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Sex Solicitation, Shooting Hearing Postponed Until February

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Source: Baltimore Witness

On Nov. 9, a sentencing hearing for Yashmita Gibson, 20, in Baltimore City Circuit Court before Judge Althea Handy, was postponed until next year. Originally accused of first-degree attempted murder, Gibson pled guilty to conspiracy for armed robbery in May for participating in a non-fatal shooting that occurred on Aug 29,2025 on the 6600 block of Walther Avenue. According to charging documents, Gibson was solicited for sex by the victim, and she had invited him to meet her at the Walther Avenue location. When the victim pulled up and Gibson got inside, he put $400 on the center console as payment. Gibson grabbed the money and exited the vehicle as an unknown man entered the back of the vehicle, put a gun to the victim’s head and demanded money. The victim attempted to drive off, the man discharged the gun, which struck the victim in the back leaving him in critical condition. . Gibson and the alleged assailant then fled in an unknown direction.

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