Brandon Mead Archives - Baltimore Witness

Motion’s Hearing to Join Murder Cases Pushed to New Year

Details A motion’s hearing to join the cases of Joseph Coates and Joseph Walker was rescheduled for mid-January 2025 to allow the former’s new defense counsel to review discovery in the... Read More

Shooting Defendant’s Girlfriend Claims He’s ‘a Family Man’ at Sentencing

Details An attempted murder defendant was sentenced in a plea deal on Dec. 3 at Baltimore City Circuit Court hearing and his girlfriend spoke on his behalf. The defendant, Keiontay Woodlon,... Read More

Defendant Sentenced to Life Plus 20 Years for 2022 Murder

Details A 34-year-old murder defendant received a life sentence plus 20 years before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard. Preston Feaster was found guilty of first-degree murder, firearm use... Read More

Jury Issues Guilty Verdict in Saint George’s Lane Murder Trial

By Erin Kim [former] - March 26, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details On March 18, a jury found 34-year-old Preston Feaster guilty for the murder of 29-year-old Andrew Smith before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard. Feaster was found guilty... Read More

Parties Differ on Red Pick Up Truck Evidence in Homicide Case

Details Counsel delivered closing arguments in the retrial of homicide defendant Preston Feaster before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard on March 13. Feaster, 34, is accused of shooting... Read More

Jury Hears Opening Statements for Saint Georges Road Murder Trial

Details On March 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard presided over opening statements in a murder trial. Preston Feaster, 34, is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in... Read More

Acquitted: Trio Accused of 2019 Alleyway Murder Found Not Guilty

Details Three men accused of a retaliatory murder from 2019 were acquitted on Feb. 7 following defense counsels’ arguments of limited evidence linking their clients to the death of 33-year-old Antonio... Read More

Jury Hears Closing Arguments for Three Homicide Co-Defendants

Details On Feb. 6, closing arguments in the murder trial of defendants Darian Adams, Kamal Robinson and Raquan Baylor took place before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. All... Read More

Homicide Trial Underway for Three Homicide Co-Defendants

Details On Jan. 30, opening statements in the murder trial of co-defendants Kamal Robinson, Darian Adams and Raquan Baylor were presented before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Baylor,... Read More

Jury Delivers Split Verdict in First-Degree Murder Trial

Details On Oct. 19, the jury delivered a split verdict in the murder trial of Preston Feaster before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Feaster, 31, represented by Brandon... Read More

‘They Intend to Make Him Look Like a Scary Animal,’ Says Defense Attorney During Closing Statements at Murder Trial

Details Defense attorney Brandon Mead and the assistant state’s attorney gave closing statements on Oct. 12 in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer in the first-degree murder... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Three Co-Defendants Facing First-Degree Murder Charges

Details On Oct. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial for three codefendants, Raquan Baylor, Kamar Robinson and Darian Adams in connection to the June 2019... Read More

Judge Presides Over Opening Statements in First-Degree Murder Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer presided as the trial began on Oct. 10. Both defense attorney Brandon Mead, and the assistant state’s attorney gave brief opening statements... Read More

‘Your Honor, This Is the Definition of Senseless Violence,’ States Prosecutor During Murder Sentencing

Details On Oct. 4, emotionally charged statements from both the victim’s and defendant’s families were heard by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Erik S. Atas during a sentencing hearing for murder.... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Trio Accused of 2022 Murder

Details On Sept. 11, a prosecutor and attorneys for three co-defendants charged with murder appeared to postpone the scheduled jury trial that was before a Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles... Read More

Judge Continues Reception Hearing for Attempted Murder Defendant Due to Lack of Representation

Details The woman charged with a 2023 attempted murder had her trial delayed because she did not have an attorney to represent her. Defendant Breonna Wilson appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Codefendants Sentenced for Shooting Charges After Being Found Not Guilty of 2020 Murder

Details On Aug. 4, two codefendants were sentenced for weapons charges after being found not guilty for murder charges in a previous trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey... Read More

Convicted Murder Defendant Sentenced for Killing of His Girlfriend in 2019

Details On July 21, a homicide defendant was sentenced for killing his girlfriend in 2019 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams. The defendant, Calvin McCrea, represented by defense attorney Brandon Mead,... Read More

Homicide Defendant Who Hid Friend’s Body in Cherry Hill Splash Park Sentenced to Life

Details On July 13, a 31-year-old defendant convicted of murder in 2020 was sentenced to life in prison after his claim of self-defense against his deceased childhood friend was found unreasonable. ... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant in North Fremont Avenue Shooting Case Accepts Plea

Details On July 11, a Baltimore resident accused of attempted murder accepted a plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Sylvester B. Cox. For three counts of attempted second-degree murder, defendant... Read More

Trial Postponed in 2022 Saint Georges Lane Homicide Case

Details A 33-year-old Baltimore resident charged with the murder of Andrew Smith had his trial postponed on June 21 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Preston Feaster,... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing of Man Convicted of Fatally Stabbing Roommate in 2020

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown postponed the sentencing for a 31-year-old man who was found guilty in the fatal stabbing of his roommate on Jan. 23, 2020. ... Read More

Trial Ends for 2020 Double Murder Codefendants; Jury Finds Them Not Guilty

Details On June 2, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III heard closing arguments in the case of two codefendants accused of killing 20-year-old Pedro Chesley and 21-year-old Diamond Davis... Read More

Defense Attorneys Tell Jury to Prepare for Multiple Versions of the Truth in Retrial of Double Homicide Co-Defendants

Details Jurors should expect to hear multiple versions of the truth as witnesses take the stand in the retrial of homicide co-defendants Charles Baldwin and Mizell Taylor. This was the belief of defense attorneys Brandon... Read More