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Baltimore Man Found Guilty of Attempted Murder after 2022 Fist Fight Turned Shooting on S. Potomac Street

Details “We are here because this man shot two people in an attempt to kill them both. This was almost a homicide.” A Baltimore City prosecutor stressed the seriousness of the... Read More

Prosecutor Causes Delay in Retrial for 2016 Murder Defendant

Details A second-degree murder defendant previously convicted in the death of Johniece Shepard had his retrial date postponed on April 3 in a Baltimore City Circuit Court. Laser Womack’s, 26, trial... Read More

Defense Requests Trial Postponement in East 20th Street Attempted Murder Case

Details On March 29, a Baltimore City judge granted a defense counsel’s request to postpone a hearing due to new evidence. Stand-in defense attorney Taylor Miller and defendant Thomas Brooks appeared... Read More

Judge Postpones E. 20th Street Attempted Murder Defendant’s Jury Trial

Details On March 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn granted defense counsel Andrea Jaskulsky’s trial postponement request due to needing more time to review evidence. Jaskulsky informed the court on Wednesday... Read More

Officers Arrest and Charge Woman in Baker Street Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On March 22, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Southwest District detectives and officers with the Baltimore police Department (BPD) arrested 32-year-old Brenita Stepter of Baltimore on the 1400 block of Crain... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Date for Defendant Charged in Frederick Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A 25-year-old defendant charged with two counts of attempted second-degree murder rejected a plea offer on March 23, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Clarence Temple and... Read More

Alleged 2022 Sinclair Lane Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea

Details On March 21, a Baltimore resident facing attempted murder charges pleaded guilty to armed robbery and was sentenced to 15 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles... Read More

Defendant Rejects Plea in 2022 Attempted Murder Case, Judge Schedules Trial

Details The attempted murder defendant in a September 2022 shooting case appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court on March 20 to schedule his trial date. Defendant David Jones and his attorney Dalia Weintraub,... Read More

Woman Accused of Girlfriend’s Attempted Murder Begins Trial

Details “Imagine that a police officer witnesses a shooting—a shot of a rifle into a vehicle—and charges the person who was shot at. Isn’t that weird?” According to defense counsel, this... Read More

Judge Assigns Trial Date to Defendant in Fremont Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details On March 14, an attempted murder defendant rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M.Phinn. Kinard Smith, represented by an attorney standing in for Brandon Mead,... Read More

Judge Continues Convicted Spaulding Avenue Shooter’s Hearing, Allows Prosecutor Time to Contact Victim

Details On March 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones continued a 32-year-old convicted attempted murder defendant’s motion to modify his sentence hearing due to not being comfortable with... Read More

Convicted Manslaughter Defendant Has Attempted Murder Charges Dismissed in Another Case

Details Attempted murder charges against Terrance Belton were dismissed on March 10 for an incident in December 2018. During reception court, the prosecution informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn... Read More

Trial Date Scheduled for Defendant in Kenwood Avenue Attempted Murder Case

Details On March 2, a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a trial date for a defendant accused in a 2022 non-fatal shooting. The assistant state’s attorney assigned to the case... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Date for Woman Charged with Attempted Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a trial date after a defendant rejected a plea of 20 years for attempted murder on Feb. 27. During Tuesday’s hearing, defendant Quejeebah Stinnette... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial Begins for Defendant Accused of Shooting Former Employer Over Money

Details Defense counsel for attempted homicide defendant Devon Murray argued that the prosecution “severely overcharged” his client for an argument-turned shooting against his former employer on Reisterstown Road in 2019. Although charged with... Read More

Judge Moves Forward with Setting Trial Start Date in Attempted Murder Case

Details “He’s not going to take that,” said a Baltimore City Circuit judge to all counsels during a reception court hearing for a man accused of attempted murder on March 1... Read More

Judge Assigns Trial Date to Defendant in Washington Boulevard Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details An attempted murder defendant rejected a plea offered by prosecutors before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on March 1. Eric Davis was offered a sentence of life, suspending all but... Read More

Prosecutor Nolle Pros Kenyon Avenue Attempted Murder Case

Details The prosecutor assigned in a case against a Baltimore man facing attempted murder charges entered a nolle pros on all charges Feb. 28 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie... Read More

Baltimore Resident Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Assault

Details In the midst of jury selection, a Baltimore resident facing attempted murder charges took a plea of 25 years in prison on March 1 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer... Read More

Trial Date Set for 23-Year-Old Attempted Murder Defendant

Details A Baltimore man charged in a September 2022 non-fatal shooting had the start of his trial postponed as requested by his defense attorney on Feb. 28. Defense attorney Roland Harris... Read More

Jury Finds Defendant Guilty of Shooting Two Men Returning Keys to Neighbor

Details Jurors found a 24-year-old Baltimore man guilty of Roderick Daniels’ murder and the attempted murder of another man on Feb. 27 after the two men tried returning apartment keys to... Read More

Man’s Retrial Begins for 2017 Fauji Grocery Mart Shooting

Details Soda was still fizzing on the ground from gunfire when Baltimore Police arrived at Fauji Grocery Mart on the evening of March 1, 2017. Video evidence captured the shooting, and... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects 30-Year Plea in Glenwood Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A Baltimore resident facing attempted murder charges rejected a 30-year plea in prison on Feb. 24 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Isaac Baylis and his defense counsel Isabel... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Defendant in O’Donnell Street Attempted Murder Case

Details A defendant in a 2022 non-fatal shooting case rejected a plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Feb. 23. At Thursday’s hearing, the prosecution proposed a... Read More