A 33-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty to possessing a gun although prohibited due to a previous conviction in connection to a non-fatal shooting inside his apartment in January 2024.
Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller presided over Deonte Anthony Simms’ plea on Oct. 27 when the prosecutor offered the defendant to serve five years without the possibility of parole in exchange for pleading guilty to the weapons charge. Defense attorney Michael Tomko represented Simms in this case.
The remaining eight charges against Simms, including possessing firearms with previous drug convictions and discharging a firearm in Baltimore City, were dismissed by the prosecution as part of the plea agreement…