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CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS ARTEESHA HOLT FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, 2 COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY, DEADLY WEAPON ANDREW WILLIAMS PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND HANDGUN COUNTS BRAZEN FAMILY VIOLENCE MURDER NETS CITY MAN LIFE SUSPEND ALL BUT 40 YEAR PRISON TERM CHILD MURDERER SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS ON VIOLATION OF PROBATION MONDAY ARMED DRUG DEALER SENTECED TO 5 YEARS IN PRISON FOR VIOLATION OF PROBATION AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR MARIJUANA BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS JOHN A. WAGNER AND LAVELVA MERRITT FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, ASSAULT, ROBBERY of STEPHEN PITCAIRN GARY ANTHONY COLLINS, CHARLES YASIN MCGANEY AND JEROME WILLIAMS FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2010 KEVIN PUSHIA PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER & 7 COUNTS OF INSURANCE FRAUD HEARING SCHEDULED FRIDAY AT 11 AM FOR KEVIN PUSHIA MYCHAEL HAIRSTON SENTENCED TO 50 YEARS SUSPEND ALL BUT 20 YEARS IN PRISON, 5 YEARS PROBATION FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER OF POLICE OFFICER ADRIAN MCGINNIS JURY CONVICTS TERRANCE MASON OF ASSUALT ON POLICE OFFICER AND RESISITNG ARREST MAURICE ROBINSON SENTENCED TO 13 YEARS FOR VIOLATING HIS PROBATION LAMONT HARDEN PLEADS GUILTY TO FELON HANDGUN COUNT GUILTY PLEA FOLLOWS MAY TRIAL & HUNG JURY BALTIMORE CITY JURY CONVICTS DATWAN RAMSEY OF TWO COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER REGINALD WATSON SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS SUSPEND ALL BUT FIVE YEARS IN PRISON, FIVE YEARS PROBATION FOR SEXUAL CHILD ABUSE TYRES KENNARD TAYLOR SENTENCED TO LIFE PLUS 40 YEARS IN PRISON FOLLOWING FOR 2007 MURDER & ROBBERY TYRELL HENDERSON SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS, 5 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR VIOLATING HIS PROBATION LAMONT HARRELL PLEADS GUILTY TO FIRST-DEGREE MURDER; SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON SUSPEND ALL BUT 60 YEARS CHRISTOHER WILLIAMS SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON FOLLOWING JUNE CONVICTION FOR SECOND-DEGREE MURDER AND HANDGUN COUNTS ANDREW PALMER PLEADS GUILTY TO ONE COUNT OF THEFT SCHEME AFTER FAILING TO PAY FOOD & DRINK TAB AT LOCAL RESTAURANTS RAMON HARVEY SENTENCED TO TWENTY YEARS THE FIRST TEN YEARS WITHOUT PAROLE FOLLOWING FELONY DRUG POSSESSION & DISTRIBUTION CONVICTIONS BALTIMORE JURY CONVICTS MARQUISE EVANS OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, HANDGUN AND ARMED ROBBERY COUNTS BALTIMORE JURY CONVICTS DAJUAN MARSHALL OF MURDER AND PARTICIPATION IN A CRIMINAL GANG Leroy Johnson Sentenced to 10 Year Mandatory No Parole Sentence Following Felony Drug Conviction BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS JASON BROOKS FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER TREVOR ANTHONY GIBSON SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON FOLLOWING SECOND-DEGREE MURDER CONVICTION LAMONT HARRELL FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN FRI., AUGUST 6, 2010 LAMONT HARRELL FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN FRI., AUGUST 6, 2010 JAMES PRIEST SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS IN PRISON FOR POSESSION OF A REGULATED FIREARM AFTER FELONY CONVICTION DAJUAN MARSHALL MURDER AND GANG ASSOCIATION TRIAL CONTINUES; CLOSING ARGUMENTS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY BALTIMORE POLICE OFFICER GAHIJI A. TSHAMBA, CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND HANDGUN COUNTS, SCHEDULED TO BE ARRAIGNED WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2010 OFFICE OF THE STATE’S ATTORNEY FOR BALTIMORE CITY LAUNCHES FACEBOOK PAGE VIOLENT FELON PLEADS GUILTY TO GUN POSSESSION SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS NO PAROLE CAUGHT IN POSSESSION OF A REGULATED FIREARM ANTONIO STEWART SENTENCED TO 50 YEARS IN PRISON FOLLOWING CONVICTIONS FOR SECOND-DEGREE MURDER AND HANDGUN COUNTS CARL COLEMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FIRST DEGREE ASSAULT, ARMED ROBBERY OF DOWNTOWN PARKING GARAGE ATTENDANT BGF GANG MEMBER TYRONE BURRIS FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER Prosecutor Seeks 20-Year Sentence with 10-Year Mandatory No Parole Penalty Following Narcotics Conviction Thursday Against Violent Felon DEMETRIC PATTERSON SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON FOR VIOLATION OF PROBATION ON A TRAFFIC OFFENSE BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS JOHNNIE DAVIS FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, CONSPIRACY TO MURDER AND PROHIBITED PERSON BALTIMORE POLICE OFFICER PATRICK DOTSON PLEADS GUILTY TO TWO COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT DEMETRY AKA FRANK JENKINS PLEADS GUILTY TO FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND HANDGUN COUNTS BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS RANDALL MARTIN, JR. FOR ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, FIRST-DEGREE ARSON, MALICIOUS BURNING, MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION AND RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT MURDER TRIAL OF DAJUAN MARSHALL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2010 STATE’S ATTORNEY JESSAMY SENDS ANNUAL LETTER TO PARENTS OF CITY SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN TO ENCOURAGE STRONG ATTENDANCE AND SUCCESSFUL LEARNING ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL OF BALTIMORE POLICE OFFICER PATRICK DOTSON SCHEDULED TO BEGIN FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2010 BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS MICHAEL HARROD FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER LEWIS BROCK FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, ATTEMPTED MURDER, AND DEADLY WEAPON TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2010 RADAMES REYES FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2020 MICHAEL STEVEN AKONOM, JR. PLEADS GUILTY TO FIRST-DEGREE MURDER FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL OF TYRONE SHELTON BURRIS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2010 LIONEL JOHNSON SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS FOR VIOLATING PROBATION BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS FREDDY A. CORTEZ FLORES FOR AUTO MANSLAUGHTER JOHN MOONEY SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER ANTHONY WRIGHT SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS WILLIAM BURGESS CONVICTED of DISRIBUTION OF HEROIN BALTIMORE JURY CONVICTS ALLEN BANKS OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, HANDGUN COUNTS EDDIE D. ARCARO SCHEDULED TO BE ARRAIGGNED TOMORROW ON FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, FIRST-DEGREE RAPE, SEXUAL OFFENSE AND SECOND-DEGREE BURGLARY ROBERT LEE MURPHY FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2010 LEVAR J. BAILEY USE OF A DANGEROUS WEAPON, RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT, ANIMAL CRUELTY TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TUESDAY, JULY 13 DAVID CALDWELL SCHEDULED TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND DANGEROUS WEAPON CHARGES TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2010 GRAND JURY INDICTS BALTIMORE POLICE OFFICER GAHIJI A. TSHAMBA FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND HANDGUN COUNTS STATE’S ATTORNEY JESSAMY TO ANNOUNCE MAJOR GRAND JURY INDICTMENT 2:00PM TODAY DARNELL JETER TO BE SENTENCED THURSDAY DNA UNDER VICTIM’S FINGERNAILS, FINGERPRINTS AND GOOD DETECTIVE WORK HELPED JURY CONVICT MIKAIL JAZZAR THEFT, ROUGE AND VAGABOND TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THURSDAY, JULY 8 COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS UPHOLDS MURDER CONVICTIONS OF ADAN ESPINOZA CANELA AND POLICARPIO ESPINOZA PEREZ SHONTAY LANE FOUND GUILTY OF INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER DEADLY WEAPON, AND ATTEMPTED SECOND DEGREE MURDER CO-DEFENDANT LATESHA HUGHES FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE ASSAULT ON SURVIVING VICTIM ORVILLE COOPER SENTENCED TO 70 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SECOND-DEGREE RAPE, SEX OFFENSE AND ASSAULT CONVICTIONS BALTIMORE JURY CONVICTS DAVONNE SYDNOR OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, ROBBERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON, AND OTHER GUN COUNTS, AND KEVIN WARD OF ROBBERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON BALTIMORE CITY JURY CONVICTS TYRES KENNARD TAYLOR OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, ARMED ROBBERY, ASSAULT, USE OF HANGUN AND CONSPIRE TO COMMIT ARMED ROBBERY BALTIMORE JURY CONVICTS CHRISTOHER WILLIAMS OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER AND HANDGUN COUNTS BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS DERRELL R. JOHNSON, XAVIER S. JOHNSON, CORRY M. SUMMERVILLE AND PETER MILLER FOR FIRST-DEGREE CONSPIRACY TO MURDER, FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT, HANDGUN COUNTS, KIDNAPPING, CONSPIRACY TO KIDNAPPING, ROBBERY DEADLY WEAPON, AND CONSPIRACY TO ROBBERY DEADLY WEAPON TWO COUNTS OF FALSE IMPRISONMENT JERMAINE CARMICHAEL, HAROLD MOORE, AND MARIO THOMPSON INDICTED FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER, CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT FIRST DEGREE MURDER BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS DAVID CALDWELL FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND DANGEROUS WEAPON CHARGES MARYLAND STATE’S ATTORNEYS’ ASSOCIATION NAMES DEL. GERRON S. LEVI LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR REGINALD WATSON CONVICTED OF SEXUAL CHILD ABUSE, FOURTH-DEGREE SEX OFFENSE AND SECOND-DEGREE ASSAULT BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS EDDIE D. ARCARO FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, FIRST-DEGREE RAPE, SEXUAL OFFENSE AND SECOND-DEGREE BURGLARY TYRONE HAMBER FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH ARRAIGNMENT SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2010 INMATE MATTHEW EVANS SENTENCED TO CONSECUTIVE DOUBLE LIFE TERMS REGINALD WATSON SEX ABUSE OF A MINOR TRIAL SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2010 TYRONE HAMBER FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH ARRAIGNMENT SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2010 SENTENCING OF CITY JAIL INMATE MATTHEW EVANS SCHEDULED MONDAY, JUNE 21, 2010 22 DEFENDANTS INDICTED IN DRUG DISTRIBUTION CONSPIRACY AT GILMOR HOMES IN BALTIMORE MURDER TRIAL OF SHONTAY LANE AND LATESHA HUGHES SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2010 GEORGE SYBERT, SR. SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS IN PRISON ATTEMPTED MURDER TRIAL OF DOMINIC ANDERSON AND ABDULLAH OMAR SCHEDULED TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2010 LAMONT DAVIS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON PLUS 30 YEARS GEORGE SYBERT, SR. TO BE SENTENCED WEDNESDAY ON 13 CONTINUING THEFT COUNTS TOTALING NEARLY $6 MILLION FOLLOWING GUILTY PLEA IN FEBRUARY ATTEMPTED MURDER TRIAL OF DOMINIC ANDERSON AND ABDULLAH OMAR SCHEDULED TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2010 CALVIN E. LOCKNER AND ZACHARY WATSON TRIAL SCGEDULED TO BEGIN ON TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2010 CALVIN E. LOCKNER AND ZACHARY WATSON TRIAL SCGEDULED TO BEGIN ON TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2010 BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS TERRY SCOTT FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND HANDGUN COUNTS LAMONT DAVIS SENTENCING HEARING TUESDAY CONVICTED OF SHOOTING FIVE YEAR OLD RAVEN WYATT AND TRADON HICKS APRIL 15 BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS UMAR BURLEY AND BRENT MATTHEWS ON FELONY NARCOTICS COUNTS FORMER CORRECTIONAL OFFICER LYNAE CHAPMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, DELIVERY OF CONTRABAND AND MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE RODNEY ADDISON AND GERNARD SMITH WITNESS INTIMIDATION TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THURSDAY JUNE 10, 2010 FORMER CORRECTIONS OFFICER LYNAE CHAPMAN OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN MONDAY, JUNE 7, 2010 POLICE OFFICER THOMAS SANDERS MANSLAUGHTER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2010 STEVEN JAMES LASHLEY SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON WITH 15 YEARS SUSPENDED FOLLOWING GUILTY PLEA TO SECOND-DEGREE MURDER LAST MONTH CARROLL HUGH BELL FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2010 STEVEN JAMES LASHLEY TO BE SENTENCED FOLLOWING GUILTY PLEA TO SECOND-DEGREE MURDER LAST MONTH MICHAEL RAMSEUR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY JUNE 2, 2010 BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS TYRONE HAMBER FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH BALTIMORE CITY JURY CONVICTS JOHN MOONEY OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER STATE DROPS MURDER CASE AND DEADLY WEAPON COUNTS AGAINST HECTOR POSADA AFTER WITNESSES DISAPPEAR RODNEY E. JOSEPH PLEADS GUILTY TO FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND RAPE FOLLOWING JANUARY MISTRIAL BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS KIRK FULGHAN FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND HANDGUN COUNTS SHAWN N. WHEATON AKA SHAWN JEROME SMITH ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER, ASSAULT ON A POLICE OFFICER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TODAY MICHAEL SIMMS AND PHILLIP QUEEN FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN MONDAY, MAY 24, 2010 CHANCY ROBINSON PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSION OF A REGULATED FIREARM AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF A DISQUALIFYING CRIME DARON ASHE SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS FOR VIOLATING PROBATION CONSECUTIVE TO A 130 MONTH FEDERAL PRISON TERM FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL OF TYRONE SHELTON BURRIS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2010 RODNEY E. JOSEPH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND FIRST-DEGREE RAPE TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2010 RICKY HUGHES ASSAULT TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THURSDAY MAY 20, 2010 WALTER TAYLOR SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON FOR MURDER OF TIAN ZIN WANG BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS BRYANT ADAMS AND DONTE GLADDEN FOR FOUR COUNTS ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, FOUR COUNTS CONSPIRACY TO MURDER, TWO COUNTS ROBBERY DEADLY WEAPON, TWO COUNTS CONSPIRACY TO ROBBERY, FOUR COUNTS FALSE IMPRISONMENT AND HANDGUN COUNTS JOSEPH BROWN AND MICHAEL HITCHENS MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010 WALTER TAYLOR PLEADS GUILTY TO FIRST-DEGREE MUDER STEVEN LASHLEY FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010 RIA RAMKISSOON SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON SUSPEND ALL BUT 19 MONTHS SERVED QUEEN ANTOINETTE SENTENCED TO 50 YEARS IN PRISON 4 PLEAD GUILTY IN OAKENSHAWE VANDALISM SENTENCING HEARING TUESDAY FOR CULT MEMBERS QUEEN ANTOINETTE TREVIA WILLIAMS AND MARCUS COBBS CONVICTED OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER, CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH WALTER TAYLOR PLEADS GUILTY TO FIRST-DEGREE MUDER DARNELL JETER FOUND GUILITY OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER AND CARRYING A DEADLY WEAPON AFTER DNA HIT, FORENSICS AND GOOD DETECTIVE WORK LINK HIM TO CRIME SCENE MURDER TRIAL OF WALTER TAYLOR AND RONALD GAMBLE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010 BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS MICHAEL R. HUNTER AND TROY T. TAYLOR FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, ROBBERY DEADLY WEAPON, ATTEMPTED ROBBERY DEADLY WEAPON AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER CLAYTONCOLKLEY SECOND-DEGREE MURDER, ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER SENTENCING HEARING SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010 BALTIMORE JURY CONVICTS ALFONZO YOUNG OF HANDGUN POSSESSION; SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON, FIRST FIVE WITHOUT PAROLE MURDER TRIAL OF GRECHAUNA ROGERS, SIERRA PYLES, ANTHONY O. WILLIAMS, AND TENISHA N. LAWSON SCHEDULED TO BEGIN MONDAY, MAY 10, 2010 INMATE MATTHEW EVANS CONVICTED OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER; ANTHONY CONAWAY, AWAITING TRIAL IN BCDC, FATALLY STABBED MICHAEL RAMSEUR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN FRIDAY MAY 7, 2010 BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS JOHN H. ADAMS FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND DEADLY WEAPON COUNTS TARAE JONES FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2010 DAMIEN DAVIS AND DARIUS DUPPINS FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2010 KEON CHRISTIAN DORSEY PLEADS GUILTY TO SECOND-DEGREE MURDER; SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON DARNELL JETER FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TOMORROW STATE’S ATTORNEY JESSAMY TO ATTEND BILL SIGNING IN STATE HOUSE TUESDAY, MAY 4 2010 10:30 AM DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS FOR VIOLATING HIS PROBATION ON 2007 ROBBERY CONVICTION GARY ANTHONY COLLINS, CHARLES YASIN MCGANEY AND JEROME WILLIAMS FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2010 TYLEI HULL AND WAYNE BROOKS FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2010 BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS TAVON J. JOHNSON FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND HANDGUN COUNTS BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS ANTONIO TAYLOR FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND HANDGUN COUNTS BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS LARRY DOUGLAS, JR. FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND DEADLY WEAPON CHARGES BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS TAVON WILLIAMS AND BYRON GREEN FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER RADAMES REYES FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 BALTIMORE JURY CONVICTS ORVILLE COOPER OF SECOND-DEGREE RAPE AND OTHER COUNTS LAKISHIAN WITHERSPOON ADMITS TO PERJURY IN 2009 HANDGUN TRIAL AND SENTENCED TO 5 YEAR SUSPENDED SENTENCE RIA RAMKISSOON SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON SUSPEND ALL BUT 19 MONTHS SERVED MATTHEW EVANS AND TIVON WRIGHT MURDER TRIAL SHCEDULED TO BEGIN TODAY KEVIN GERALD ROBINSON FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, FIRST-DEGREE RAPE TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TODAY ERNEST RIVERS IS CONVICTED OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, FIRST DEGREE RAPE, AND ROBBERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON BALTIMORE JURY CONVICTS DIVEST TURNER a.k.a. LANELL JOHNSON OF FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT, USE OF A HANDGUN IN THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME OF VIOLENCE HUNDREDS EXPECTED TO JOIN STATE’S ATTORNEY JESSAMY SATURDAY, APRIL 17 FOR TENTH ANNUAL VICTIMS’ FUND RUN AND WALK BALTIMORE CITY JURY CONVICTS DONNELL L. COVINGTON OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER YUSUF WINSTON-BEY PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED MURDER OF BALTIMORE COUNTY HOMICIDE WITNESS SHOT 5 TIMES IN 2006 BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS DESMOND SIMS FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND HANDGUN COUNTS BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS MONTEZ FAIDLEY FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND HANDGUN COUNTS BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS TERRELL C. MEADOWS FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND HANDGUN COUNTS BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS ERIC M. ROSE, JR. FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND HANDGUN COUNTS DARRYL HARVIN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED MURDER AND HANDGUN CRIME OF VIOLENCE SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS LAMONT DAVIS ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2010 BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS KENYATTA B. MCCOY FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND HANDGUN COUNTS BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS LAKESHA HAYNIE FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND CHILD ABUSE RESULTING IN DEATH LAMONT DAVIS ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2010 Statement from State's Attorney Jessamy regarding Preliminary Budget Cuts Cuts to Budget, Abolishment of Paralegal Services to Community, Victims and Witnesses "Constitutionally Impermissable" says State's Attorney BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS JOHN COUPLIN ON TWO SEPARATE CASES; LEAD CHARGES INVOLVE KIDNAPPING, ARMED CARJACKING AND ROBBERY DEADLY WEAPON SEAN STEPHEN THOMPSON FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2010 MALIK NANCE AND MARLON NANCE FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, ATTEMPTED MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2010 ARTHUR CAMPBELL PLEADS GUILTY TO HANDGUN COUNT and SENTENCED TO 3 YEAR SUSPENDED JAIL TERM with FORFEITURE OF WEAPONS & GORA REGISTRATION TREMAYNE AND TRAVERS JOHNSON TRIALS FOR VIOLATION OF THE ANIMAL ABUSE LAWS AND POSSESSION OF FIREARMS ARE SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2010 BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS CHARLES KERINS ON SECOND-DEGREE MURDER AND DEADLY WEAPON COUNTS BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS KIVI A. KENNEDY FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND TWO COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS LAVAR WILLIAMS ON FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND WEAPON COUNTS CHARLES PATTERSON PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSION OF A REGULATED FIREARM; SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE Hearing in Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee -- 1 PM Thursday, March 18 BALTIMORE CITY JURY CONVICTS KINTE JOHNSON OF PROHIBITED POSSESSION OF A REGULATED FIREARM; SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE BALTIMORE CITY JURY CONVICTS BRANDON JEFFERSON OF FELON IN POSSESSION OF A HANDGUN AND WEAR, CARRY AND TRANSPORT A HANDGUN TANAYA L. SALTER MANSLAUGHTER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010 JOHN PAUL NEWCOMB ARSON, MALICIOUS BURNING AND RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT TRIAL SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010 SANDY ZIMMERMAN SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS SUSPEND ALL BUT 25 YEARS IN PRISON FOLLOWING GUILTY CONVICTION OF POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE HEROIN AND COCAINE STATE’S ATTORNEY JESSAMY TO PUSH FOR STRONGER GUN LAWS AT SENATE HEARINGS THURSDAY ANDRE ROBINSON PLEADS GUILTY TO SECOND-DEGREE MURDER AND USE OF A HANDGUN IN THE COMMISION OF A CRIME OF VIOLENCE ROGER L. ERVIN SENTENCED TO LIFE PLUS 35 YEARS IN PRISON MATTHEW HOOPER SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON SUSPEND ALL BUT 50 YEARS FOLLOWING FIRST-DEGREE MURDER & BURGLARY GUILTY PLEA BALTIMORE JURY CONVICTS ROGER L. ERVIN OF FIRST-DEGREE RAPE, OTHER RELATED COUNTS FERNANDO HORTON SENTENCED TO LIFE PLUS 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOLLOWING JANUARY CONVICTION FOR ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, OTHER RELATED COUNTS SENATORS, DELEGATES, STATE’S ATTORNEYS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT URGE SUPPORT FOR HOUSE BILL 756 TO FIX LOOPHOLES IN THE 2007 GANG STATUTE BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS GEORGE SYBERT Sr. FOR 24 COUNTS OF CONTINUING THEFT BALTIMORE JURY CONVICTS LARRY DAVIS SECOND TIME OF ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, OTHER RELATED COUNTS BALTIMORE PROSECUTORS SEEK TO CLOSE LOOPHOLES IN LANDMARK GUN SAFETY & RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 2000 DARRYL WHITE SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON SUSPEND ALL BUT EIGHT YEARS FOLLOWING DECEMBER 2009 GUILTY VERDICT OF HANDGUN COUNTS LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT & ANTI-GANG COALITION LEADERS, STATE’S ATTORNEY JESSAMY AND DELEGATE GERRON S. LEVI HIGHLIGHT GANG BILL NEEDED TO FIX 2007 GANG STATUTE BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS RODNEY E. KEY FOR SEX OFFENSE AND ASSAULT COUNTS BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS DOMINIC ANDERSON AND ABDULLAH OMAR FOR ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, DEADLY WEAPON AND HANDGUN COUNTS SHARON JONES AND TIA SEWELL SENTENCED TO SUSPENDED TEN YEAR PRISON TERM, FIVE YEARS PROBATION, FOLLOWING NOVEMBER 2009 GUILTY PLEA TO FIRST-DEGREE VULNERABLE ADULT ABUSE TIMOTHY OXENDINE SCHEDULED FOR SENTENCING TOMORROW FOLLOWING NOVEMBER 2009 FIRST-DEGREE MURDER GUILTY PLEA SHARON JONES AND TIA SEWELL PLEAD GUILTY TO FIRST-DEGREE VULNERABLE ADULT ABUSE MATTHEW HOOPER PLEADS GUILTY TO FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND FIRST-DEGREE BURGLARY STEVEN LASHLEY FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL SCHEDULED TO BEGIN MAURICE FULLWOOD PLEADS GUILTY TO FIRST-DEGREE MURDER; SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON SUSPEND ALL BUT 25 YEARS DWAYNE PRICE SENTENCED TO 60 YEARS IN PRISON SUSPEND ALL BUT 30 YEARS FOLLOWING GUILTY PLEA TO TWO COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGRE RAPE BALTIMORE CITY GRAND JURY INDICTS ANTOINE PATTERSON FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND HANDGUN COUNTS MURDER TRIALS OF DAJUAN MARSHALL AND KEDAR JABBAR ANDERSON SCHEDULED TO BEGIN FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010 QUADIR BUTCHER PLEADS GUILTY TO FIRST-DEGREE MURDER BALTIMORE JURY CONVICTS DEMETRIUS SMITH OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND HANDGUN COUNTS MICHAEL JONES SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOLLOWING CONVICTION FOR VIOLATING PROBATION ALICE M. 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