A 31-year-old Baltimore woman was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Dec. 19 for the attempted murder of her ex-girlfriend and three others in June 2022. In March, Shanikiqua…
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A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge will allow non-fatal shooting defendant Skyler Lampkin to change residences while remaining on home detention pending trial. The 22-year-old defendant is serving his home…
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On Dec. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Myshala E. Middleton presided as the jury read their verdict in the case of a security guard who shot and killed a…
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On Dec. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Myshala E. Middleton heard closing arguments in the case of a man accused of a November 2022 murder. Keith Mario Luckey, 40,…
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On Dec. 18, Derby Manor Drive murder co-defendant Brandi Renee Burrows appeared with her lawyer, Natalie Finegar, in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown for sentencing….
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In opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on Dec. 14, the prosecution stated two witnesses who were prosecuted for assaulting Joshua Camara will testify against…
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On Dec. 18, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn postponed a five-day trial slated to begin today due to an ill defense attorney. Obadiah Malone is charged with…
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Editor’s note: The defendant was acquitted of all charges on Dec. 15. On Dec. 14, the assistant state’s attorney and defense attorney Jason Rodriguez gave closing statements in front of…
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On Dec. 18, a 32-year-old defendant could not make an informed decision whether to accept or reject a 10-year plea offer from the prosecution before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial for a 22-year-old murder defendant accused of gang-related murders. Datwain Jackson is charged with conspiracy to participate in a…
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On Dec. 18, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing for an 18-year-old attempted murder defendant. Zion Davis is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder,…
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“You put all of the pieces together and the 2600 block of East Hoffman Street is a dark circle.” At the conclusion of homicide defendant Tyrone Fenner’s jury trial on…
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On Dec. 15, a 50-year-old homicide defendant rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Michael Atkinson is charged with first-degree murder and possession of…
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A 40-year-old defendant accused of murder and gang activity received a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Dec. 15. James Brunson is charged with…
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On Dec. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial date for a 24-year-old defendant who may be found incompetent to stand trial. Jayquan Bridgeman is…
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Defense attorney Martin Cohen argued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong, on Dec. 14, that his client shot a 78-year old man in self-defense when he attempted…
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A 27-year-old man pleaded guilty to armed robbery on Dec. 14 for stealing $50 and other belongings at gunpoint last year. During a plea hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial for a 21-year-old attempted murder defendant on Dec. 14. Malik Height is charged with two counts each of attempted…
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On Dec. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a 20-year-old attempted murder defendant’s trial for spring 2024. Tyresse Flemming, 19, is charged with attempted first- and…
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A 47-year-old man accused of shooting a victim with a BB gun earlier this year had his trial date postponed on Dec. 14. Nadeem Tajdin, 49, an Owings Mills resident,…
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On Dec. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial for a 37-year-old alleged drug kingpin in a gang. Ernest Hudson is facing 134 charges, ranging…
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On Dec. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial date for a 48-year-old attempted murder defendant. Tavon Allen is charged with attempted first- and second-degree…
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On Dec. 13, lawyers for a defendant charged with a February attempted murder were set to begin trial in front of Judge Kendra Y. Ausby. However, the case was dropped….
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Last week I sat through a conference focused on shootings in the United States. It was held by the Center for American Progress and featured, over several days, mothers of…
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