On Jan. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled an attempted murder trial for a 32-year-old defendant. Obadiah Malone is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder,…
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On Jan. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for a 32-year-old attempted murder defendant. Antionne Johnson is charged with attempted first- and second-degree…
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Defense counsel for homicide defendant Clipper Jordan suggested it was her client’s co-defendant, Tyrone Fenner, not Jordan, who was the triggerman responsible for the murder of Donte Miller two years…
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A 38-year-old man accused of firing a handgun in the air during a confrontation with two tow truck exployees was released on home detention on Dec. 28 in Baltimore City…
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A 36-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Dec. 11, pleading guilty to the murder of Santos Munoz-Hernandez last October. Travis Rogers and his defense attorney,…
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As negotiations of a possible plea offer remain underway, defense counsel for attempted homicide defendant Kenneth Oakley was granted a two-week continuance on Jan. 2 to assess a not criminally…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge tentatively scheduled a March trial date for homicide defendant Tayvon Miller on Jan. 2, despite defense counsel’s unavailability until May. Defense attorney James Sweeting…
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On Dec. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial date for a 24-year-old manslaughter defendant. Terrance Belton is charged with manslaughter and firearm use in…
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A 38-year-man charged with shooting a carjacker was convicted of misdemeanor charges on Dec. 21 but will be retried on felony charges after the jury was unable to come to…
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A 39-year-old woman was sentenced to a decade in prison on Dec. 22 for her role in the murder of 29-year-old victim Marvin Kosh nearly three years ago. Tashonda Childs…
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On Dec. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a spring 2024 trial for an 18-year-old attempted murder defendant. Zion Davis is charged with conspiracy to commit…
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On Dec. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial for a 32-year-old attempted murder defendant in the absence of a decision on a plea offer…
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On Dec. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn postponed a hearing for 28-year-old homicide defendant Jimmy Murphy. Murphy is being retried for first- and second-degree murder, attempted…
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A Royal Farms security guard convicted for the murder of 26-year-old Marquise Powell earlier this year had her sentencing rescheduled for February 2024. Kanisha Spence was set for sentencing on…
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On Dec. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ruled that 27-year-old homicide defendant Anthya Barnett is currently incompetent to stand trial and a danger to herself and…
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In closing arguments before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on Dec. 19, parties debated Draquan Smith‘s involvement in a homicide. Smith, 22, is accused of murdering 20-year-old…
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Attempted murder charges were dismissed on Dec. 19 against a 29-year-old man accused of shooting a woman on South Poppleton Street in February. On Tuesday morning, Dontay Washington appeared for…
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On Dec. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial date for a man charged with a fatal shooting on July 8. Neil Cole-El, 56, is…
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The sentencing of former Morgan State University student Chase Marco Wilson for the killing of 19-year-old security guard Julian Fruh was postponed for the second time in two months. Wilson…
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A mistrial was declared on Dec. 20, 2023, after the jury failed to reach a verdict for attempted murder defendant Draquan Smith. Smith, 22, is being tried on two counts…
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During opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin H. Schreiber II, on Dec. 19, 2023, the prosecutor and defense attorney Lawrence Rosenberg gave different accounts of a non-fatal…
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A 38-year-old man accused of repeatedly firing a gun in the air earlier this year agreed to a five-year prison sentence as part of a plea offer with the prosecution….
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On Dec. 19, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn rescheduled the trials of two non-fatal shooting codefendants after the prosecutor was unable to come to court. Alex Martinez-Montoya…
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A 45-year-old man’s sentencing for a shooting in West Baltimore’s Madison Park last year was postponed for the second time on Dec. 19. Wardell Richardson was acquitted of attempted second-degree…
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