Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled another hearing for the 20-year-old and 18-year-old co-defendants suspected of killing 19-year-old Darcell Mitchell on the 800 block of West Lexington…
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A jury convicted Jerrod Smith, 22, of voluntary manslaughter in a case that hinged on whether the defendant was trying to protect other people from a knife-wielding man on drugs…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court jurors listened to opening statements in the case of a 22-year-old Poppleton resident who, according to the defense, saved two women by killing a high “knife-wielding…
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The trial of a 31-year-old Baltimore man was postponed on Sept. 19 for a non-fatal shooting in May. Ervin Dantzler, who is represented by defense attorney Joseph Owens, was initially…
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“I hold myself fully accountable. I’m very remorseful,” said Jason Dean Billingsley, 33, as he pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of 26-year-old CEO Pava LaPere in Baltimore City Circuit…
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Jason Dean Billingsley pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted first-degree murder Aug. 26 for attempting to burn a woman and her boyfriend alive after sexually assaulting her in September…
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A first-degree murder defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland in order to hear the prosecution’s plea offer Aug. 9. Derek Steele III, 23, is charged…
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A reckless endangerment case against an Anne Arundel County man was dropped in Baltimore City Circuit Court Aug. 1 for a lack of evidence. Jacob Neaves, 26, of Glen Burnie,…
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A first-degree murder defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on July 31 to schedule his trial. Daaon Spears, 18, is charged with 31 counts, including…
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A trial date was set in reception court on July 31, with no plea offer on the table for an attempted murder case. Jytarous Evans, 34, is charged with attempted…
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A jury found Devon Young, 24, guilty in a Lorelly Avenue shooting that resulted in the death of a 19-year-old man. Young was accused of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, firearm…
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Parties presented closing arguments on July 30 in the trial of a 24-year-old homicide defendant in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr. Devon Young is…
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Testimony began on July 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr., in the murder case of Damond Price, 19. The defendant, Devon Young, 24, is charged…
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Counsel delivered opening statements in the murder trial of a man accused of shooting and killing a 19-year old on July 29. Devon Young, 24, is charged with two counts…
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On July 19, a 32-year-old homicide defendant rejected a plea deal in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Isaiah Eaddy, 32, is charged with first-degree…
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A 35-year-old was sentenced to 20 years in prison on June 17 for a shooting in the Franklin Square neighborhood last summer that claimed his wife’s life. Jamal Piles appeared…
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A new trial date was set on June 17 for the defendant in an attempted murder case after a water main break last Thursday delayed his hearing. Davon Coleman, 25,…
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The upcoming trials of Jason Billingsley, a 32-year-old Baltimore man accused of murder, rape and a slew of other charges in connection to two September 2023 incidents, are still on…
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A hearing to sanction the prosecution over a late disclosure of evidence was held before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor on June 14. However, the judge denied…
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A water main break early on June 13 stalled proceedings in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse. The building was left without water, forcing an evacuation. All scheduled cases had…
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A non-fatal shooting defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr. on June 7 to accept a plea deal alongside his stand-in defense attorney Catherine Tarantino….
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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 Baltimore City Circuit Court jury found an 18-year-old guilty of a March 2023 Harlem Park murder. Clifton Shields was convicted of first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent…
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A 30-year-old man who accidentally shot himself inside Fells Point’s Choptank restaurant pleaded guilty to a gun charge on May 23. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor Jr….
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