Multiple homicide cases filled Thursday’s docket in Baltimore City Circuit Court, including two pairs of homicide co-defendants from incidents in 2020. Baltimore residents Brelan Handy and Kenneth Smith were arrested…
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Limited progress was made in a hearing on June 28 following a motion to rescind a protective order for two witnesses in a homicide case against three co-defendants. Defendants Martez…
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A homicide defendant continued to maintain his innocence during his sentencing in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Oct. 11. Darries Sommerville, 30, was sentenced to life in prison for the…
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Based on her unspecified health issues, a prosecutor was granted postponement of a trial for a man accused of murdering a woman he impregnated. Malik McCormick, 23, is charged with…
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A jury found 60-year-old Kenneth Craig guilty of second-degree murder on Oct. 2 after his girlfriend was found brutally stabbed to death in Baltimore City’s Brooklyn neighborhood in 2023. Craig…
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A crime analyst testified the death of a woman was a homicide in a hearing on Sept. 26 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The defendant, 60-year-old Kenneth Craig, is charged…
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Openings for a jury trial began on Sept. 25 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Hope Tipton for a man charged with the murder his girlfriend last year. Kenneth Craig,…
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A 20-year-old Baltimore man was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder among other assault and weapons charges on Aug. 28 for his role in last year’s shooting in the Mondawmin…
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Closing arguments were delivered in the trial of a 20-year-old defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard on charges stemming from a shooting incident on Dec. 29,…
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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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Two defendants pleaded guilty to assault and a weapons charge for 15-year sentences on Aug. 26 in connection to a shooting near Baltimore City’s Lexington Market last December. Deontrey McDaniel,…
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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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The third trial for a murder defendant was postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Aug. 6 Donnell Johnson is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use…
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New revealed evidence postponed a jury trial that was scheduled to start on Aug. 5 and run into September. Kenneth Craig, 60, is charged with first-degree murder and using a…
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A non-fatal shooting defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown for a sentence that will keep him in jail for decades on Aug. 2. Dariel Glenn,…
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A homicide defendant accepted a plea agreement before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner for a 2022 murder on July 26, Costello Simms, 16, was charged with two…
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A 26-year-old attempted murder defendant was acquitted of the most serious charges in his case, but found guilty of several weapons offenses by a jury before Baltimore City Circuit Court…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria sentenced 27-year-old Dionte Johnson to 45 years in prison for an incident on the 2300 block of East Biddle Street. Johnson was…
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On July 16, counsel delivered opening statements in the trial of a 26-year-old defendant accused of attempted murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown. Dariel Doncha’e Glenn…
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On July 12 , a 32-year-old homicide defendant rejected a plea offer in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Jamal Smith is charged with first-degree…
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On July 12, a 33-year-old homicide defendant rejected a plea offer in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Darrell Sewell is charged with first-degree murder,…
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On June 24, the defense requested a postponement of a murder trial after the defendant informed his attorney that there was medical evidence needed to argue his case. George Kuhn,…
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Counsel wrangled on June 18 in Baltimore Circuit Court about the earliest available trial date for two co-defendants each facing two 2018 murder cases. Daoin Finch, 25, is charged with…
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Elliot Marcus Knox, the 34-year-old man responsible for the deaths of Baltimore Police Department officer 39-year-old Keona Holley and 38-year-old Justin Johnson on Dec. 16, 2021, was sentenced June 4…
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