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Trial wrapped on May 14 for a 20-year-old Washington, D.C. man accused of participating in a mass shooting at Morgan State University's homecoming in 2023, with attorneys delivering closing arguments before jurors and Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy. Marquis Brown, 20, faces a total of 27 charges for his alleged involvement in [...]
Alexis Cancel-Soto, 21, was sentenced on March 19 to life, suspending all but 30 years for the murder of Cameran Holt, 19, during a Federal Hill shootout on Oct. 27, 2024. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Nicole K. Barmore handed down the sentence after hearing from several members of Holt's family who shared emotionally fraught [...]
Two parents pleaded guilty on Feb. 26 to fatal first-degree child abuse for starving their daughter, 5-year-old Zona Byrd, to death in 2024 at their East Baltimore home. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton presided over their joint plea. 33-year-old Bernice Byrd and 36-year-old Gerald Byrd of Baltimore were also convicted for the [...]
A 19-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty on Jan. 5 to six firearm violations in connection to the murder of 15-year-old John Lewis Jr., which occurred early last May in East Baltimore's Belair-Edison neighborhood. Defendant Zion Wimbish pleaded guilty to three counts of having a handgun in a vehicle and three conspiracy charges, risking a maximum [...]
A 27-year-old Baltimore woman accused of opening fire at her former friend in April was acquitted of all nine counts she was charged with on Dec. 18. As the second day of 27-year-old Destiny Janet Williams' attempted murder trial drew to a close before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y.
A 33-year-old woman whose two pitbulls fatally attacked an elderly woman last June pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and two counts of reckless endangerment during a plea hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Nicole K. Barmore on Dec. 19, accepting an aggregate sentence of 15 years, suspending all but six days of time already [...]
A teenaged Honduras native marked his 17th birthday on Dec. 15 by pleading guilty to firearm use and the first-degree murder of 20-year-old Celvin Olivares-Portillo before Baltimore CIty Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong. A Spanish language interpreter was present at the hearing to translate for 17-year-old defendant Jessiel Zuniga Martinez, who admitted in court [...]
A 24-year-old Glen Burnie resident was acquitted on Dec. 10 of all counts related to a non-fatal shooting incident that occurred last March in Union Square. Following a two-day trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kimberly C. McBride, jurors found Daquan Rashard Williams not guilty of firearm possession as a prohibited person, having a [...]
A juvenile defendant accused of killing a minor and injuring a 19-year-old during a shooting at Mondawmin Metro Center, a major train and bus hub, is set to be tried as an adult in criminal court next April. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn finalized the ruling on Nov.
Jurors reached a verdict in the case of a 24-year-old Westover man on Nov. 18, finding him guilty of murdering 27-year-old Desmond Gardner in Cherry Hill, South Baltimore, over two-and-a-half years ago. The decision was reached the day after counsel delivered closing arguments before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J.