Adnan Syed should not do more prison time, Baltimore state’s attorney says
Syed’s attorneys, Assistant Public Defenders Erica Suter and Brian Zavin, had filed a motion for reduction of sentence under the Juvenile Restoration Act.
Adnan Syed, right, speaks to reporters while his brother, Yusuf Syed, and mother, Shamim Syed, accompany him in support on Sept. 19, 2023.
Maryland Supreme Court agrees to take up case about expungement and probation
The Appellate Court of Maryland, the state’s mid-level appeals court, ruled in 2022 that people whose probation is unsatisfactorily closed after a violation cannot receive an expungement
The exterior of the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal building, home of the Maryland Supreme Court, in Annapolis, MD on September 10, 2024.
33-year-old man dies after apparent medical episode at Baltimore jail: ‘This is not fair’
Trayvon Ocain, 33, died in a facility that is under scrutiny for its health care system. His family wants answers.
Trayvon Ocain died after suffering an apparent medical episode at the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center.
Ex-Pikesville High School principal sues Baltimore County schools in racist AI case
Eric Eiswert’s lawsuit also names Dazhon Darien, the man accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate him.
Photo collage shows Pikesville High School sign with pixellated audio waves in the background.
Feds seek 35 years for ex-Gilman School teacher Chris Bendann in sex abuse case
Federal prosecutors are seeking a sentence of 35 years in prison for a former teacher at the Gilman School who was convicted of sexually abusing a student and recording videos of it.
Chris Bendann, 39, exits the Baltimore County Courthouse in Towson with his legal team after a hearing on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. The former Gilman School teacher is accused of sexually abusing a student between 2016 and 2019, and was indicted on 16 counts including sexual abuse of a minor, rape and related offenses.
After series of delays upended rape case in Baltimore, prosecutors refile charges
The Banner previously examined how a woman took the rare step of reporting that she was sexually assaulted, only to face a series of delays outside her control.
The Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office has refiled charges of second-degree rape and third- and fourth-degree sex offense against Derwin Cox, 50, of Upper Fells Point.
Praise guitarist talks EP, time at Towson University as a ‘hardcore kid’
Since 2010, Anthony Dye, 34, of Hampden, has been a guitarist in the melodic hardcore band, which on June 14 released an EP called, “Coming Up For Air.”
Praise guitarist Anthony Dye at the Magpie Cage Recording Studio in Baltimore during the recording of the melodic hardcore band's EP "Coming Up For Air."
Washington Nationals take legal action to get $320M in TV rights fees from MASN
In court documents filed Monday, Nationals attorney Patrick Curran asked New York Supreme Court Judge Andrew Borrok to certify a decision made by the Revenue Sharing Definitions Committee of Major League Baseball.
MASN exclusively broadcasts most Orioles and Nationals games.
Man accused of killing Rachel Morin wants trial moved out of Harford County
In a motion for change of venue filed on Monday, Victor Martinez-Hernandez’s attorneys wrote that the case has been the subject of “numerous inflammatory and prejudicial reports in both legacy and social media.”
In a motion for change of venue filed on Monday, Victor Martinez-Hernandez’s attorneys wrote that the case has been the subject of “numerous inflammatory and prejudicial reports in both legacy and social media.”
Maryland’s court cases to watch in 2025: Adnan Syed, AI trial and more
The Baltimore Banner will continue reporting on these and several other notable cases in Baltimore and the surrounding counties.
Judge throws out lawsuit over 2022 fire that killed 3 Baltimore firefighters
In a 19-page opinion issued on Dec. 9, U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox wrote that while the allegations in the complaint were “tragic and alarming,” he was constrained to dismiss the case.
Photo of the familiese of Lt. Paul Butrim, Lt. Kelesy Sadler FF/PM Kenneth Lacayo with their attorneys t the Stricker street fire memorials.
Baltimore’s court for low-level crimes gets reduced as police issue few citations
Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, a Democrat, made resuming the prosecution on low-level, nonviolent offenses one of his signature campaign promises.
When Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates took office in 2023, he immediately rescinded a policy from his predecessor, Marilyn Mosby, to not prosecute crimes including trespassing, loitering and disorderly conduct. He later partnered with the Maryland Judiciary to create the citation docket.
While he fights to prove his innocence, Adnan Syed files motion to reduce sentence
Syed, now 43, is awaiting a new hearing on a motion to throw out his conviction in the killing of Hae Min Lee, his ex-girlfriend and classmate at Woodlawn High School.
Adnan Syed and mother Shamim Syed  speak to the press after the Maryland Supreme Court hearing on Thursday to hear oral argument in the Adnan Syed case.
Peter Thomas sentenced to 18 months in federal prison in tax case
Peter Thomas, formerly of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” and Bar One in Baltimore, will serve 18 months in prison for failing to pay the government more than $2.5 million in employment taxes.
Peter Thomas, 64, now of Miami, a restaurateur and former reality TV star who appeared on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Charlotte, North Carolina, to one count of failure to pay over trust fund taxes.
Luigi Mangione, charged in deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO, waives extradition to New York
The procedural step cleared the way for the New York Police Department to take Mangione into custody.
Luigi Mangione in court with his lawyer, Thomas Dickey, during his preliminary hearing at the Blair County court house on Thursday, December 19, 2024.
Chasen Cos.’ Fells Point development stalled as property faces foreclosure
A bank has filed to foreclose on a high-profile Chasen Cos. property at 1400 Aliceanna St.
Real estate developer Brandon Chasen in May.
Luigi Mangione faces new charges of murder as an act of terrorism
”This was a frightening, well-planned targeted murder that was intended to cause shock and attention and intimidation,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said at a news conference on Tuesday announcing that a grand jury had indicted Mangione on 11 counts including first-degree murder.
The Pennsylvania State Police released this photo of Luigi Mangione. He’s charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder as a crime of terrorism and related offenses in the deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside the New York Hilton Midtown.
Luigi Mangione is getting mail — and money — in prison
Mangione, 26, who’s facing charges in New York City Criminal Court including second-degree murder, has become a cause célèbre among anti-capitalists and those frustrated with the U.S. health care system.
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections says that there have been 153 entries of deposits into Luigi Mangione’s commissary account.
Weeks before the Pikesville High School AI trial, drama has already begun
Former Pikesville High School Principal Eric Eiswert is fighting a subpoena for his personnel file, a request that his attorneys describe as an attempt to "harass, embarrass, and otherwise further retaliate against him."
Pikesville High School photographed on March 4, 2024.
‘VOTE AGAINST PROHIBITION’ sign brought back to life in Fells Point
The Society for the Preservation of Federal Hill and Fell’s Point used extra money from wristband and beer sales at the Fell's Point Fun Festival for the “respectful rehabilitation” of the sign, which is on the side of a building on South Broadway and Shakespeare Street.
The Society for the Preservation of Federal Hill and Fell’s Point recently used extra money from the Fell’s Point Fun Festival to restore a sign on the side of a building at South Broadway and Shakespeare Street that reads, “VOTE AGAINST PROHIBITION.”
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