Brandon Mead Archives - Page 2 of 4

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

Man Found Guilty of Fatally Shooting Woman at Close Range on Stafford Street in 2019

Details Homicide defendant Calvin McCrea tried to cover his tracks by calling the cell phone of 33-year-old Antone Suggs ten times after he had already shot her to death, according to... Read More

Man Accused of Woman’s Murder ‘Needed Control’ Over Victim, Prosecutor Says

Details At that start of the jury trial for homicide defendant Calvin McCrea, a Baltimore City prosecutor told jurors that this case will be about control. “It’s human nature to want... 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

Homicide Defendant in 2020 Shooting Case Takes Plea After Jury Selection

Details A 29-year-old homicide defendant opted to take a plea agreement on March 8 after counsel completed jury selection. The case of Bernard Davenport appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Saint Georges Lane Homicide Defendant’s Trial Scheduled for June

Details On Jan. 10, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial for the defendant accused of killing 29-year-old Andrew Smith, a little more than a year after... Read More

Woman Accused of Fatal ATM Shooting Released on Home Detention

Details Defense counsel for a 26-year-old woman accused of involuntary manslaughter argued that the victim “shot herself” during his client’s bail hearing on Jan. 6. Brandon Mead, representing Jasmine Jones, told Baltimore... Read More

Man Accused of Fatally Stabbing Roommate Begins Bench Trial

Details Isaiah Drummond always greeted his family in the morning with a text message that read, “Good rising.” When they didn’t receive that text message one morning, his family members grew... Read More

Retrial for Trio Accused of Murder Set for Late 2023 After Hung Jury Results in Mistrial

Details A mistrial was declared on Dec. 15 in the case of three co-defendants charged with the murder of 33-year-old Antonio Lamont Jackson after the jury was unable to make a... Read More

Murder Defendant Asks for Bench Trial in Spite of Attorney’s Push for Jury Trial

Details A Baltimore man elected to proceed with a bench trial on Dec. 14 for a 2020 homicide before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda Tanner. In what was supposed to be... Read More

‘This Was An Execution,’ Prosecutor Tells Jury in Three-Defendant Murder Trial

Details Ten loud claps, one right after the other, echoed in the Mitchell Courthouse in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Dec. 7 as a prosecutor mimicked the ten gunshots that killed 33-year-old... Read More

Murder Defendant Set to Appear in Reception Court Again, Does Not Get Trial Date

Details Counsel in a murder case converged on Nov. 29 for a pretrial conference before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defense counsel Brandon Mead, representing Preston Feaster, reported... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant Fires Defense Counsel

Details On Nov. 9, a man charged in the death of his girlfriend’s unborn child fired his defense counsel Brandon Mead after filing a complaint against him before Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Woman Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in 2021 Case Rejects Open Plea

Details On Nov. 7, a defendant accused of involuntary manslaughter was scheduled for a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Defendant Jasmine Jones was offered an open... Read More

Judge Finds Attempted Murder Convict Guilty of Violating Probation

Details On Nov. 4, a convicted attempted murder defendant pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his probation for a 2012 shooting incident . Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B.... Read More

Judge Declares Mistrial for Two Defendants Charged in a Double Homicide

Details On Oct. 31, after a jury heard closing arguments and the beginning of deliberations in the trial of two defendants charged with double homicide, a mistrial was declared. On the... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Has Trial Set for March 2023

Details A Baltimore man charged with attempted murder had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Oct. 28. Defendant Ryshawn Ellison rejected a plea... Read More

Judge Pushes Back Trial for Non-Fatal Shooting Due to Sick Witness

Details The trial for a non-fatal shooting defendant was postponed on Oct. 19 due to the witness being sick on Oct. 19. The prosecutor informed the court that the witness was... Read More

Fatal Shooting Defendant’s Trial Pushed For 2nd Time

Details A 29-year-old man accused of fatally shooting another man in the head nearly two years ago had his trial delayed until March due to a personal matter on behalf of... Read More

Chicago Native Denied Bail for Baltimore Non-Fatal Shooting

By Emma-Victoria Villanueva [former] - July 1, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details Chicago native Eric Smith, who is allegedly involved in a non-fatal shooting, was denied bail on July 1. Smith, 38, faces eight charges including, having an unregistered rifle/shotgun, possession of... Read More

Half of 2022 Mistrials Result from Hung Juries

Details When a jury trial begins, whether it will reach a conclusion is anyone’s guess. A defendant has the right to bring their case before a judge or a jury to... Read More

32-Year-Old Man Accepts Plea for One Year in Prison

Details A 32-year-old Baltimore man involved in a non-fatal shooting accepted a plea offer that stipulates he serve one year in prison on May 23 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Judge Denies Bail to Homicide Defendant As He Waits for Retrial

Details Homicide defendant Donnell Johnson was denied bail on May 20 while awaiting his retrial in December following a mistrial last month. The 30-year-old defendant is charged with the killing of... Read More