Before retiring to the jury room for deliberations, defense attorney Michael Tomko emphasized that all 12 jurors put their own confidence into question as they determine the fate of homicide…
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Two co-defendants accepted a plea deal Dec. 13 at the Baltimore City Circuit Court, and were sentenced to probation. Deshawn Bray and Samuel Perez are being charged with armed robbery,…
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The prosecution told Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland Dec. 13 that an attempted murder defendant’s case was being placed on the STET docket. Ikeara Baker is charged with…
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Rickie Louis Young was acquitted of all charges on Dec. 2 for the murder of 26-year-old Sharif Stewart in an alleged shooting. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams…
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Following a Baltimore grand jury’s indictment earlier this year, homicide defendant Steven Melton is scheduled for trial in June 2022 in Baltimore City Circuit Court after rejecting a plea on…
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A 24-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant accepted a plea of three years probation on Dec. 10 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. The Baltimore resident was facing 18 firearm-related charges, including a…
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Two co-defendants accused of attempted murder earlier this year will go to trial in April 2022 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Baltimore residents Blair Jones and Darl Parker appeared in…
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A Baltimore man accused of attempted murder a year ago had his case dismissed on Dec. 10 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Counsel informed Judge Melissa M. Phinn that the…
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A 20-year-old Baltimore man accepted a plea of five years on Dec. 10 for a non-fatal shooting on Church Street earlier this year. Dominic Galloway was originally facing two counts…
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A 20-year-old member of the “39 Babies” gang will head to trial in November 2022 for his role in the gang’s acts of murder, shootings, and carjackings in Baltimore City….
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After he was acquitted of murder charges over six years ago, Baltimore resident Wayne Demetrius Smith Jr. is facing charges in another homicide in 2017. His trial was postponed on…
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A 29-year-old Baltimore man was arrested earlier this month in connection to an attempted murder in November. The Baltimore Police Department reported that Travis Johnson was arrested by Warrant Apprehension…
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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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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a homicide trial to begin in early June. Deamonte Spencer, 29, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, 2 counts of…
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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 69-year-old Baltimore man’s attempted murder case was dismissed Dec. 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays. George Anthony, is charged with first and second-degree attempted murder,…
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A 22-year-old Baltimore man accused of fatally stabbing a man after an argument rejected a plea of life in prison on Dec. 6 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Jeramey Barron…
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A Baltimore man accused of fatally shooting a 43-year-old man was offered a plea of 40 years in prison on Dec. 6 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Devante Stewart, 27,…
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A 30-year-old man accused of a non-fatal shooting in June accepted a plea from the prosecution on Dec. 6 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The Baltimore resident was originally charged…
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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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A 36-year-old Baltimore man who was ruled incompetent to stand trial two years ago for attempted murder is undergoing another mental health competency evaluation. Lamont Wood is charged with first…
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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 30-year-old woman accused of shooting Amanda Burket about three years ago accepted a plea offer on Dec. 1 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Ashley Marie Thorne is charged in…
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