K. Stokes

A mother accused of killing her pre-teen daughter has been found competent to stand trial by the Maryland Department of Health, but her attorneys are hiring an expert to re-examine the woman before they decide if they want to contest that finding. Police arrested Keyona Dillon, 35, of Middle River,

Reader’s note: Both the defense and a prosecution attorney in this case are named John Cox. For clarity, the prosecuting attorney will be referred to as John P. Cox and the defense attorney will be referred to as John. E Cox.  A Baltimore County jury found a D.C-area

Defense cites “newly discovered information;” prosecutors say no evidence supports self-defense claim NOTTINGHAM —The lawyer for a teen accused of killing a 17-year-old during a meetup to buy sneakers asked a judge Friday to release his client on home detention, citing “newly discovered information." Cameron Cason, 19, is charged

ESSEX— A Baltimore man was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus 20 years in prison Friday for what prosecutors called the deliberate daytime assassination of 22-year-old Philip Pasingda and the non-fatal shooting of another man. A Baltimore County jury in May found Anthony Richardson, 24, guilty of

Defendant also faces separate Baltimore City charges tied to an alleged murder-for-hire scheme that left six others dead, including a pregnant woman A D.C.-area man accused of murder-for-hire in five Baltimore City deaths is on trial this week in Towson, charged with a sixth murder in Dundalk. Keith

DUNDALK —A Dundalk man who stabbed his mother 36 times was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for second-degree murder. Raymond George Swartz III, 27, sat blank-faced, shoulders slumped, at his sentencing in Baltimore County Circuit Court as his attorney told the judge about his long history of mental