Former Baltimore prosecutor turned defense attorney Roya Hanna said she had three criminal jury trials set between the first of the year and early February. Little did she know that…
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The case of a homicide defendant scheduled for a remote collateral hearing in Baltimore City Circuit Court on July 15 was not heard. The case was scheduled for 2:30 p.m….
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Around 1:45 p.m. on June 15, 2021, family members of defendant Dennis Padgett arrived at the Mitchell Courthouse to attend a hearing before Judge Pamela J. White at 2 p.m….
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Three non-fatal shooting cases scheduled for reception court were not heard in Baltimore County Circuit Court on June 14. The first case involved a Baltimore resident who is 18. He…
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A quarantine at Baltimore City jail has delayed the Circuit Court proceeding for a defendant who is expected to plead guilty to a hit-and-run that killed 42-year-old Heidi Rose on…
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A 35-year-old Harford County man accused of brutally murdering Keith Bell at a bus stop in 2022 was found guilty on Sept. 26 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea…
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A 28-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison plus 21 years for the murder of Baltimore rapper David Boykin, also known as President Davo, before Baltimore City Circuit Court…
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The testimony of the victim’s girlfriend took center stage in the closing arguments of a 19-year-old murder defendant, ultimately convincing a Baltimore City Circuit Court jury to convict him Sept….
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge handed down a 75-year prison sentence to homicide defendant Stephawn Tate on Sept. 12 after he was convicted for the 2020 fatal shooting of…
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Defense counsel for a 19-year-old Baltimore County resident will argue a case of mistaken identity in his Baltimore City Circuit Court murder case despite eyewitness testimony. Kharod O’Neill, of Owings…
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Baltimore Police detectives investigating the shooting outside Mondawmin Mall last December gathered a lot of information, but, according to defense attorney Natalie Finegar, determining the identity of the shooter left…
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A 31-year-old man accused of shooting another person in Southwest Baltimore last December pleaded guilty to three of the related charges on Aug. 20 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge…
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On Aug. 9, at approximately 11:33 p.m., Southern District patrol officers responded to the 1000 block of South Caton Avenue for a report of a serious crash with injury. Once…
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June saw an increase in violence across Baltimore, with a rise in both homicides and non-fatal shootings, compared to May. Baltimore Witness data shows that there were 30 non-fatal shooting…
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A jury delivered a guilty verdict on June 28 for a 28-year-old man who allegedly admitted to killing a Baltimore rapper but pleaded not guilty to the crime. Earl Lee…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court jury reached a June 10 verdict in the attempted murder case of a 37-year-old man nearly two years after a shooting paralyzed the victim. Ahmad…
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A 29-year-old man accepted a plea offer after killing a Baltimore Convention Center security guard who was assisting a motorist with a broken-down car. The case was heard before Baltimore…
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May marked the lowest monthly total of non-fatal shootings that Baltimore has seen in 2024. Although homicide numbers rose from the yearly citywide low in April, May’s total remains among…
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A Baltimore man was found not guilty of first-degree murder of another Baltimore man on May 13 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Adam White’s murder occurred in February 2023 on…
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A Baltimore man pleaded guilty to two of 14 charges in connection to the Aug. 22, 2020, unintended murder of his friend despite beginning the day intending to face a…
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A 22-year-old accepted a plea agreement for killing a teenager in East Baltimore nearly a year after his death. Accompanied by defense attorney Natalie Finegar, Montrez Braxton-Cherry pleaded guilty to…
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A 41-year-old Baltimore man accused of an attempted murder in West Baltimore last summer was sentenced to 15 years in prison as part of a plea agreement with the prosecution….
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A 25-year-old attempted murder defendant pleaded guilty before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams on May 13. Sterling Dada was charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-…
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A 28-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on May 13 after accepting a plea offer for a drive-by shooting in Central Baltimore last year. Larry Sparrow…
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