stephen pitcairn
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The Maryland Court of Special Appeals had no choice but to postpone the trial of Caesar Goodson to consider whether a witness facing a trial of his own must testify. - Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake greeted riders Tuesday at the Circulator stop near the intersection of 33rd and St. Paul streets. The Purple Route extension opened Monday, as year-round operating hours were rolled out for the Circulator system.
- One popular theory of lawyer Marilyn Mosby's upset win over incumbent State's Attorney Gregg Bernstein was that race played a deciding role in the election, helping a political newcomer oust a white prosecutor in a majority-black city.
- Johns Hopkins University officials pledged Thursday to spend $10 million over five years to boost neighborhoods surrounding the Homewood campus.
- An apparent robbery last week claimed the life of a psychology researcher and supporter of Baltimore youth music education, again calling attention to the issue of robberies in the city.
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- After his first city prosecution resulted in a mixed outcome last year, with one defendant acquitted and two others convicted of minor offenses, Baltimore State's Attorney Gregg Bernstein is set to try a murder case Monday.
- Though George Huguely V is charged with premeditated murder in the 2010 death of Yeardley Love, it's unlikely the jury will find he intended to kill her, according to attorneys following the case. But that doesn't mean he won't be found culpable.
- The year 2011 as seen through the rear-view mirror, the high- and the low lights of the year in Baltimore and Maryland
- Judge finds Lavelva Merritt violated probation by robbing Johns Hopkins researcher
- John Wagner was ordered to serve an additional seven years in prison for the 2010 murder of a Johns Hopkins researcher after a judge ruled Friday that the stabbing death violated Wagner's probation from an earlier assault case, the Baltimore State's Attorney's Office announced.
- An adult man was reported shot in the head Thursday night on North Calvert Street in Charles Village, according to the Baltimore Police Department.
- A 22-year-old man was found shot to death inside his Charles Village apartment Thursday night, according to a spokesman for the Baltimore Police Department. Police said the body was found by a friend who hadn¿t been able to reach the victim for several hours.
- An adult man was reported shot in the head Thursday night on North Calvert Street in Charles Village, according to the Baltimore Police Department.
- John Wagner, who was convicted of murder in the 2010 stabbing death of a Johns Hopkins researcher and sentenced to life in prison, has — as promised — filed appeals in his case.
- The accomplice in the murder of Stephen Pitcairn showed a disgusting lack of remorse in her sentencing.
- Lavelva Merritt, who helped rob a Johns Hopkins researcher last year as her boyfriend murdered him, was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday under a plea deal struck in May, though half the time was suspended, making her eligible for parole in roughly six years.
- Baltimore police just announced an arrest in the killing last year of a church caretaker in East Baltimore. James Johnson, 18, was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder in the death of Milton Hill.
- John Alexander Wagner was sentenced Friday to life in prison plus 20 years for the 2010 robbery and stabbing death of Stephen Pitcairn, a Johns Hopkins researcher whose violent murder led to a cry for change in Baltimore.
- Mr. Pitcairn's murder revealed serious flaws in how the criminal justice system deals with the most dangerous offenders
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- A violation of probation hearing for Lavelva Merritt, who pleaded guilty to robbery charges in connection with the stabbing death last year of a young Johns Hopkins researcher, was postponed Friday.
- Even after his untimely death, Stephen Pitcairn's generous spirit leaves a mark on the city .
