Former Baltimore Teacher Receives Maximum Penalty For Student Sex Abuse
Mustafa Pitts, 48, was found guilty on July 16 of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor, and faced a total penalty of 55 years in prison, the state's attorney said previously.
Sister of Baltimore homicide victim pleads guilty to witness intimidation during trial
Kendal Holt, Cameran's sister, was convicted of sending threatening text messages to a witness after the witness testified during the homicide trial of Alexis Cancel-Soto, Bates said.
Baltimore records nearly 50-year low in homicides in 2025
Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates taking office in 2023 coincided with the beginning of the crime decline, and his crackdown on illegal guns became the cornerstone of his work.
Records: Several defendants in Baltimore drug trafficking takedown are repeat offenders
According to investigators, defendant Terrell Pryor was selling bulk quantities of cocaine to other defendants for resale, and this discovery led investigators to a second open-air drug market that was also operating in the city.
Baltimore Police officer pleads guilty to unlawful sexual contact with 16-year-old girl
“The harm caused by former Officer Curlon Edwards was profound, and no one—especially someone entrusted with authority—has the right to abuse their position and violate another person,” Bates said. “We hope this outcome affirms the survivor’s courage in coming forward and reinforces that our office will stand with victims, pursue accountability, and work to ensure their voices are heard.”
Ivan Bates talks about rebuilding State's Attorney's Office, combating crime
State's Attorney Ivan Bates talks about rebuilding State's Attorney's Office, combating crime (VIDEO).
Crime is down, so why isn’t Ivan Bates happy?
His first three years in office have been largely defined by the remarkable decrease in gun violence in the city. It’s a stark reversal of predecessor Marilyn Mosby’s eight years in office, when Baltimore recorded more than 300 killings each year.
Report: Inconsistent youth crime data in Baltimore feeds ‘contentious’ debate
The data challenges have led to disputes over whether youth crime is actually decreasing. After another nonprofit, The Sentencing Project, released a 2024 report showing drops in youth arrests, Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates criticized the organization in an op-ed saying that the report did “not accurately represent my office’s data or the experiences of Baltimore City’s residents.”
More than 100 children’s criminal cases stalled as Baltimore struggles to find defense lawyers
It’s unclear how many of those children were being held in the custody of the state Department of Juvenile Services while their cases were stalled. But the figure Taylor cited represents about 12% of juvenile cases in Baltimore this year, according to the Office of Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates. “It’s one of our biggest problems here, just getting cases to trial,” Pamela Chung, chief of Bates’ Juvenile Division, said in an interview.