Justin Fenton

Baltimore prosecutors said they are investigating the leak of documents outlining a witness’s cooperation in a high-profile murder-for-hire case, as defense attorneys denied they had provided materials to anyone outside the case. Earlier this week, docume... See more

City prosecutors are seeking emergency court action after documents revealing the identity of a critical witness in a high-profile trial of two accused hit men surfaced on the internet and went viral. Under a judge’s order, no one outside the case was sup... See more

Prisoners are more likely to be killed in Maryland than in nearly any other state, with a homicide rate last year that was nearly four times the national average, based on available data gathered by The Banner. Since 2023, 32 incarcerated people in state-... See more

State police and corrections officials are conducting a “potential criminal misconduct” investigation into staff at a Western Maryland prison after the latest in a rash of killings of prisoners across the state. The case is focused on the May 20 discovery... See more

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott joined sheriff candidate Sabrina Tapp-Harper late Tuesday at her election night watch party as supporters celebrated her apparent victory. “Now the work begins,” Tapp-Harper said. “It is time to unite behind our common purpos... See more