Jaymyra Burrell, 19, died after she was shot around 3 a.m. on December 4, 2022, in the 5600 block of Woodmont Avenue. Charging documents said Burrell was shot nine times and a witness told investigators that McCormick admitted to the murder.
In the first half hour, Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates joins Dr. Kaye to discuss the city's past and current crime data, legislative victories, and more.
David Sanford, the attorney representing Lee's family, acknowledged the court's decision. "The family understands the court's decision and respects it," he said. Sanford had previously challenged Syed's request for a sentence reduction, arguing, "We've said all along we've never wanted Syed to spend the rest of his life in jail. The question was did he meet the factors of the test and we argued he failed 7 out of 10 factors and the judge should not grant the motion at this time."
In January 2024, Baltimore Police responded to a “domestic-related stabbing” at the boy’s home in the Morrell Park neighborhood.
Authorities say McCrae is seen in the footage leaving the game while making a phone call, and then entering a grey sedan that followed the victim's Honda CRV to the scene of the shooting.
Mary Margaret Philpot said her husband David was approached by a man who asked him for money. When David said he did not have any money, the man - later identified as 43-year-old Timothy Clinedinst - pushed him to the ground and kicked him.
Brunson faced similar charges in a different case on Nov. 15, 2021 which was dismissed on Aug. 8, 2023. Shelton said Brunson has a history of depression and is grieving the deaths of several of family members. Brunson’s mental woes prompted him to join the 39 Babies, Shelton said. “The final nail on the coffin was when I had to bury my only sister at the beginning of COVID-19,” Brunson told Judge Howard. “I lost my father after he OD’d. I felt like I was losing everything.” Judge Howard said he recognizes Brunson needs mental health treatment to ensure he’ll no longer be a threat to society.
“Everybody says we love young people; we do love young people, but we got to hold them accountable,” Bates said. “That’s what I think parents are for and if they’re not going to do that then we are going to step in and hold young people accountable.”
The Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates supports Syed’s motion to reduce his sentence, despite withdrawing a previous motion to vacate his conviction in a court filing Tuesday night. The prosecutor’s reversal came just hours before Syed was due in court.
