Justin Fenton

Justin Fenton is an American author, journalist and crime reporter. He is currently an investigative reporter for the Baltimore Banner.

Career A 2005 graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park, Fenton worked as a reporter and editor for the student newspaper, The Diamondback. He interned at The Baltimore Sun and went on to become a reporter at the newspaper for 17 years. Fenton is a two-time finalist for the national Livingston Award for Young Journalists. The Daily Record named Fenton as an "Influential Marylander" in 2018. and later wrote a book based on the case, titled We Own This City, which was later produced by HBO into a TV mini series of the same name.

In 2022, Fenton left the Sun to join the upstart Baltimore Banner, where he currently works as an investigative reporter. He contributed to the Banner's reporting on sexual misconduct allegations against Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, leading to Tucker's release from the Ravens and a 10-week suspension from the National Football League.