Monday, March 12, 2012
Donnell Graham pleaded guilty in Harford County Circuit Court March 12.
UPDATE (3:15 p.m.)—A Bel Air teen pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder in the 2011 stabbing death of Patrick Xavier Ward. Donnell Graham, now 18, of the 200 block of Fairwood Road in Bel Air, pleaded guilty to a single count of first-degree murder in connection with the slaying, according to a release from the Harford County State's Attorney's Office. Graham was 17 at the time of the murder. “It was just a guilty plea," Harford County State's Attorney Joe Cassilly said Monday, "He agreed to plead guilty if we withrdrew life without parole." Cassilly said the state can still seek a sentence of life in prison, but the sentence would include the possibility for parole. "[Life without parole] I think is a bit misleading since the …
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Graham is accused of stabbing to death Patrick Xavier Ward inside Ward's Bel Air apartment.
The murder case against Donnell Graham, who is accused of murdering Patrick Xavier Ward in Bel Air, moved forward Thursday morning after a pretrial conference hearing. A criminal motions hearing is scheduled later this month. Graham's lawyers, Samuel Delgado and David Wooten, appeared on his behalf for a scheduled conference and pretrial conference Thursday in Harford County Circuit Court. No substantial change in the case took place during the hearing. Delgado told Patch the case is ongoing and a criminal motions hearing is scheduled on March 12. From there, Graham and his defense team will determine whether to accept a plea agreement or continue to trial. A trial date of April is scheduled in the case. In addition to the murder charge, …
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A pretrial conference for Donnell Graham is scheduled to take place Thursday morning.
The Bel Air teenager accused of stabbing to death Patrick Xavier Ward, who was legally blind, is scheduled to appear in court Thursday. A pretrial conference for Donnell Graham, 17, of the 200 block of Fairwood Road, is scheduled for Thursday morning in Harford County Circuit Court. Graham is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, two counts of first-degree burglary, two counts of armed robbery, robbery, attempted robbery, theft less than $1,000, attempted theft less than $1,000 and carrying a dangerous weapon with intent to injure. His jury trial is scheduled to begin April 16.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
While Donnell Graham was scheduled to appear in court Thursday, court proceedings involved only lawyers.
The trial date for Donnell Graham, the 17-year-old charged with stabbing to death a blind man inside the victim's Bel Air apartment, has been changed to April, one of his lawyers said. Graham is next scheduled to appear in court for a pretrial hearing in March. Graham, of the 200 block of Fairwood Road, is charged with first-degree murder and related offenses in the killing of Patrick Xavier Ward, 29, in August. A state prosecutor said Graham admitted to killing Ward. Graham's lawyers, Samuel Delgado and David Wooten, appeared on his behalf for a scheduling conference and pretrial conference Thursday morning in Harford County Circuit Court. Both conferences took place behind closed doors in judges' chambers, the first with Judge Emory …
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The jury trial for Donnell Graham has been postponed, but a pretrial conference is set to take place Thursday.
The Bel Air teenager accused of stabbing to death Patrick Xavier Ward, who was legally blind, is scheduled to appear in court Thursday. A pretrial conference for Donnell Graham, 17, of the 200 block of Fairwood Road, is scheduled to take place Thursday morning in Harford County Circuit Court. Graham is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, two counts of first-degree burglary, two counts of armed robbery, robbery, attempted robbery, theft less than $1,000, attempted theft less than $1,000 and carrying a dangerous weapon with intent to injure. While his jury trial was scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 30 in circuit court, that trial date has been postponed and no new trial date is listed.
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
Bel Air Patch looks back at the biggest stories of the year.
A murder, an earthquake and a hurricane converged on the Bel Air area during the month of August. A 29-year-old Bel Air man was fatally stabbed inside his apartment on Aug. 5. Patrick Xavier Ward, who was legally blind, was living in the 900 block of Redfield Rd., where the crime occurred. Donnell Graham, 17, of the 200 block of Fairwood Rd., was arrested and charged in connection with the stabbing, not long after the incident. Graham is awaiting trial. Two other big stories from August 2011 were the work of Mother Nature. On Aug. 23, an earthquake centering in Mineral, VA, shook the Mid-Atlantic region. Days after the earthquake, Hurricane Irene bellowed up the coast leaving flooding and damage in her wake.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Donnell Graham, 17, of Bel Air, was initially expected to appear for a pretrial conference on Thursday.
The Bel Air teenager accused of stabbing to death Patrick Xavier Ward was scheduled to appear in court this week, but that appearance has been postponed. A pretrial conference for Donnell Graham, 17, of the 200 block of Fairwood Road, was scheduled to take place Thursday morning in Harford County Circuit Court. That proceeding has been postponed and is now scheduled for 9 a.m. Jan. 12. Graham is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, two counts of first-degree burglary, two counts of armed robbery, robbery, attempted robbery, theft less than $1,000, attempted theft less than $1,000 and carrying a dangerous weapon with intent to injure. His jury trial is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 30 in Harford County Circuit …
Monday, October 10, 2011
Police arrest a pair of suspects in two separate murder cases within the last year.
Manhunts in Harford County aren't common, but Sunday's search in Abingdon wasn't the only one from the past year. Here are details on other recent searches: Suspect in Murder Case Arrested Hiding in Basement Suspect: Rakin Raid Muhummad Incident: Muhammad is accused of fatally shooting Derrick Maxey Jr. in the back of the head in a rear parking lot of the American Legion. A 15-year-old girl was also shot in the leg that night. Muhammad was arrested and charged four months later in Baltimore. Date of Incident: July 18, 2010 Date Found: Nov. 18, 2010 Update: A criminal jury trial is scheduled in Harford County Circuit Court for 9:30 a.m. Nov. 28. Police Call Off Manhunt in Woods Suspect: William David Carter Incident: Carter was waved to …
Monday, September 26, 2011
Donnell Graham faces more than 10 charges related to the death of Patrick Xavier Ward.
The 17-year-old Bel Air boy accused of fatally stabbing Patrick Xavier Ward has a trial scheduled in Harford County Circuit Court. A criminal motions hearing for Donnell Graham of the 200 block of Fairwood Road is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., Dec. 8. A pre-trial conference is scheduled for 9 a.m., Dec. 22. Graham's criminal jury trial is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., Jan. 30. Graham faces 11 charges: one count each of first-degree murder, first-degree assault, theft less than $1,000, attempted theft less than $1,000, robbery, armed robbery, attempted robbery, possession of a deadly weapon with intent to injure and two counts each of first-degree burglary and armed robbery. Thomas Ashwell and Eric MacDonell are Graham's public defenders, according …
Friday, August 26, 2011
Donnell Graham waived his preliminary hearing rights earlier this week.
The 17-year-old accused of murdering Patrick Xavier Ward waived his preliminary hearing rights earlier this week in Harford County District Court, moving the case to Harford County Circuit Court. An arraignment for Donnell Graham, who is accused of fatally stabbing his blind neighbor Aug. 5, has been scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Sept. 12. “[The defense] just [doesn’t] want to go through with the hearing and hear the evidence or they just want to go ahead and let the case proceed to grand jury,” said Deputy State’s Attorney H. Scott Lewis, who is trying the case. Lewis filed a criminal indictment for Graham and requested discovery and inspection in the case Wednesday. Graham now faces 11 charges instead of five: one count each of first-degree …
Sierra DeLong
4:21 pm on Monday, March 26, 2012
Also get your facts straight. A narcotics conviction would state Cds:Possess-Not Marihuana. Not CDS: P0SSESSION-MARIHUANA. That my dear was a marijuana charge that he got when he was 19. Check his record and see if he has been in trouble since. Which he hasn't and what the heck does this have to do with someone having their life taken. Just goes to show, you should have your facts straight before… more ›