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Jury Acquits Man of Attempted Murder Charges From 2021 Police Standoff

Details A Baltimore City jury acquitted 41-year-old Jermaine Jeter of several attempted murder charges on Sept. 8 in connection to an alleged standoff with Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers in 2021.... Read More

Attorneys at Odds Over Opening Statements for Defendant Accused of Shooting at Five Baltimore Police Officers

Details Controversy was at the center of opening statements in the trial of 41-year-old defendant Jermaine Jeter on Sept. 6 as the prosecution repeatedly objected to defense counsel’s argument before the... Read More

Judge Sets New Trial Date for Defendant Accused in Rosedale Court Attempted Homicide Case

Details On Aug. 30, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial date for a defendant who is accused of committing an attempted murder in 2022. Defendant Salim... Read More

Defendant in 2022 Dolphin Street Non-Fatal Shooting Case Rejects Plea Offer

Details On Aug. 26 Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial for defendant Ardie Jenkins in connection to a firearm discharging incident in 2022. The prosecutor standing... Read More

January Stoll Street Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea, Awaits November Trial

Details On Aug. 21, a 38-year-old defendant appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to reject a plea offer from the prosecutor assigned to the... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Sentencing Pushed to October for W. Fayette Street Fatal Robbery

Details The sentencing of 32-year-old homicide defendant Jerome Johnson was cancelled on Aug. 22 and pushed to October for reasons unknown to Baltimore Witness. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E.... Read More

Judge Dismisses Case Against 2019 W. Pratt Street Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Alpert dismissed a 2019 murder defendant’s case on June 20, after he determined the prosecution violated his right to a speedy trial. The ruling was... Read More

Judge Sets August Trial Date for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details An attempted murder defendant rejected a 30-year plea offered by prosecutors on Feb. 22 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. James Sutton and his defense counsel Andre Mahasa, a... Read More

Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Murder

Details On Nov. 15, a Baltimore man charged with murder accepted a plea of 40 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Alpert. Jayson Brown pleaded guilty to second-degree... Read More

Jury Must Decide if Homicide Defendant’s Text Shows A Plan to Flee

Details On Sept. 7, during the ongoing trial of two homicide defendants, the prosecutor insinuated that a text message showed a homicide defendant’s intention to flee the area following a murder.... Read More

Baltimore Man Found Guilty of Assault After Being Charged With Attempted Murder

Details On Aug. 10, a jury found an attempted murder defendant guilty of armed robbery, first-degree assault, firearm use during a violent crime, illegal possession of a firearm, carrying a handgun,... Read More