Natalie McKeown Finegar Archives

Judge Refuses Counsel’s Proposed Trial Dates Citing Defendant’s Speedy Trial Rights

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn continued a scheduled hearing for a man charged with attempted murder on Jan. 24, hoping that counsels can agree on an earlier trial date. The... Read More

Prosecution’s Plea Offer Is ‘Not Long Enough,’ Victim’s Mother Tells Judge

Details The mother of Tyrell Johnson-Woods, who was shot multiple times and killed in June 2021, asked a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge to be “as harsh as we can go”... Read More

Jury Trial Pushed 7 Months For Man Accused of Fatal Stabbing

By Andrew Michaels - September 22, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A 35-year-old Baltimore man accused of fatally stabbing a man in South Clifton Park last year will wait another seven months for his jury trial following the prosecution’s request for... Read More

Co-Defendants Accept Guilty Plea for Shipley Hill Murder

Details Two out of three co-defendants charged with homicide in connection to the death of 31-year-old Marvin Mason returned to reception court on March 29 to accept pleas before Baltimore City... Read More

Homicide Defendant Found Not Guilty After Less Than 2 Hours of Deliberation

Details A Baltimore man accused of homicide was found not guilty on all charges before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J. Peters on March 25. Norman Lawson, 25, was charged... Read More

Homicide Defendant Charged with Mother’s Murder Rejects Plea, Set for November Trial

Details A 32-year-old woman charged with her mother’s murder rejected a plea of 40 years with five years probation on March 23 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. ... Read More

‘Nothing That Happened That Day Had Anything to Do with Me,’ Says Homicide Defendant

Details “Where I’m from, if you snitch, you get killed for it,” a homicide defendant told a jury on March 24. Norman Lawson, 25, is undergoing trial in connection to the... Read More

Retired Detective Recalls Finding ‘A Puddle of Blood’ Under Seat During Homicide Investigation

Details A since-retired detective with the Baltimore Police Department described to a jury how he found a “puddle of blood” under the back passenger’s seat of the vehicle where 26-year-old Roderick... Read More

25-Year-Old Man Faces 2 Life Sentences After Rejecting Plea to Testify Against Co-Defendant

Details Jury selection is underway for a 25-year-old Baltimore man who faces two life sentences for murder after rejecting a 10-year plea on March 22 that would have required him to... Read More

Trial Rescheduled for Homicide Defendant

Details A 34-year-old Baltimore man accused of homicide has trial rescheduled to September on March 1 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Brandon Beshore is charged with first-degree... Read More

Baltimore Man Charged with Non-Fatal Shooting Receives Trial Date

Details A 29-year-old Baltimore man charged with a non-fatal shooting on Feb. 28 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Adam Roberts is charged with armed robbery, robbery, second-degree... Read More

Homicide Defendant Denied Bail 6 Months After Alleged Incident

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Phillip Jackson denied bail Jan. 25 for a homicide defendant almost 6 months after an alleged fight with the victim. Brandon Beshore, 34 is charged... Read More

Plea Negotiations Remain Underway in Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A 29-year-old defendant is expected to return to Baltimore City Circuit Court next month to accept a plea offer in connection to a non-fatal shooting last June. On Jan. 24,... Read More

Three Co-Defendants Offered Plea in Homicide Case

Details A motions trial was set for three co-defendants involved in a homicide in May before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Omarion Anderson, 18, William Clinton III, 19, and... Read More

Judge Denies Motion to Suppress Photo Array Identifying Shooter

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor denied a motion from defense counsel on Oct. 22 on behalf of three defendants charged in an attempted murder over three years... Read More

2 Pre-Trial Motions Denied in 3-Year-Old Homicide Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor denied two motions from the defense on Sept. 21 on behalf of three co-defendants charged in an attempted murder over three years... Read More

Man Charged with Homicide After Victim Dies Almost a Decade Later

Details Nearly a decade after a non-fatal shooting, a Baltimore man is being charged with homicide following the death of the victim one year ago. The defendant, Corey Jennings, is currently... Read More