James Langhorne was 24 when he was convicted in 1996 for the November 1993 murder of 24-year-old Laurence A. Jones Jr. on the 1400 block of Bank Street. Langhorne maintained his innocence throughout his decades in prison.
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.”
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.
These counts include participation in a criminal gang, first-degree murder, use of a firearm to commission a crime of violence, felony possession of a firearm, attempted first degree murder and more.
Juvenile crime arrests have increased by 146% compared to last year, according to the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office. In 2023, there were 66 arrests for serious crimes involving minors in Baltimore City. So far in 2024, there have been 163 arrests.
Bates said it can take days or even weeks until a child is arrested for another crime before his office and the court are notified that there's an ankle monitor violation.
Prosecutors said Cornell Moore and Keith Russell were involved in a murder-for-hire enterprise with a gang operating in Baltimore City and elsewhere in Maryland.
The Baltimore County judge overseeing that case called Gittens' actions a “reign of terror” committed with “utter depravity.”
At trial, Okeke argued that Green and his girlfriend were at Popeyes and saw four individuals, one of whom had a gun. Green shot one of the victims while trying to protect himself, defense counsel told jurors.
