old Devon Sample was delayed eight months on April 1 after his defense attorney did not show up to jury selection nearly two weeks ago when…
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The trial began for a Baltimore man accused of first-degree murder on March 30 before Baltimore City Circuit Court with Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer presiding. Terrell Carter, 38, is charged…
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A Baltimore man accused of attempted murder rejected a plea of 8 years, with two years of supervised probation, on March 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. …
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Family members of a 26-year-old homicide defendant left the courtroom in tears on March 21 after defense counsel didn’t show up on the first day of jury selection. Prosecution alleged…
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A Baltimore man involved in a double shooting had his jury selection postponed once again on March 16 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Donyell Morris, 21,…
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The jury selection process for a double shooting case was unexpectedly postponed on March 14 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Donyell Morris, 21, and co-defendant Charles…
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A 33-year-old homicide defendant with two prior convictions was denied bail on March 8 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J. Peters. Craig Carter is charged with first-degree murder,…
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A 29-year-old Baltimore man accused of attempted first-degree murder rejected a plea of 50 years on Feb. 23 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Christopher Mooney is…
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Actor and son of a former Baltimore Police Commissioner Melvin Russell who was convicted of manslaughter in the death of 49-year-old Theophilus Ruffin about five years ago graduated from mental…
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A 42-year-old Baltimore man accused of shooting a maintenance worker in his apartment will head to trial this summer after his attorney rejected a plea offer on Jan. 20. Tionn…
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The trial of a Baltimore man accused of murder was delayed nearly 10 months on Jan. 18, joining the long line of Baltimore City Circuit Court trials postponed due to…
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A Baltimore man accused of a triple shooting in April will remain held without bail. Cody Boothe, 26, is charged with three counts each of first and second-degree attempted murder…
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A Baltimore business owner was denied bail on Dec. 14 after an alleged dispute over business led to the fatal shooting of his stepson. The prosecution informed Baltimore City Circuit…
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Sitting next to his defense attorney, homicide defendant Keith Smith faced forward as the prosecutor to his right told the jury that he “willfully and deliberately stabbed Jacquelyn Smith.” Smith…
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Holding a pink journal with “Good Vibes Only” written in gold on the front cover, the daughter of homicide defendant Keith Smith read entries to the jury on Dec. 7…
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A hearing for a homicide defendant who killed and dismembered his daughter in 2019 was postponed on Dec. 6 to give defense counsel more time to respond to the prosecution’s…
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Keith Smith’s story of two panhandlers who fatally stabbed his wife, Jacquelyn Smith, on a rainy December night in 2018 began to unravel on the second day of his trial…
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A Baltimore man allegedly involved in a shooting as the getaway driver was offered a reduced sentence on Dec. 6 before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Jerry Cruz,…
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A day after the three-year anniversary of Jacquelyn Smith’s murder, her husband, Keith Smith, sat as a defendant before a 12-person jury on Dec. 2 and listened as witness testimony…
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A Baltimore man charged with the non-fatal shooting of a two-year-old boy in a road-rage incident was found not guilty for attempted murder on Nov. 12. Javon Johnson, 36, was…
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A grandmother of a two-year-old toddler who was shot during an alleged road rage incident in 2019 testified that the shooter followed her and continued to fire at her vehicle…
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A Baltimore Police Department lead detective admitted to not filing a report about a meeting with a shooting victim who allegedly attempted to recant his statement about the identity of…
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The victim of a drug deal turned shooting testified on Nov. 9 that he lied to Baltimore Police Department detectives about a shooter’s identity, blaming an attempted homicide defendant out…
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Jury selection for the homicide trial of a 31-year-old Baltimore man was postponed on Nov. 3 due to defense counsel’s conflicting schedule. Keith Johnson is charged with attempted first-degree murder…
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