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Man acquitted in Safe Streets worker's murder pleads guilty in unrelated federal case

Nearly three years after being acquitted in the murder of Safe Streets worker Dante Barksdale, Garrick Powell appeared in federal court Monday. The 32-year-old accepted a plea deal from the U.S. government in an unrelated case, pleading guilty to one count of possession of a machine gun. The charge stemmed from Powell’s arrest back in April 2023, less than one year after a jury found him not guilty of Barksdale’s murder.

Shooting Defendant Sentenced to 15 Years

Toomer previously pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and firearm use in a violent crime on Nov. 13, 2024. He initially faced additional charges of attempted first- and second-degree murder and reckless endangerment, as well as related other firearm charges.

Judge Sentences Metro Track Murder Defendant to 40 Years

On April 12, 2023, White and Foster were riding in the same train car when White observed an interaction between Foster and other passengers. Foster was seated next to a female passenger who became agitated by his presence. After three young passengers entered the train and started to interact with Foster, White testified that, “I was just trying to defuse the situation.”

Man Pleads Guilty to Fratricide

A man accused of fatally shooting his brother and fleeing to North Carolina pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and firearm use in a violent crime before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Feb. 6. Michael D. Conley, 35, fatally shot 27-year-old brother Devon Thomas on April 11, 2024 following a dispute in the 3400 block of Spelman Road.