Lasheena Stewart Archives - Baltimore Witness

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court has had 79 total trials since July 2021, when trials resumed from being paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly 81 percent ended with verdicts. According... Read More

Case for a Co-defendant Gets Dismissed on Second Day of Retrial

Details Screams of joy filled the courtroom on July 13 as Lasheena Stewart’s family and friends celebrated her attempted murder case being dismissed by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John Howard. ... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial Abruptly Ends for Day After Victim Recants

Details On July 12, a victim’s statement, delivered during the late hours of an attempted murder trial, derailed the prosecution’s case and led to a recess that ended court for the... Read More

Co-Defendants Charged with Paralyzing Young Girl Set for Trial in July

Details Two co-defendants involved in a non-fatal shooting were rescheduled for a jury trial in July before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John S. Nugent. Antwan Newton, 21, and Lasheena Stewart,... Read More

Defense Claims Double Jeopardy in Motion to Dismiss Attempted Murder Case

Details A joint defense motion to dismiss the case against two co-defendants charged in connection to a shooting that left a 13-year-old girl paralyzed from the waist down was heard in... Read More

After Mistrial, Motions Hearing and New Trial Date Set for Shooting Case

Details After Maryland Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Jones decided on a mistrial for a non-fatal shooting case because of a violation in disclosing evidence, counsel appeared in reception court Oct. 8... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Requests Bail Change

Details In lieu of a mistrial, defense counsel for a defendant charged with attempted murder, requested a bail change for her client. Lasheena Stewart, 38, is charged with attempted first-degree murder,... Read More

Judge Declares Mistrial for Attempted Homicide Case from Nearly 2 Years Ago

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones declared a mistrial Oct. 6 in a case involving two individuals charged with shooting a 13-year-old girl in 2019. Lasheena Stewart, 38,... Read More

Defense Motions to Suppress Photo Array in Shooting of 13-Year-Old Girl

Details A defense attorney motioned Oct. 4 to suppress evidence that a victim used to identify a man she says shot her. Antwan Newton, 21, and Lasheena Stewart, 38, allegedly shot... Read More

Trial Date Set for Pair Connected to 2019 Shooting, Paralyzing 13-Year-Old Girl

By Connor Driscoll [former] - July 6, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Two Baltimore residents were given a trial date on July 6 in connection to a 2019 shooting that left a 13-year-old girl paralyzed. On Tuesday, two co-defendants appeared before Baltimore... Read More