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The defendant in the 2022 1800 Pennsylvania Avenue non-fatal shooting  accepted a plea in Baltimore City Circuit Court before Judge Althea M. Read more »

On May 4, after two previous postponements, a hearing for a 52-year-old defendant charged with a double murder in 2021 was postponed a third time due to a lack of communication between the assigned and stand-in prosecutors.  The stand-in prosecutor informed the court that no plea offer was conveyed to her by the assigned prosecutor for the defendant Shawn Brewton, represented by defense attorney Kenneth Man before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Read more »

Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Read more »

It was a set-up disguised as a drug deal. Read more »

The jury trial of two attempted murder co-defendants ended with closing arguments on Jan. Read more »

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Two Baltimore residents charged with murder rejected pleas of life on Dec. Read more »

A murder trial for two Baltimore men was set to begin this week but was pushed back due to the prosecutor not being done with another case. Read more »

A 49-year-old Baltimore man charged with attempted murder rejected the prosecution’s plea offer of 25 years in prison and additional probation during reception court on May 13. Read more »

A 29-year-old Baltimore man accused of shooting someone in an elevator nearly two years ago was denied bail on April 5 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Read more »

Two co-defendants charged with first-degree murder both rejected a plea of life on March 24 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Read more »

A Baltimore resident charged with attempted homicide received a trial date on March 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M Phinn.  Tavon Sheppard, 29, is charged with first and second-degree attempted murder; armed robbery; robbery; first and second-degree assault; theft of $100-$1,500; use of a firearm during a violent crime, possession of a firearm with a felony conviction and having a handgun on his person in connection to an incident on June 14, 2020.  In August, Sheppard was offered a plea of life, suspending all but 30 years for first-degree attempted murder; 20 years for armed robbery; 20 years with the first five years without parole for use of a firearm during a violent crime and 15 years, the first five years without the possibility of parole, for possession of a firearm with a felony conviction. Read more »

A 20-year-old man accused of attempted murder was offered a plea deal by the prosecutor on March 3 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Read more »