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Court to Hear Powell Avenue Shooter’s Plea in June

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a June plea hearing date for murder suspect Jermal Lundy, 25, on May 10. Lundy is charged with first-degree murder, firearm... Read More

Speeding Defendant Pleads Guilty in Fatal DUI Case

By Sage Cho - December 12, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details A defendant in a fatal DUI case pleaded guilty before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller on Dec. 12. Jabari A. Belizairo, 28, pleaded guilty to criminally negligent... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Carjacking, Shooting 67-Year-Old Victim in 2023

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced attempted homicide defendant Karon Alston to a decade behind bars after the parties reached a plea agreement in connection to an armed carjacking... Read More

41-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder in West Baltimore

Details A 41-year-old Baltimore man accused of an attempted murder in West Baltimore last summer was sentenced to 15 years in prison as part of a plea agreement with the prosecution.... Read More

Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Murder, Attempted Murder in Two Separate Shootings

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced a 24-year-old man to 30 years in prison after the defendant pleaded guilty to two separate shootings, including the murder of 52-year-old Eric... Read More

Second Defendant Pleads Guilty to 2021 Murder of Baltimore Police Officer, Gets Life Sentence for Second Killing

Details Defendant Travon Shaw pleaded guilty for his role in the murder of Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley on March 28, less than an hour after he was sentenced to life... Read More

Homicide Defendant Accepts Renegotiated Plea for Walbrook Avenue Shooting in 2022

Details A 40-year-old man is expected to serve more than two decades in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of James Moore and dumping the victim’s body in the street... Read More

Shooter in Wildwood Parkway Road Rage Pleads Guilty to Eight Years in Prison

Details Attempted homicide defendant Devonta Hunter-Bergess pleaded guilty to eight years in prison for assault and a weapons charges on Feb. 1 for his involvement in a road rage incident on... Read More

Ailing Defense Counsel Postpones 23-Year-Old Homicide Defendant’s Sentencing

Details The sentencing of 23-year-old Antonio Purisima was postponed until March as his defense counsel was ill. Purisima is charged with the murder of 21-year-old Kevin Moody on June 15, 2022.... Read More

Man Takes Seven Year Plea for Shooting Victim Who Threw Water Bottles at His Car

Details A 28-year-old Baltimore man facing nearly 80 counts of attempted murder and various weapons and assault charges pleaded guilty to seven years in prison on Jan. 29 for shooting at seven... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Robbery, Shooting at Belair Road’s Crown Plus

Details A 27-year-old Baltimore man will serve 20 years in prison for robbing and shooting at a man at the Crown Plus gas station on Belair Road in 2022. On Jan.... Read More

Woman Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery Turned Murder of Godfather on Rueckert Avenue in 2022

Details “Give her as much time because I’m never going to see my husband again.” The wife of Clarence Joseph Buckner openly wept as she stood feet away from her husband’s... Read More

Man Who Fired Back in North Rose Street Shootout Pleads Guilty to Weapons Charge

Details A 27-year-old Baltimore man will serve a five-year prison sentence without parole for his involvement in a shootout last spring. Wallace Clifton chose to pursue a plea agreement with the... Read More

Under Plea, Homicide Defendant Must Tell Victim’s Family Why the Killing Happened

Details Five years after the murder of 20-year-old Tavon Wilson, his killer, Melvin Wright, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and using a firearm in a crime of violence on Jan. 23... Read More

Kingsville Resident Pleads Guilty to Shooting at Process Server in 2021

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge agreed to defer the sentence of non-fatal shooting defendant Michael Crispino on Jan. 22 to give counsel time to finalize the treatment programs to... Read More

Man Accepts 15 Year Plea for Girlfriend’s Attempted Murder in 2022

Details A 29-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of his girlfriend following an agreement between defense counsel and the prosecution on Jan. 17. Samal Chavis accepted the assistant... Read More

No Jail Time for Baltimore Police Officer in Vehicular Manslaughter of 58-Year-Old Man

Details A Baltimore City Police officer will serve no jail time but faces probation after accepting a plea agreement on Jan. 16 for striking and killing a man with his police... Read More

Prisoner Accused of Stabbing Fellow Inmate to Death Sentenced to 40 Years

Details A 30-year-old man charged with the murder of a fellow prisoner was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Jan. 5 in a plea agreement between the prosecution and his... Read More

58-Year-Old Man Accepts Plea for Shooting, After Claiming He Was Defending His Home

Details A 58-year-old man’s defense counsel said her client believed someone was trying to break into his house when he fired a single warning shot from his living room window in... Read More

Woman Pleads Guilty to One Year on Home Detention for Non-Fatal Shooting

Details A 35-year-old woman accused of shooting at another woman over the victim’s boyfriend will serve one year on home detention in accordance with a plea agreement. On Jan. 5, Karen... Read More

Man Agrees to Five Years in Prison After Attempted Murder Charges Dismissed

Details Attempted murder charges were dismissed on Dec. 19 against a 29-year-old man accused of shooting a woman on South Poppleton Street in February. On Tuesday morning, Dontay Washington appeared for... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Weapons Charge for Firing Handgun on North Calhoun Street

Details A 38-year-old man accused of repeatedly firing a gun in the air earlier this year agreed to a five-year prison sentence as part of a plea offer with the prosecution.... Read More

Bus Stop Shooter Gets 10 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery

Details A 27-year-old man pleaded guilty to armed robbery on Dec. 14 for stealing $50 and other belongings at gunpoint last year. During a plea hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

20-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty in North Charles Street Triple Shooting

Details A 20-year-old Baltimore man charged for a triple shooting on North Charles Street in April pleaded guilty on Dec. 11 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Dashawn... Read More