Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Alexander Kinyua of Joppa, who was initially deemed unfit to stand trial, has a plea hearing set for June.
The Joppa man accused of killing his housemate and eating part of the dead man's heart and brains has a June plea hearing scheduled in Harford County Circuit Court. Alexander Kinyua, 22, of the 500 block Terrapin Terrace, was indicted in June 2012 on charges of first-degree murder and use of a dangerous weapon in the slaying of Kujoe Bonsafo Agyei-Kodie. According to charging documents, Kinyua—a former Morgan State University student—allegedly told detectives that he killed Agyei-Kodie, cut him up with a knife then ate part of the dead man's heart and brain before hiding body parts in his basement. In August, Kinyua was deemed temporarily unfit to stand trial in the case. Court records show Harford County State's Attorney Joe Cassilly …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The Bel Air teen was initially charged as an adult in connection with the sexual assault of a girl he knows, but this month his case was moved back to juvenile court.
A Bel Air teen indicted in December on sexual assault charges will no longer be tried as an adult after a Harford County judge ordered the case be moved to juvenile court. The move closes legal proceedings to the public and the media, preventing the coommunity from following further developments in the case. A hearing to determine whether or not the teen would be tried as an adult or have the case moved to juvenile court was held earlier this month. Prosecutors withdrew objections to moving the case to juvenile court and Judge Elizabeth Bowen ordered the case moved to juvenile court on March 20, according to online court records. The accused teen, now 17, of the 800 block of Bridle Path, was indicted Dec. 11 in Harford Count Circuit Court …
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Some members of the community plan to show their support for Robert Richardson III of Bel Air prior to his Friday court appearance.
Supporters of the Bel Air teen charged with shooting and killing his father in January 2012 are planning to rally on his behalf before his Friday morning court appearance. Robert Conley Richardson III, 17, of the 800 block of Moores Mill Road is scheduled to be in court at 10:30 a.m. Friday for a criminal motions hearing, according to online court records. A suppression hearing was initially scheduled for 10 a.m. that morning, but has since been postponed, court records show. Supporters of the teen are planning to rally at 9 a.m. outside the Harford County Circuit Courthouse. "Robert's supporters continue to believe that, as a child, it would be appropriate for his case to be remanded to the juvenile court system," Eileen Siple, event …
Friday, January 11, 2013
While Victor Colbert was scheduled to have a preliminary hearing Thursday, that hearing was cancelled in light of his indictment in connection with the December 2012 murder of a Bel Air man.
A Dundalk man was indicted Tuesday in connection with the December murder of another man inside his Bel Air apartment. Victor Levi Colbert, 32, of the 100 block of William Wade Avenue, was indicted Tuesday on charges of first-degree murder and wearing or carrying a dangerous weapon with intent to injure. Due to a glitch in the system, Colbert was scheduled for a preliminary hearing Thurdsay in the initial district court case. Harford County District Court cases are typically considered closed after indictments. Because of this mistake, the hearing did not take place. The murder charges stem from an early December 2012 incident in town. Police found 52-year-old Rodney Holmes Smith dead in his apartment in the 200 block of Baltimore Pikeon …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
The Dundalk man accused of killing a Bel Air resident last month is scheduled to be in court Jan. 10.
State prosecutors must today provide enough evidence to hold up murder charges against a Dundalk man accused of murdering a Bel Air man last month. Victor Levi Colbert, 32, is charged with second-degree murder and first- and second-degree assault in connection with the death of 52-year-old Rodney Holmes Smith. A preliminary hearing in the case is schedlued to take place at 11 a.m. in Harford County District Court. The hearing is essentially a show cause hearing where the state must show there is evidence the accused committed the crimes he is charged with. If prosecutors are successful, the case will then be carried over to circuit court. If not, some or all of the charges could be dropped. It is not a hearing to determine guilt. Police …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Robert Richardson III of Bel Air has been jailed since his arrest in connection with his father's murder nearly a year ago.
The trial of the Bel Air teen charged with shooting and killing his father in January 2012 is scheduled to take place in May of this year. Sign up for our newsletter, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Contact belair@patch.com with any news tips. The criminal jury trial for 17-year-old Robert Conley Richardson III was initially slated to begin next week, but has since been postponed. A separate hearing in the case is scheduled to take place Jan. 16 with a criminal jury trial scheduled for May 14. Richardson, of the 800 block of Moores Mill Road, was indicted in February on charges of first- and second-degree murder and felony use of a firearm in connection with the shooting death of his father, Robert Richardson Jr., on …
Monday, December 10, 2012
Same-sex couples can apply for marriage licenses in Bel Air starting Dec. 12.
The Harford County Circuit Court will begin accepting applications for same-sex marriage licenses Wednesday. Gov. Martin O'Malley signed a proclamation enabling Maryland courthouses to issue the licenses last week so that same-sex couples could be legally wed as of Jan. 1, 2013, when the law recognizing same-sex marriage takes effect. Clerk James Reilly of Harford County's Circuit Court said his office had "some internal administrative things to take care of" before the change. "We could have done it as of Dec. 6 and some of the clerks' offices did," Reilly said, "but in Harford County, the software had to be changed." When language on Harford County's marriage licenses was revised from "man and woman" to "party 1 and party 2," the license…
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
A hearing is scheduled for Monday.
The trial of the Abingdon teen charged with raping a Patterson Mill High School classmate has been postponed with a hearing scheduled next week to determine whether or not to move the case to juvenile court. Kyle Burnett Reddish, 17, of the 100 block of Kensington Parkway, has been charged as an adult. He has been charged with two counts of second-degree rape and six related charges stemming from the September 2011 alleged sexual assault of a girl who was 14 years old at the time. Reddish's lawyer, Christopher Flohr requested the case be moved to juvenile court. Circuit Court Judge Maurice Baldwin granted a reverse waiver at the Monday hearing, moving the adult case to juvenile court and closing it to the public. Reddish was 16 when the …
Monday, August 13, 2012
A 17-year-old Abingdon youth is charged as an adult in the September 2011 assault.
The trial of the Abingdon teen charged with raping a Patterson Mill High School classmate is scheduled to begin Tuesday. Kyle Burnett Reddish, 17, of the 100 block of Kensington Parkway, is charged as an adult with two counts of second-degree rape and six related charges in the September 2011 sexual assault of a girl who was 14 years old at the time. Reddish was 16 when the case was initially brought against him. The charges stem from an alleged attack the night after Reddish kicked a game winning field goal for Patterson Mill against crosstown rivals Bel Air. While at the girl's house with a group of people, Reddish allegedly went up to the girl’s bedroom, undressed her and repeatedly forced her to perform sexual acts, the charging …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Harford County gained 13 new trained volunteers to advocate for children in the court system.
More than a dozen volunteers dedicated to helping children in the court system were sworn in Wednesday. With the ceremony, the group of 13 officially became Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASAs, having completed 30 hours of classroom training and at least two hours of court observation, according to a release from CASA. They were sworn in by Judge William O. Carr Wednesday in Harford County Circuit Court. Volunteers are assigned to the case of a child within the juvenile court system who is ruled in need, based on past abuse or neglect, according to the CASA of Harford website. They advocate for the best interests of these children in the judicial, educational, medical, and social service systems, the release states. Last year, CASA…
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