Just more than a year after authorities tracked him down to a west Baltimore row home following a four-month manhunt, Rakim Muhammad was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday for the July 2010 murder of an Aberdeen man. Muhammad plead guilty Wednesday in Harford County Circuit Court to second-degree murder and a weapons charge. […]
Accused Murderer to Plead Guilty in July 2010 Shooting Death of Aberdeen Resident
The Parkville man facing murder charges in connection with a Bel Air shooting last summer has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, sources said. Jury selection in the case was scheduled to start Monday. A hearing on the plea agreement reached by lawyers for Rakim Muhammad in the shooting death of Aberdeen resident Derrick Maxey […]
Murder Trial in Bel Air Shooting Rescheduled for Nov. 28
The trial of accused murderer Rakim Muhammad has been rescheduled for Nov. 28 before Judge Emory A. Plitt, Jr. of the Circuit Court for Harford County. Pre-trial proceedings are scheduled for Oct. 5. Muhammad’s attorney, Mark Van Bavel, met with Assistant State’s Attorney Joel C. Muneses and Circuit Court employees for a brief scheduling conference […]
Murder Trial of Rakim Muhammad Postponed; No New Date Set
The murder trial of Rakim Muhammad has been postponed, with a new date not yet scheduled. Judge Judge Emory A. Plitt, Jr. of the Harford County Circuit Court on June 10 granted the defense counsel’s request to postpone the trial. Muhammad faces 11 charges in relation to the July 17 shooting death of Derrick Maxey, […]
“America’s Most Wanted” in Bel Air to Profile Maxey Murder Case
The long-running show “America’s Most Wanted” is in Bel Air this week to profile the July murder of Derrick Maxey, and assist in the search for his suspected killer, Rakin Muhammad, who remains at large. A crew from the show was present in town on Monday to film interviews with members of the Bel Air […]