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By Laura Van Pate
– 18 June 2024
Attempted murder | Court | Everyday stories | Homicide | Shooting | Suspects |
On June 18, lawyers argued in Baltimore District Court over the earliest possible trial date for two co-defendants, each accused of two murder cases from 2018.
Daoin Finch, 25, faces 11 charges, including two counts of attempted premeditated murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault, use of a weapon in a serious crime of violence, conspiracy to use a weapon in a serious crime of violence, conspiracy to carry a handgun, carrying a handgun in a vehicle on a public street and discharging a firearm.
Antwain Partlow, 24, faces the same charges as Finch, but is also charged with two counts of second-degree murder in one of his two cases. The Maryland Department of Corrections website states that all four of the men’s cases stem from incidents that occurred on March 29, 2018.
Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled another court hearing for July 12 because the prosecution, Finch’s defense attorney Roland Harris and Partlow’s defense attorney Natalie Finegar could not agree on an available trial date between now and early October.
Finch, Partlow and another co-defendant, who is no longer facing charges, are alleged to have carried a gun and threatened and shot two employees at a McDonald’s near the intersection of McClean Boulevard and Perring Parkway on the Baltimore City-Baltimore County line. Because of the location, all three were charged in both Baltimore City and Baltimore County.
Finch, Partlow and the third co-defendant were found not guilty in Baltimore County of various conspiracy charges related to the incident, but the Baltimore City Attorney’s Office continued to pursue legal action against the three men.
The cases were then delayed because the courts were closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. When the courts reopened, Finch appealed to the Maryland Court of Appeals, arguing he could not be retried for that incident due to double jeopardy. The Maryland Court of Appeals denied Finch’s appeal in May 2023.
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