In a news release Friday, Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announced the guilty verdict in the 2021 killing of 30-year-old Breonna Rogers, among several wins by his prosecutors in court this week.
Malachi Lawson died more than a week after suffering burns so severe that his mother, Alicia Lawson, and her spouse, Shatika Lawson, told police they saw his skin floating in the bathtub.
Sgt. Ethan Newberg pleaded guilty to the common law crime, which doesn’t have a maximum penalty so long as the punishment is not “cruel and unusual,” and will be sentenced in August, a State’s Attorney’s Office spokesperson said.
Baltimore City Community College’s class of 2023 is honored to announce Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates as this year’s commencement speaker scheduled for Saturday, May 13th, at 10a.m. at the Lyric Performing Arts Center.
The Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office made the announcement just over two weeks after it publicly stated that two other city officers had been indicted in separate cases of assault and conspiracy to tamper with evidence.
Frankye Duckett dropped off an elderly woman and returned to his Maryland Transit Administration minibus in a hurry following an argument with a man on Jan. 29, 2021. He slammed the door shut and tried to put the bus into gear.
Baltimore officials on Monday announced the arrests of members of an alleged drug trafficking group accused of distributing fentanyl out of the Shipley Hill neighborhood.
Sheppard was restricted to desk duty in March, but left and was involved in an accident. She was arrested for trying to hide drugs in her car and carrying an unpermitted gun.
In my first 100 days, we examined the State’s Attorney Office to determine how we could improve operations, better support staff and increase the effectiveness of our prosecutions. The attorneys and staff here represent some of our city’s finest public servants. But the work can wear down even the most devoted and determined individuals over time, and we found an office depleted of human capital and resources.
