Gregory Beadles Archives - Baltimore Witness

Year-Over-Year Trends Show Increase in Plea Deals Offered

Details Plea offers for homicides and non-fatal shooting defendants increased by 114 percent between 2023 and 2024, according to Baltimore Witness data. In 2023, there were 64 plea offers, whereas in... Read More

’39 Babies’ Gang Member Gets 30 Year Murder Sentence

Details A 23-year-old gang member pleaded guilty in Baltimore City Circuit Court to the murder of 17-year-old London Stuckey in a hearing on Sept. 16. Gregory Beadles , a reputed member... Read More

Judge Sets Tentative Date for Lengthy Trial

Details On Feb. 5, Gregory Beadles stood alongside his defense attorney Staci Pipkin to hear when he will go to trial. The defense and prosecution agreed that the trial is going... Read More

Two ‘39 Babies’ Gang Members Plead Guilty

Details A 23-year-old defendant accused of murder and gang participation entered a guilty plea on Feb. 5 via his defense attorney, Adam C. Demetriou. Karon Tyree Johnson received life, suspending all but... Read More

Alleged ‘39 Babies’ Gang Members Finally Receive Trial Date

Details On Nov. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial of three co-defendants accused of being in the ’39 Babies’ gang and committing multiple violent crimes... Read More

‘39 Babies’ Gang Members’ Special Scheduling Meeting Ends Fruitlessly

Details In the week since the “39 Babies” gang members’ last Baltimore City Circuit Court reception court hearing before Judge Melissa M. Phinn, the prosecutor and defense attorneys were not able... Read More

Five Week Trial Date for ‘39 Babies’ Gang Members Still Unknown

Details On July 17, three co-defendants had their trial further postponed as a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a special zoom meeting for all attorneys involved to figure out a... Read More

’39 Babies’ Gang Defense Granted Mistrial in Light of Supreme Court Ruling

Details A mistrial was declared in the case of ’39 Babies’ gang co-defendants Gregory Beadles and Donye Thompson on June 22 after a witness’ testimony conflicted with a Supreme Court ruling that occurred days earlier.... Read More

Defense Counsel Refers to ‘39 Babies’ Gang as ‘Imaginary Group’ in Trial Opening Statements

Details “’39 Babies’ or this group, it’s all imagination,” stated a defense attorney on June 15, regarding defendant Donye Thompson and his codefendant facing charges related to the ’39 Babies gang before Baltimore... Read More

Change in Defense Counsel Postpones Trials of Two ’39 Babies’ Gang Members

Details Two members of Baltimore City’s “39 Babies” criminal gang will return to reception court on July 5, following the postponement of their jury trial due to changes in defense counsel.... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Alleged ‘39 Babies’ Gang Members

Details During a Nov. 7 Baltimore reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for alleged gang members accused of murder, among other crimes. Karon... Read More

Judge Denies Gang Member’s Motion for Separate Hearing

Details One of eleven members of a Baltimore gang known as “Green Team” or “39 Babies,” was denied a motion July 6 to have his case heard separately. Donye Thompson is... Read More

One of Several Members of the ’39 Babies’ Gang has Trial Scheduled for November

Details On April 6, an attorney for one of the members of a gang called the “39 babies” motioned for a separate trial from the other members before Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Homicide Case Involving Gang Members Not Heard During Reception Court

Details The homicide case of two 20-year-old gang members was not heard on Aug. 11 during reception court at Baltimore City Circuit Court, despite being scheduled on the docket. Baltimore residents... Read More