Koryn High Archives - Baltimore Witness

Mental Status in Doubt, Homicide Defendant Remains Institutionalized

Details Robert Sean Leonard Douglas, a 53-year-old homicide defendant, will remain committed to a mental institution as proceedings continue to determine whether he is competent to stand trial. Douglass appeared before a... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial Postponed for Defense Counsel’s Medical Needs

By Sage Cho - June 5, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Trial was postponed June 5 for attempted murder defendant Quantae Johnson following news that his defense attorney, Koryn High, was facing medical issues. Johnson was originally scheduled to stand trial... Read More

Jury Finds Man Guilty in Fatal Stabbing

Details A jury found Cahari A. Ferguson, 21, guilty of conspiracy to commit murder where death would likely be the result for brutally stabbing Sean Neal Malik Brown, 21, more than... Read More

Closings Paint Different Pictures in Murder Trial

Details The jury heard contradictory closing statements May 30 in the murder trial of Cahari Ferguson before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard. Ferguson, 22, is charged with two... Read More

Medical Examiner Describes Brutal Stabbing in a Homicide Trial

Details A witness from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner described the gruesome nature of a stabbing homicide on the second day of 22-year-old Cahari Ferguson’s murder trial, May 28.... Read More

Acquitted: Accused Bar Shooter Beats Attempted Murder, Firearm Charges

By Sage Cho - May 23, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Angry voices rose in Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Nicole K. Barmore’s courtroom Friday as the prosecution argued in vain against defense attorney Koryn High’s motion to acquit Chardon A.... Read More

Judge Won’t Admit Debated Video in a Shooting

By Cecilia Wetzel - May 21, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Victims |

Details On day two of Chardon A. Cruz III‘s trial the judge denied a prosecution request to admit video evidence they say is key to their case.. The proceeding is being... Read More

Attempted Murder Victim Will Not Testify at Trial, Defense Tells Jury

Details Defendant Chardon A. Cruz III will face the jury for accusations of an attempted murder last June, but according to his counsel, the gunshot victim will neither testify nor even... Read More

North Longwood Stabbing Trial Postponed

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland reset the trial of 21-year-old homicide defendant Cahari Ferguson to May 27. Ferguson and co-defendant Tyrell White are charged with two counts... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Child Stabbing, Gets Up to 60 Years

Details Alan Geslicki, 33, pleaded guilty to the brutal murder of six-year-old Seron O’Neal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams on Feb. 10. The incident occurred on Jan.... Read More

Judge Grants Joinder for Defendants in Elderly Victim Shooting Case

Details Walter Jeremy Bush, 28, and Quincee Joe Moon, 19, were granted a motion to join their cases during a hearing on Feb. 3. Bush and Moon are suspects in the... Read More

Fourth Sentencing Postponement For Suspect in Friend’s Shooting

By Sage Cho - January 16, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details On Jan. 16, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Levi S. Zaslow postponed the sentencing of a woman who was charged with conspiring to shoot her friend. This is the fourth... Read More

Cases For Homicide Defendants Reviewed in Mental Health Court

Details In mental health court on Dec. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ordered an initial mental competency evaluation for a defendant charged with first-degree murder. Defendant Robert... Read More

Delayed Competency Report Postpones Murder Trial

Details By authority of Judges Lawrence R. Daniels and Melissa K. Copeland of the Baltimore City Circuit Court, a postponement was granted to a murder suspect’s defense anticipating information from a... Read More

Attorneys’ Scheduling Conflicts Postpone Woman’s Sentencing For Friend’s Shooting

Details An Owings Mills woman’s sentencing for conspiring to shoot her friend was postponed on Oct. 11 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Markia Vaughn, 20, was scheduled for sentencing alongside her... Read More

Judge Sentences Man Guilty of Firearms Charges in Fort Armistead Park Shooting

Details A 22-year-old Anne Arundel County man was sentenced to five years in prison on Sept. 20 for having a handgun at the scene of a fight in Fort Armistead Park... Read More

Excessive Drinking Led to Shooting Among Family on West North Avenue, Defense Says

Details A 26-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty for his role in a non-fatal shooting among family members that defense counsel said was fueled by excessive drinking. On Sept. 3, Kvon Allen... Read More

Mixed Verdict Reached for Man Involved in Social Media Fight

Details A 22-year-old man who became involved in a social media dispute among a group of women was found guilty of various firearm offenses on July 15, but acquitted on most... Read More

Trial of Man Involved in Social Media Fight Comes to a Close

Details The final witness was called and closing arguments were heard on July 12 in the trial of a man accused of shooting several women during a confrontation that began on... Read More

Counsel Delivers Opening Statements for Man involved in Social Media Fight Between Women

Details Counsel delivered opening statements July 10 in the trial for a 22-year-old man accused of attempted murder after an altercation that the prosecution claimed “was supposed to be just a... Read More

Trial Date Set For Attempted Murder Co-Defendants

Details A trial date was set for two attempted murder co-defendants on June 24 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Kvon Allen Smith, 25, facing charges of attempted... Read More

First-Degree Murder Defendant Acquitted Following Appeals

Details A first-degree murder defendant was acquitted on all counts, June 13, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John Howard, after several appeals to his original conviction because a witness to... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Sentencing Postponed

Details An attempted murder defendant was scheduled to go in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Levi S. Zaslow for sentencing on June 14. Markia Vaughn, 20, is charged with... Read More

Jury Hears Closing Arguments in 2012 Murder Case

Details The trial for a 2012 murder ended before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard on June 13 in a case that the defense attorney said “rests on the... Read More