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Defendant in 2021 Reistertown Road Homicide Case Accepts Plea

Details On July 17, Gregory Young, 46, was scheduled to begin a jury trial but instead pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting death of his friend, Terry Lewis, before Baltimore City... Read More

Defendant Accused of Shooting Ex-Girlfriend’s Boyfriend Rejects Plea Deal

Details A Baltimore City attempted murder defendant rejected a plea deal on July 6 for a case that was dismissed and reindicted on the same day. Defendant Isaac Baylis Jr. received a nolle... Read More

Ann Street Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

Details On April 17, a defendant charged with attempted murder rejected a plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn, who scheduled the new trial for Aug. 28. Represented by... Read More

‘I Am Not No Bad Person,’ Says Defendant Accused of Assault in Case Regarding shooting of his Three-Year-Old Son

Details A defendant’s Baltimore City Circuit Court hearing on April 17 was postponed to the following day after his attorney appointed a stand-in but the judge wanted the original attorney to... 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

Judge Schedules Division Street Attempted Murder Trial for June

Details On Feb. 24, an attempted murder defendant rejected a plea of 25 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Nathaniel Hope and his defense counsel... Read More

‘It’s Not Fair to You,’ Manslaughter Defendant Says to Victim’s Daughter

Details Hunched over a table before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles Blomquist, 25-year-old Nazr Basim Williams choked back tears as he apologized to the daughter of a man who was... Read More

Homicide Defendant Has Hearing Rescheduled to Find New Counsel

Details On Aug. 24, a 29-year-old Baltimore man accused of homicide had his hearing rescheduled until September before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. During court proceedings, Jaquan Terrell... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Hearing Postponed Due to Attorney Not Being Present

By Melaney Lemaster [former] - August 22, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details The collateral hearing for a 24-year-old Baltimore man was postponed on Aug. 22 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles Peters. Leon Lomax was convicted of second-degree murder in March in... Read More

Murder Defendant’s Case Ends in Nolle Pros

Details A 30-year-old homicide defendant had his case end in nolle pros on May 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J. Peters. Quron Williams was charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Counsel Deliver Final Arguments in 2018 Murder Case

Details Closing statements were made in the trial for a Baltimore man accused of first-degree murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard nearly three years after his original... Read More

Defendant’s Ex-Girlfriend Almost Found in Contempt During Her Testimony

Details During the ongoing retrial of a 28-year-old Baltimore man accused of murder, his ex-girlfriend refused to answer a specific question which almost made Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A.... Read More

Homicide Defendant Found Not Guilty After Less Than 2 Hours of Deliberation

Details A Baltimore man accused of homicide was found not guilty on all charges before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J. Peters on March 25. Norman Lawson, 25, was charged... Read More

‘Nothing That Happened That Day Had Anything to Do with Me,’ Says Homicide Defendant

Details “Where I’m from, if you snitch, you get killed for it,” a homicide defendant told a jury on March 24. Norman Lawson, 25, is undergoing trial in connection to the... Read More

Retired Detective Recalls Finding ‘A Puddle of Blood’ Under Seat During Homicide Investigation

Details A since-retired detective with the Baltimore Police Department described to a jury how he found a “puddle of blood” under the back passenger’s seat of the vehicle where 26-year-old Roderick... Read More

Attempted Homicide Case Dismissed After Judge Denies State’s Postponement Request

Details The case of a 34-year-old attempted homicide defendant was dismissed on March 23 when the assistant state’s attorney’s request for postponement was denied. Baltimore resident Tavon Bryant was charged with... Read More

25-Year-Old Man Faces 2 Life Sentences After Rejecting Plea to Testify Against Co-Defendant

Details Jury selection is underway for a 25-year-old Baltimore man who faces two life sentences for murder after rejecting a 10-year plea on March 22 that would have required him to... Read More

Two-Day Trial Set for Attempted Homicide Defendant

Details A 29-year-old Baltimore man rejected an assistant state’s attorney’s plea offer of eight years in connection to an attempted homicide in September 2021. On March 21, Jerrod Jones was scheduled... Read More

Jury Trial Postponed for Murder Defendant

Details A 33-year-old homicide defendant’s trial scheduled for March 15 with Judge Charles Peters was postponed due to the defense attorney being out of state. Kevin Hall is facing 30 charges,... Read More

Defense Argues for Attempted Homicide Defendant’s Release Due to Medical Issues

Details Defense counsel for a Baltimore man accused of a carjacking and attempted murder argued her client’s release on private home detention during bail review on March 11, citing the defendant’s... Read More

Man Accused of Killing 1, Injuring 2 in Car Crash Denied Bail

Details A 24-year-old man charged with vehicular manslaughter was denied bail on March 11, nearly six months after rejecting a plea offer. During Friday’s bail review, the prosecution informed Baltimore City... Read More

Defense Counsel Questions Shooter’s ID

Details Defense counsel in the case of attempted homicide defendant Delvonta Grimes argued about an inconsistency in the identification of the alleged shooter during bail review on March 11. During Friday’s... Read More

Man Denied Bail in Fist Fight Turned Shooting

Details A Baltimore man was denied bail on March 11 in connection to a fist fight turned shooting nearly a year ago. Antonio Williams, 36, returned to bail review for the... Read More

Homicide Defendant to Remains on Home Detention After Suffering from Stroke

Details A Baltimore man facing homicide charges had his pretrial status remained the same on March 8 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J. Peters. Robert Douglas is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More