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21-Year-Old Man Faces Trial for Double Homicide Committed with Two Co-defendants

Details The jury trial for Kiray Walker continued with police and detective testimonies detailing the series of robberies, carjackings, and double homicides in a case featuring his two co-defendants on Aug.... Read More

Judge Sentences Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Sentenced to 3 Months of Home Detention

Details A Baltimore man accused of being involved in a non-fatal shooting accepted a plea offer of three months of home detention on July 25 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Homicide Defendant Involved in Deadly Robbery Scheduled Trial For December

Details A 33-year-old Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder was scheduled for trial in December on June 14 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn Steven Arthur is charged... Read More

Baltimore Man Charged with Murder Rejects Plea, Facing a 2023 Trial Date

Details A 34-year-old man charged with first-degree murder has rejected the prosecutor’s plea of 50 years on June 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Thermon Green is... Read More

Woman Takes Plea of Time Served After ‘Uncooperative Witnesses’

Details A 20-year-old woman accused of attempted murder accepted a plea of time served on May 19 due to uncooperative witnesses on behalf of the prosecution. Kyashia Walker was facing multiple... Read More

Defense Questions Detective’s ID of Defendant

Details During closing arguments May 19, a defense attorney questioned the validity of a detective’s identification of the defendant. The ongoing trial of a 20-year-old Baltimore resident accused of first-degree attempted... Read More

Trial Date for Co-Defendants Accused of Murder Still Pending

Details On May 17, two co-defendants charged with first-degree murder had their case labeled as needing coverage for 2023 as the prosecution told Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn... Read More

Trial Delayed for Man Accused of Attempted Murder

Details A 20-year-old Baltimore man accused of attempted murder had his trial date delayed from May 13 to May 16 before Baltimore City Circuit Court. Kahi Zykal Richard is charged with... Read More

Defense Questions Victim’s Identification of Attempted Homicide Defendant in Photo Array

Details A 40-year-old Baltimore man with a history of violence was denied bail on April 1 in connection to an attempted homicide more than two years ago. James Bangura is charged... Read More

2 Non-Fatal Shooting Defendants Reject Plea Offer

Details Two Baltimore men charged in a non-fatal shooting rejected plea offers on Feb. 14 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The two co-defendants, who are 21 years... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Next Hearing Scheduled for May

Details A 20-year-old man accused of attempted murder was denied bail on Jan. 25 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Judge Phillip Jackson. Kahi Richard is charged with first-degree attempted murder,... Read More

Judge Denies Bail for 19-Year-Old Defendant

Details A 19-year-old woman accused of attempted murder was denied bail on Jan. 25 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Phillip Jackson. Kyashia Walker is charged with two counts of first-degree... Read More

Man Accused of Attempted Murder Awaits Judge’s Decision on Release Pending Review of Video Surveillance

Details A 24-year-old man accused of attempted murder is awaiting a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge’s bail review decision after defense counsel argued that his client could not be identified in... Read More

Rising COVID Cases Postpone Homicide Trio’s Trial to August 2022

Details The trial of three co-defendants charged in a 2019 homicide was pushed to the latter half of 2022 in part by the Maryland Judiciary’s latest announcement to postpone all jury... Read More

Baltimore Woman Rejects Life Plea for Fatal Shooting in April

Details A 20-year-old Baltimore woman rejected Baltimore City prosecution’s plea of life for first-degree murder on Dec. 21 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Aiyahnah Burke is charged... Read More

19-Year-Old Attempted Murder Defendant Trial is Scheduled for May

Details A 19-year-old Baltimore resident accused of an attempted murder earlier this year was offered a plea on Dec. 1 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Kyashia Walker, is... Read More

Co-Defendants’ Homicide Trial Likely in March 2022

By Andrew Michaels - August 24, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Counsel in a homicide case for three co-defendants struggled to schedule a trial date during reception court on Aug. 24 at the Baltimore City Circuit Court. Devon Bynum, 18, Kiray... Read More

Convicted Murderer in 2018 Case Denied Bail

Details A convicted murderer who has been in jail for more than three years was denied bail on Aug. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Philip S. Jackson. According to... Read More

Four Co-Defendants Reject Plea Offers in McElderry Park Murder

Details All four co-defendants accused of killing a 21-year-old Aberdeen man in 2019 rejected plea offers at the Baltimore City Circuit Court on July 16. During reception court on Friday, prosecutors... Read More

Baltimore Man Takes Guilty Plea in Non-Fatal Shooting

By Andrew Michaels - July 8, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details A Baltimore resident accepted a guilty plea in a 2019 non-fatal shooting before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on July 8. Jamar Cannon was charged with second-degree... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Gets Trial Date Four Years After Incident

Details Almost four years after a non-fatal shooting occurred, a trial was set in postponement court at the Baltimore City Circuit Court on June 15. Judge Melissa M. Phinn also heard... Read More