March 2022 - Baltimore Witness

Witness Testimony Continues in Trial for 17-Year-Old Homicide Victim

Details Witness testimony continued on March 31 for two homicide co-defendants on jury trial for the 2018 murder of 17-year-old Beontray Ellis before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Philip S. Jackson. ... Read More

Georgia Man Accused of Shooting Mother’s Neighbor Rejects Plea

Details A 39-year-old Georgia man accused of shooting his mother’s neighbor rejected a plea offer of 50 years on March 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Alejandro... Read More

August Trial Set for Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant

Details A Baltimore woman allegedly involved in a non-fatal shooting rejected a plea of five years with three years probation on March 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. ... Read More

Jury Begins Deliberating in Beaumont St. Murder Case

Details The ongoing trial of 30-year-old homicide defendant Donnell Johnson entered jury deliberations on March 30 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown. Johnson was originally charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Trial Begins for Co-Defendants Accused Of Fatally Shooting 17-Year-Old Boy

Details Defense counsel for two co-defendants accused of fatally shooting 17-year-old Beontray Ellis nearly four years ago argued that the prosecution does not have sufficient evidence linking the defendants to the... Read More

41-Year-Old Woman Found Shot on Pinewood Avenue

By Alyssia Davis [former] - March 31, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the evening on March 30. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to the 2800 block of Pinewood Avenue... Read More

30-Year-Old Shot in Arm and Leg on Washington Boulevard

By Alyssia Davis [former] - March 31, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the evening on March 30. According to a news release, officers were called to the 2400 block of Washington Boulevard around... Read More

38-Year-Old Man Found Shot in Left Arm on Christian Street

By Alyssia Davis [former] - March 31, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a non-fatal shooting in the evening on March 30. According to a news release, officers were called to the 1900 block of Christian Street... Read More

Two Men and One Woman Found Shot

By Alyssia Davis [former] - March 31, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the morning on March 30. According to a news release, an off-duty officer working as a John Hopkins security heard gunshots... Read More

24-Year-Old Hakeem Smith Arrested for the Shooting of a 42-Year-Old Man

By Alyssia Davis [former] - March 31, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details A 24-year-old man has been arrested for the non-fatal shooting of a 42-year-old man on March 8. The Baltimore Police Department reported the arrest of Hakeem Smith, 24, exactly three... Read More

Trial Begins for Baltimore Man Accused of Drive-by Murder

Details The trial began for a Baltimore man accused of first-degree murder on March 30 before Baltimore City Circuit Court with Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer presiding. Terrell Carter, 38, is charged... Read More

17-Year-Old Girl Shot in the Leg on Clifton Avenue

By Emma Somers [former] - March 30, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred in the evening on March 29. According to a news release, at approximately 6:52 p.m., officers responded to an area... Read More

Police Arrest 40-Year-Old Man for Shooting on Mulberry Street

By Emma Somers [former] - March 30, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details A 40-year-old man has been arrested for shooting a 21-year-old man on Feb. 12. The Baltimore Police Department reported the arrest of Christopher Lee exactly six weeks after the incident... Read More

22-Year-Old Baltimore Man Shot on Clifton Avenue

By Emma Somers [former] - March 30, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on March 29 on Clifton Avenue. According to a news release, at approximately 5:39 p.m., officers in the area of... Read More

Co-Defendants Accept Guilty Plea for Shipley Hill Murder

Details Two out of three co-defendants charged with homicide in connection to the death of 31-year-old Marvin Mason returned to reception court on March 29 to accept pleas before Baltimore City... Read More

Baltimore Man Charged with Attempted Murder Rejects Plea, Receives Trial Date

By Alyssia Davis [former] - March 30, 2022
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Victims |

Details A Baltimore man accused of attempted murder rejected a plea of 8 years, with two years of supervised probation, on March 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. ... Read More

Witnesses Struggle to Remember Details in Beaumont St. Shooting

Details Witnesses called in the trial of a 30-year-old homicide defendant struggled to remember details of the 2020 incident during a jury trial on March 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

33-Year-Old Man Found Guilty of Fatal Shooting Outside Uptown Bar

Details A jury ruled homicide defendant Darrius Lemar Jordan guilty of second-degree murder on March 29 in connection to the fatal shooting of Guy Thomas in February 2021. According to the... Read More

A Lie About Money Led to Fatal Shooting, Defendant Testifies

Details A 33-year-old man on trial for homicide testified during his jury trial on March 29 that it was a lie that set off a chain of events that led to... Read More

Homicide Defendant Gets Into Argument With Judge During Trial

Details The trial for homicide defendant Darrius Jordan continued on March 28 but came to an end early after the defendant and Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Mays got into... Read More

Jury Finds 23-Year-Old Man Not Guilty in Murder of Former Maryland Football Player

Details A 23-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a former University of Maryland football player was found not guilty of all charges at the end of his trial on March 28... Read More

Homicide Defendant Found Not Guilty After Less Than 2 Hours of Deliberation

Details A Baltimore man accused of homicide was found not guilty on all charges before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J. Peters on March 25. Norman Lawson, 25, was charged... Read More

23-Year-Old Man Accused of Murder Rejects 50-Year Plea Offer

Details A Baltimore man charged with homicide rejected a plea of 50 years, with five years of supervised probation, on March 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. ... Read More

Homicide Defendant Accused of Argument Turned Fatal Shooting Scheduled for October Trial

Details A 30-year-old Baltimore man accused of fatally shooting someone after an argument last year rejected a plea of life on March 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M.... Read More

Month: March 2022