A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge released a defendant on her own recognizance in a bail hearing on June 8. Keisha Clark and her attorney, Andre Mahasa, stood before Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer and…
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“I am forgiving these men for killing my son…Not just for me, but for their mothers,” said a mother during the sentencing for the man accused of killing her son,…
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On June 8, a 38-year-old defendant charged with murder in 2019 was granted four hours of personal time per week with a requirement to inform the court ahead of time. …
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On June 7, a 41-year-old Baltimore resident charged with a 2022 murder exclaimed, “C’mon man,” after Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled his trial to begin in October. Due…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones granted a manslaughter defendant accused of assaulting his girlfriend and killing his unborn child a retrial on June 7. Attorney Latoya Francis-Williams…
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During a six month status check hearing for defendant Antionne Johnson on June 7, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin was informed that on May 26, Clifton T….
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On April 12, 2022, at approximately 9:00 a.m., Maryland State Police was advised of a possible body located off of 95 North at mile marker 95, in Cecil County. Once there,…
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A 21-year-old defendant charged with attempted first-degree murder rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on June 7. Jeremiah Davis and his defense counsel, Todd Oppenheim, who…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial of a Baltimore resident charged with first-degree murder after he neither accepted nor rejected a plea offered by the…
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“You keep us going!” Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin told defendant Genesis Collins Jr. during a mental health court hearing on June 7. Collins, 52, continues to receive praise…
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On June 7, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a five-day jury trial for a Baltimore native facing homicide charges in connection with his brother’s death. Singleton Duppins, 22,…
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Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a trial date for a Baltimore City homicide defendant accused of his girlfriend’s death on June 7. Defendant Forell Isaac, whose case has been taken over by…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial for a Baltimore resident charged with first-degree murder after he rejected a plea offer on June 6. During Tuesday’s hearing, Jerel Williams and…
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Stephanie Landaverde is a senior studying criminal justice student at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is from Columbia, Md., and very interested in advocacy and research development in…
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Jaime Chan is a junior at the University of Maryland studying pre-law. She is from Ellicott City, Md, and adore reading and writing. Jaime tells Baltimore Witness she is most…
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A 2022 attempted murder defendant rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on June 6. The prosecutor offered defendant Reginald Allen life, suspending all…
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A 62-year-old woman was sentenced to three years of incarceration on June 5 after driving drunk and fatally hitting another woman with her car in December 2021. Geraldine Stevenson accepted a…
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On June 6, an accused non-fatal shooting defendant rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Shannon Colbert and his defense counsel Benjamin Charlton, rejected a plea of 15…
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On June 6, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer denied bail to an attempted murder defendant after prosecutors revealed surveillance footage of the incident. Rholand Gooden is charged with attempted first-degree…
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A 32-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced to 18 years incarceration on June 5 after pleading guilty to the murder of a 13-year-old boy earlier this year. On Monday, Anthony Clark…
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The attempted murder trial of 42-year-old Juan Jumal Foster was postponed on June 5 for reasons unknown to Baltimore Witness. Foster and his defense attorney, Tara LeCompte, appeared before Baltimore…
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A 22-year-old man was found not guilty of his older brother’s murder at the family’s home in 2020, but faces up to five years incarceration for a conviction of being…
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Homicide defendant Devin Davis openly apologized to the family of Christopher McCargo on June 5 when the 34-year-old man was sentenced for fatally shooting McCargo on the Fourth of July…
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An attempted murder defendant’s jury trial was postponed until next month after Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson agreed to severe the defendant’s case from another handgun-related case. Larry…
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