Clarence Joseph Buckner Archives

Judge’s Question Sparks Last-Minute Change to Plea Deal for Multiple Murder Defendant

Details An emotional response from victims’ family members endorsed a last-minute turn in the plea offer and sentencing of a Coal Township, Pa., man charged with the murders of four victims... Read More

Sentencing Proceeds Despite Murder Defendant’s Attempt to Rescind Guilty Plea

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge proceeded with a 29-year-old murder defendant’s scheduled sentencing despite her attorney’s motions to withdraw her guilty plea. Lexus Hart pleaded guilty to first-degree murder,... Read More

Defendant Receives June Trial Dates for Two Murder Cases

Details On Feb. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland gave homicide defendant Jaheim Battle two June trial dates. Battle, 21, is allegedly connected to two separate homicide incidents... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Pennsylvania Double Murder Defendant

Details On Feb. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland presided over a hearing for a Coal Township, Pa. man accused of committing two murders on two separate occasions... Read More

Woman Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery Turned Murder of Godfather on Rueckert Avenue in 2022

Details “Give her as much time because I’m never going to see my husband again.” The wife of Clarence Joseph Buckner openly wept as she stood feet away from her husband’s... Read More

Man Fatally Shot on Rueckert Ave.

By Sophie Gad [former] - January 31, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details Northeast District detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that occured on Jan. 30 at approximately 5:55 p.m. According to the Baltimore Police Department, 66-year-old Clarence Joseph Buckner suffered from a... Read More