A 19-year-old Baltimore woman is set to face a jury in mid-May after prosecutors say an arranged meeting at a Northeast Baltimore apartment complex spiraled into a cash grab and gunfire, leaving a man critically injured.
Yashmita India Gibson is charged with attempted murder, assault, firearm use, and conspiracy to commit armed robbery in connection with the Aug. 29, 2025, shooting at the Walther Apartments in the 6600 block of Walther Avenue. According to charging documents, the victim placed $400 in cash on his car’s center console. Gibson allegedly grabbed the money, and an unidentified man then got into the vehicle, pressed a handgun to the victim’s head, and fired once, hitting him in the lower back. Emergency responders found the victim in critical condition and took him to a local hospital. Investigators say they later uncovered evidence that Gibson deleted social media profiles and messages tied to the arrangement. These details, along with the May trial setting, were reported by Baltimore Witness.
Court Scheduling and Judges
At a Feb. 19 reception-court hearing, Gibson’s attorney, Koryn High, was reportedly not in the courtroom, as she was attending another sentencing matter. Judge Melissa K. Copeland handled scheduling duties, while Judge Althea M. Handy was assigned to preside over the trial on the Baltimore City Circuit Court bench.
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Charges and Legal Stakes
Gibson is staring down some of the heaviest counts the circuit court sees. A conviction on attempted first-degree murder and related firearm charges can bring multi-decade or even life-long sentences under Maryland law. Appellate courts have upheld long prison terms in similar cases, and the use of a handgun during a violent felony often carries mandatory time that must run consecutively to other sentences.
For a sense of how Maryland’s appellate courts have treated comparable issues, see decisions such as Justia.
What’s Next
Prosecutors put a formal plea offer on the record at the Feb. 19 hearing: a total sentence of 50 years, with all but 25 years suspended. The first five years of that 25-year active term would be served without the possibility of parole, followed by three years of supervised probation and registration as a gun offender upon release.
According to Baltimore Witness, Gibson has not publicly accepted or rejected the offer. For now, the case is set for a four-day trial beginning May 18, with a Baltimore jury expected to sort out how an arranged meet-up on Walther Avenue ended with a single shot and potentially decades of prison time on the line.
