Remington Murder Trial to Begin in August

Syron Abdullah, 20, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges.

Posted Tue, May 24, 2011 at 8:01 pm ET|Updated Wed, May 25, 2011 at 1:27 pm ET

The trial of Syron Abdullah, who is accused of murdering an 18-year-old Remington woman, is set to begin on Aug. 8.

Abdullah, 20, pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, according to the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s office.

Johma Blackwell was found stabbed to death in a home in the 2600 block of Huntingdon Ave. in late March.

Baltimore police arrested and charged Abdullah with murder and armed robbery on April 14.

Patch was first alerted to this story by an e-mail from Stephen Gewirtz of Charles Village's Court Watch Program.

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