The state introduced multiple witnesses on March 31 as the murder trial of 37-year-old Cassandra Lakesha McRae and 35-year-old Tavon Singleton continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton.
McRae and Singleton are accused in the fatal shooting of 52-year-old Antoinette Jennings, which occurred on the 5400 block of York Road last January. The shooting reportedly followed a dispute between Jennings’ family and McRae at a children’s basketball game on Jan. 22, 2025. According to a firearms examiner, all four shell casings recovered from the scene were consistent with having been fired from the same gun.
During the proceeding McRae’s character was brought into question.
Detectives learned McRae worked as a geriatric nurse at a eldercare facility prior to the incident, and later as a critical care technician in Sinai Hospital’s emergency department. At trial, the state attempted to question several of McRae’s previous coworkers, both of whom denied knowing the defendant.
One of the witnesses claimed her interactions with McRae were primarily limited to processing the defendant’s onboarding and recording her attendance, and claimed on the stand that she could not identify McRae in the courtroom.
However, she confirmed that she gave police a positive identification of McRae when initially questioned.
Later testimony revealed Singleton’s co-worker allegedly discovered documents belonging to the defendant in his company-assigned vehicle, a Chevrolet Spark, and notified law enforcement. Singleton reportedly used the vehicle to carry out delivery orders while employed full-time as an auto shop employee, and had been arrested a week prior to the discovery of her actions.
The witness testified that he found Singleton’s driver’s license, along with several prescriptions and invoices linked to other names and addresses, in the car’s glove compartment. According to the prosecution, the documents included billing information under Singleton’s name that was linked to a white Acura, and a traffic violation for a 2020 Chevrolet Spark registered to an address that did not match the defendant’s.
The trial is set to continue on April 1 with additional witness testimony and closing arguments.
