Judge Melissa K. Copeland Archives - Page 4 of 19

June Trial Set for Men Accused in October 2024 Gunfight

Details On April 2, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a June jury trial for Marcus Lilly, 42, who was accused of exchanging gunfire with co-defendant Shyheem Thompson,... Read More

Shooting Defendant Faces May Trial if Plea Negotiations Fail

By Laura Flores [former] - April 3, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a May 27 trial date for shooting defendant Charles Ward in an April 2 hearing. Ward, 25, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Murder Suspect Gets Trial Date in Teen Killing

Details Dejuan Cole, 20, received a trial date following a postponement in a hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Cole is charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery,... Read More

Man Charged in Elementary School Shooting Faces July Trial

Details Milton Johnson, 21, declined a plea deal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on March 27. The prosecution offered Johnson ten years, suspending all but seven, for attempted... Read More

Charges Dismissed for 19-Year-Old Defendant

By Sage Cho - March 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy dismissed all charges against Callen Brown, 19, on March 27. The dismissal came after defense attorney Robert D. Cole, Jr. moved to... Read More

Man Accused of 2019 Murder to Receive Trial Date in August

By Sage Cho - March 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details A Baltimore man accused of a 2019 murder will return to court Aug. 20 to receive a jury trial date. Lorenzo Thomas, 49, was found guilty of second-degree murder and... Read More

Murder Defendant Anticipates Retrial Date in May

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland granted a pre-trial date of May 9 for murder defendant Jermaine Sanders after his new defense attorney, Martin Cohen, requested more time... Read More

Teen Accused of Cookout Shooting to Stand Trial in July

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a July 23 trial date for Columbia teenager Xyliq Synzere on March 28 after counsel requested further time to review new... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Allows Defense Counsel to Stay on Case

Details A Baltimore man accused of shooting and robbing a man at the No. 1 Chinese Carry Out restaurant in Penn North is set to stand trial for five days, beginning... Read More

Court’s Failure to Respond to NCR Request Postpones Trial Again

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John. A Howard transferred 64-year-old Norman Moore’s attempted murder case to Judge Melissa K. Copeland for a new jury trial date after the court failed... Read More

Hagerstown Man Accused of Infanticide to Receive June Trial Date

Details A Hagerstown man accused of infanticide is set to receive a new jury trial date on June 6 after his case was recently remanded. Anthony Ford, 28, was initially charged... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Granted Time to Reconsider Plea

By Danielle Dixon [former] - March 27, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Attempted murder defendant Quantae Johnson, 37, rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on March 27. Johnson is charged with attempted first- and second-degree... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea, Set for June Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a two-day jury trial for a 59-year-old Baltimore man resident charged with attempted murder after he rejected a plea offer on... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

By Laura Flores [former] - March 27, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details James Little, Jr., 29, rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on March 26. Little is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-degree... Read More

July Trial Date Set for Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant

By Sage Cho - March 26, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a July 1 trial date for a non-fatal shooting defendant on March 26. The trial is slated to last two days... Read More

Judge Hands McHenry Street Homicide Defendant July Trial Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a weeklong jury trial for a 34-year-old Shipley Hill homicide defendant on March 25. Dominic Felder is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Receives May Trial Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a three-day jury trial for attempted murder defendant Reginald Raysor, 32, on March 25. The trial is slated to begin May... Read More

Jury Trial Scheduled for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a June 24 jury trial for 57-year-old attempted murder defendant Cephus D. Lawrence on March 24. The trial is set to... Read More

Defendant Maintains Right to a Speedy Trial

By Caroline Sutley [former] - March 24, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details On March 24, 48-year-old Jermaine Jones exercised his right to a speedy trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge LaZette Ringgold-Kirksey after the state requested a postponement. Jones is charged... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Man Accused of Killing 12-Year-Old Girl

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed 28-year-old murder defendant Omar Passmore’s jury trial on March 24. Judge Copeland rescheduled Passmore’s jury trial for June 24. He will... Read More

Woodbrook Avenue Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

By Sage Cho - March 17, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Attempted murder defendant Jerome “Jerone” Davis rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on March 17. Davis is charged with attempted first- and second-degree... Read More

Jury Trial Set for Duo Accused in Madison Avenue Murder Case

Details Defendants Kalim Satterfield, 26, and Darrell Morton, 37, will face a jury trial together on July 28 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. The duo is accused... Read More

Checkers’ Murder Defendant Appears in Reception Court

Details Deluntae Boyd, 34, appeared in a reception court hearing on March 14 accused of murdering Robert Horstman following an incident at a Checkers’ restaurant. Boyd is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Double Homicide Defendant’s Trial Postponed Because Prosecutor’s Ill

Details Homicide defendant, Lamonte Sherman, 29, was scheduled for a jury trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro on March 12 when it was postponed and sent to... Read More