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. Read more »

Defendant Travon Shaw pleaded guilty for his role in the murder of Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley on March 28, less than an hour after he was sentenced to life without parole for the murder of the second victim, Justin Johnson. Read more »

Hours of deliberation in the trial of Elliot Marcus Knox concluded on March 6 when a jury found the 34-year-old defendant guilty for the murders of Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley and Baltimore resident Justin Johnson in December 2021. Read more »

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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Read more »

In an emotional plea, the prosecutor of a Baltimore man accused of his close friend’s murder told the court the suspect and his co-defendant planned the murder and that the victim “didn’t deserve to be executed in his car.” Travon Shaw is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime, firearm possession with a felony conviction, having a loaded handgun on his person and having a loaded handgun in a vehicle. Read more »

Matthew Connell, the defense attorney who represented murder co-defendant Travon Shaw at trial on Oct. Read more »

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Stand-in attorneys for new counsel for both the defense and prosecution were unable to schedule a trial date for a defendant accused of two 2021 murders before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Read more »

The murder trial for the two men accused of killing Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley in 2021 was delayed before Baltimore City Circuity Court Judge Melissa M. Read more »

A 31-year-old homicide defendant maintained his innocence before receiving a 50-year prison sentence on March 25 for the fatal shooting of Justin Johnson over two years ago. Read more »

Detectives from the Baltimore Police Department are investigating a homicide that occurred on Dec. Read more »

Prosecution and defense counsel in the homicide trial of Deonte Walker focused on the defendant’s girlfriend's history of drug abuse and police interview, during closing arguments on Dec. Read more »

Defense counsel in the homicide trial of 31-year-old Deonte Walker argued that the defendant was not behind the alleged murder in January 2020, nor did he suggest it to be someone else.  Walker is charged with first-degree murder, use of a firearm in a violent crime, having a handgun in his vehicle, having a handgun on his person, and possession of a firearm with felony conviction in connection to an incident on Jan. Read more »