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Jury Begins Deliberations in Trial of Father Accused of Killing Son

Jurors began deliberating Friday afternoon in the trial of a Baltimore County father accused of fatally shooting his 4-year-old son and wounding his 1-year-old daughter and the children's mother. Mark C. Jones Jr., 31, is charged with first-degree murder, two counts of first-

Prosecutors: Baltimore County Father Shot Son Dead in Christmas Eve Attack; Defense Claims Shots Were Fired in Struggle For Gun

Prosecutors: Baltimore County Father Shot Son Dead in Christmas Eve Attack; Defense Claims Shots Were Fired in Struggle For Gun

Officers responding to a report of shots fired on Christmas Eve morning in 2024 found a horrific scene in Apartment 1D on Breslin Court near Rosedale. They opened a door decorated with a cheerful metallic pink holiday wreath, walked past a living room where a Christmas tree twinkled in the

Cross-Examination Focuses on Contradictions in Murder Defendant’s Accounts

In a pointed cross-examination Wednesday, murder defendant Zayeed Abdul-Muhaimin was confronted with numerous inconsistencies between testimony he gave this week and statements he made under oath during his first trial in 2022. “At the end of the day, I defended myself and I said, maybe not specifically the

Judge Allows Testimony About Alleged Abuse in Retrial of Man Accused of Killing Former Teacher

Judge Allows Testimony About Alleged Abuse in Retrial of Man Accused of Killing Former Teacher

TOWSON — When Zayeed Abdul-Muhaimin's murder retrial began in Baltimore County last week, jurors were not expected to hear his allegations that his former middle school teacher sexually abused him years before Abdul-Muhaimin shot him to death. In multiple pretrial hearings in the months and weeks leading

Jury Hears Text Messages in Retrial Over Killing of Dunbar High School Administrator

TOWSON–Testimony is set to resume Monday in the retrial of a man accused of murdering his former teacher. Jurors on Friday heard potentially incriminating text messages sent in the days surrounding the killing. Zayeed Abdul-Muhaimin, 28, is charged with second-degree murder in the Dec. 27, 2020, shooting

Defense Claims Former Student Feared for His Life in Retrial Over Killing of Baltimore Educator

Defense Claims Former Student Feared for His Life in Retrial Over Killing of Baltimore Educator

Prosecutors say Zayeed Abdul-Muhaimin killed his former teacher and tried to cover up the crime before fleeing to California. Defense attorneys argue the shooting happened after years of manipulation and sexual coercion, telling jurors their client acted out of fear.

Former Student Faces Retrial in Shooting Death of High School Administrator

Former Student Faces Retrial in Shooting Death of High School Administrator

A man convicted in the December 2020 killing of his former teacher is set to be retried this week in Baltimore County after a state appellate court overturned his murder conviction. Zayeed Abdul-Muhaimin, 28, admitted during his 2022 trial that he shot Shelton Stanley in Stanley’s Pikesville home