Dietrich Baker pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder while armed in connection with the 2012 death of James Ray Sherrod. Baker, 23, had been in custody since April 30, 2012 – two days after Sherrod’s death. He waived his right to a preliminary hearing last year. In January, a grand jury indicted Baker on first-degree … Read more →
Dietrich Baker, already in custody for the 2012 shooting death of James Ray Sherrod, was arraigned in D.C. Superior Court Thursday on a new five-count grand jury indictment. The grand jury charged Baker with first-degree murder while armed, along with four weapons charges. He pleaded innocent. Baker had originally faced second-degree murder charges in Sherrod’s … Read more →
Dietrich Baker waived his right to a preliminary hearing today, signaling that perhaps a plea deal is imminent in the second-degree murder case. Baker is suspected in the shooting death of James Ray Sherrod near a Kenilworth Avenue bus stop on a Saturday afternoon in April. Charging documents in the case rely on the testimony … Read more →
Dietrich Baker was ordered held today pending a preliminary hearing on a charge that he shot and killed James Ray Sherrod near a Kenilworth Avenue bus stop on Saturday afternoon. Baker, who was arrested Monday, appeared in court today to be presented with the second-degree murder charge. Charging documents rely on the testimony of two … Read more →
Dietrich Baker, a 23-year-old Northeast DC man, was arrested today in connection with the shooting death of James Ray Sherrod on Kenilworth Terrace. Baker is suspected of second-degree murder while armed, MPD said. A press release from MPD is after the jump. April 30, 2012 Arrest Made in the Homicide in the 700 Block of … Read more →
