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Judge denies delay, dismisses murder case after prosecutor requests a single sick day
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However, instead of granting a brief postponement, Judge Melissa Phinn demanded the state move forward with a new council. When the state refused, the case was dismissed. A call, local attorney and former city prosecutor Jeremy Eldridge deemed “highly unusual.” Read more.
Baltimore jury finds man guilty of murder of Akia Eggleston and her unborn baby after ‘six long years’
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“Justice has been served,” Eggleston’s aunt, Sanobia Wilson, said of the verdict. “To sit here and put up with this for six years — six long years — I can’t even begin to tell you how the struggle was. It was devastating.” Read more.
City State's Attorney issues statement on squeegee verdict
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Sixteen-year-old Tavon Scott was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and gun charges in the death of Timothy Reynolds near the Inner Harbor last year. Read more.
Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office secures convictions in three high-profile cases
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"So, when you see three different prosecutions for violent crimes resulting in convictions in high profile cases, it tells the criminal defendants and those in Baltimore City that are looking to commit crime, that we're back living in a world of consequences," said Jeremy Eldridge, a former Baltimore City prosecutor and now defense attorney. Read more.
Former Morgan State University student convicted in killing of security guard Julian Fruh outside nearby apartment
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Fruh was a security guard working for Allied Universal, the security company for the apartments at the location where many students live. He had just celebrated his 19th birthday before the killing on August 31, 2022. Read more.
Ivan Bates wants a new investigation into the death of Tyrone West
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Tyrone West died during a traffic stop conducted by Baltimore City Police that also involved Morgan State University campus officers in 2013. Read more.
Baltimore grandmother convicted of failing to secure gun that boy was carrying when he shot and killed teenage girl
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April Gaskins will be sentenced on Sept. 14 after Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams convicted her on charges ofcharges of reckless endangerment and firearm access by a minor. Read more.
Baltimore man gets life plus 35 years for killing woman in front of her children at Patterson Park deli
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“It would be impossible to script a more heartbreaking, tragic set of facts than those in the murder of Carmen Rodriguez,” said Baltimore Circuit Judge Jennifer Schiffer, describing Rodriguez, 36, as a beautiful, hard-working mother of four. “The Rodriguez children watched their mother get gunned down in front of them three days before Christmas.” Read more.
Glen Burnie woman sentenced to life for role in torturous kidnapping
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Tiffany Jones was abducted at knife point from the back of a Family Dollar on Potee Street and taken away in a Chevy pickup. Read more.
Alleged Carrolton Ridge serial burglar indicted on 20 counts
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On January 24, around 1:18 a.m., Barnett was seen walking in the 1900 block of Ashton Street, attempting to break into vacant rowhomes. He was only successful breaking into one house and was seen leaving with multiple items in his hands. Read more.