Judge Jeannie J. Hong Archives - Page 2 of 7

Defense Gives ‘Nonsense’ Closing in Tivoly Avenue Shooting Trial, Prosecutor Says

Details Jurors heard closing arguments in the disputed case of Juan Jumal Foster on Aug. 9 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong. Foster, 44, is charged with attempted... Read More

Defense Attorney Calls Prosecutor a ‘Snake’ Over Video Evidence

Details Before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong, the defense attorney for an attempted murder defendant called the prosecutor a “snake” and “disingenuous” for allegedly trying to introduce new... Read More

Prosecutor Says, ‘This Could Have Gone A Very Different Way, in A Shooting Case

Details The trial of a 44-year-old defendant charged with attempted murder got underway before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong on Aug. 6. Juan Jumal Foster is charged with... Read More

Pimlico Road Murder Co-Defendant’s Trial Postponed to Investigate Eyewitness

Details On July 22, the jury trial for a co-defendant of a murder was postponed after a judge ruled that the defense had the right to investigate one of the prosecution’s... Read More

Jury Delivers Mixed Verdict for Homicide Defendant

Details On July 17, a 23-year-old homicide defendant was found guilty in one of the cases against him, but partially acquitted in another by a jury before Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Detective Testifies to Seeing Shooter Hide Behind an Acura

Details On July 12, the third day of trial, the prosecution called five witnesses, including a bystander who recounted the events of the shooting before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie... Read More

Firearm from Crime is Presented in Trial

Details A firearm connected to a February 2023 murder was presented in Baltimore City Circuit Court on July 11 in front of a jury and Judge Jeannie J. Hong. The firearm... Read More

Defendant Sentenced to 37 Years for 2023 Attempted Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong sentenced a 26-year-old to 37 years in prison for a 2023 attempted murder. On January 29, a jury found Anthony Ward III... Read More

Homicide Defendant Attempts to Dismiss Defense Attorney on First Day of Trial

Details A Baltimore man accused of murder is still set to face trial after trying and failing to dismiss his defense attorney on July 9. Jared Ford is charged with two... Read More

Judge Goes Beyond Guidelines, Sentences Teen Convicted of Murder to 55 Years in Prison

Details On July 8, a teen convicted of a murder was sentenced to 55 years in prison. Daquan George, 19, was found guilty of second-degree murder and firearm use in a... Read More

Woman Sentenced in Shooting of 78-Year-Old Man

Details On July 8, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong sentenced a woman convicted of shooting a 78-year-old man in the face to 41 years in prison. Marika Crawford,... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Claims He Is Not Responsible for Being Shot

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong for the beginning of his trial, where he claimed he was not responsible for a self-inflicted... Read More

Suspect Sentenced to Eight Years in Self-Inflicted Shooting

Details A 36-year old man was found guilty and sentenced on June 26 for charges related to a 2023 self-inflicted shooting in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Timothy Sutton, after being found... Read More

Self-Inflicted Shooting Defendant Says Girlfriend Shot Him

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court for the closing statements of his trial in Judge Jeannie J. Hong‘s court. Timothy Sutton, 36, is charged with firearm... Read More

2023 Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Guilty of Self-Inflicted Wound

Details A jury found a 36-year-old defendant guilty of a self-inflicted shooting on June 26. Timothy Sutton was found guilty of firearm possession with a felony conviction, illegal possession of ammunition... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Case Dismissed for Lack of Available Witnesses

By Stephanie Ho [former] - June 12, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court shooting defendant’s case was dismissed on June 12 because key witnesses needed for trial were not available. Quintanil Rudy Portillo, 32, was charged with possession... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Fatal East Baltimore Shootout

Details A 22-year-old accepted a plea agreement for killing a teenager in East Baltimore nearly a year after his death. Accompanied by defense attorney Natalie Finegar, Montrez Braxton-Cherry pleaded guilty to... Read More

Marathon Gas Station Shooter Pleads Guilty

Details A 27-year-old Baltimore County man pleaded guilty to a 2023 drive-by shooting before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong on May 14. Deangelo Fulton, of Reisterstown, Md., appeared... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Third Attorney Joins Case, Delaying Trial

Details A 43-year-old defendant’s attempted murder trial was postponed on April 29 to allow his third public defender time to examine discovery materials. Juan Jumal Foster is charged with attempted first-... Read More

Sturbridge Drive Homicide Defendant Sentenced to Life

Details On April 5, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong sentenced Donzo Monk, Jr., 28, who was found guilty of killing 26-year-old Bryant A. Timmons. The crime occurred on... Read More

Defense Suggests Defendant’s Cellmate Killed Prisoner in 2021 Stabbing at a Baltimore Prison

Details Defense counsel in the trial of homicide defendant Khalil Madden suggested it was her client’s cellmate—not Madden—who stabbed Shane Burton to death at a Baltimore prison facility in 2021. On... Read More

Jury Convicts Inmate of Fatal Prison Stabbing

Details A jury convicted a homicide defendant of second-degree murder in a prison stabbing but acquitted him of first-degree murder on March 28. Defendant Khalil Madden, 30, was charged with first-degree... Read More

Cellmate’s Trial Begins in Fatal Jail Stabbing Case

Details On March 26, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong presided over opening statements in the trial of a man accused of fatally stabbing a fellow Maryland Department of... Read More

Late Evidence May Result in Sanctions Against Prosecutor

Details On Feb. 29, homicide defendant Deon Hudson received a motions hearing date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Hudson, 29, is currently charged with attempted first-degree murder,... Read More