Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of 37-year-old Sherrice Erica Parker, who turned down a plea deal that could have capped her prison time at 30 years. Parker is charged with first-degree murder and use of a deadly weapon in the June 30, 2025, stabbing death of 46-year-old Donte Chase in Southeast Baltimore. A judge ordered the case to move forward after prosecutors, hoping to track down defense witnesses, asked for more time.
In court, prosecutors said they had offered Parker a sentence of life in prison with all but 30 years suspended, followed by five years of supervised probation. She rejected the deal and instead moved to call five additional witnesses. Her defense team also sought to introduce a 34-second video they say shows Chase making menacing comments, along with a treatment-center letter documenting therapy that began in April 2024, according to Baltimore Witness…