August 2022 - Baltimore Witness

The Number of Homicides and Non-Fatal Shootings Throughout the Last 8 Months

By Alyssia Davis [former] - August 31, 2022
Data | Featured |

Details The graph shows the rate of homicides and non-fatal shootings over the last eight months. Read More

Murder Trial Postponed Due to Prosecutor Being Unprepared

Details An attempted murder defendant had his trial postponed due to the prosecutor needing more time to prepare before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Willie McDonald, 38, is... Read More

Number of Homicides and Non-Fatal Shootings in August

By Alyssia Davis [former] - August 31, 2022
Data | Featured |

Details According to Baltimore Witness data, there were 21 homicides and 63 non-fatal shootings in Baltimore City from Aug. 1 to Aug. 26. Read More

Defense Files Not Criminally Responsible Motion for Client

By Alyssia Davis [former] - August 31, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A homicide defendant’s defense counsel informed the court he filed a motion for not criminally responsible (NCR) for his client before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on... Read More

Baltimore Teen’s Trial Scheduled for November

Details A 19-year-old Baltimore man involved in a non-fatal shooting rejected a plea of 10 years with three years probation on Aug. 30 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M.... Read More

Co-Defendants Reject 10-Year Attempted Murder Plea

Details On Aug. 30, two attempted murder co-defendants rejected a plea of 10 years without the possibility of parole for the first five years before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Trial Scheduled for 22-Year-Old Homicide Defendant

Details Counsel agreed on a trial date for a Baltimore man accused of homicide before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Aug. 29. Devon Young, 22, is charged with two... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects 35-Year Plea

Details A Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder rejected a plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Aug. 29. Jose Lewis, 25, is charged with first and... Read More

Baltimore Man Accepts 5-Year Plea

Details A Baltimore man accepted a plea of five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Aug. 29. Jerome Faulkner, 39, was initially charged... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects Life Plea

Details On Aug. 29, a 62-year-old Baltimore man charged with homicide rejected a plea for life, scheduling his trial for January 2023 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. ... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Hearing Rescheduled for September

Details On Aug. 29, a homicide defendant had his hearing rescheduled for reception due to pending evidence before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Donzo Monk Jr., 26, is charged... Read More

Defendant’s Trial Date Set One Year After He Turns Himself In for Homicide

Details A 37-year-old homicide defendant rejected a life plea on Aug. 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Davone McDaniels, represented by Donald Wright, is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

72-Year-Old Man Denied Bail, Awaits Retrial for Fatally Stabbing Girlfriend

Details A 72-year-old Baltimore man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend in 2018 will remain held without bail as he awaits a retrial following a successful appeal earlier this year. In... Read More

Finksburg Man Denied Bail After Overturning 10-Year-Old Attempted Murder Plea

Details A Finksburg man was denied bail on Aug. 30, more than 12 years after he accepted a plea agreement for four counts of attempted murder. Andrew Hyle, 31, returned to... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooter Agrees to Plea, Will Be Sentenced in October

Details A 33-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant will return to Baltimore City Circuit Court for sentencing in October after agreeing to plead guilty to a weapons charge on Aug. 30. Defense attorney... Read More

Baltimore Man Shot on Gwynn Oak Avenue

By Alyssia Davis [former] - August 30, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the early morning of Aug. 30. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to the 3700 block of Gwynn... Read More

Teenager Found Shot in Head on Tunbridge Road

By Alyssia Davis [former] - August 30, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a homicide in the early morning hours of Aug. 30. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to the 500 block of... Read More

Two 40-Year-Old Men Found Shot on James Street

By Alyssia Davis [former] - August 30, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the late evening of Aug. 29. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to the 1200 block of James... Read More

Man Accused of Ordering Shooting Sentenced to 15 Years

Details “It’s true that jail is not good for you,” Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Philip Jackson declared while speaking to defendant Blair Jones and his defense attorney, Maureen Rowland, on... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Takes 12-Year Plea Deal

Details A 19-year-old Baltimore man will spend the next 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder on Aug. 29 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The case of Trenton... Read More

Elderly Man Shot in Leg on Light Street

By Alyssia Davis [former] - August 29, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the morning of Aug. 29. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to the 1600 block of Light Street... Read More

Two Victims Found Shot

By Alyssia Davis [former] - August 29, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the evening of Aug. 28. According to a news release, officers were called to the 2100 block of W. Lexington Street... Read More

Baltimore Man Shot on Glenwood Avenue

By Alyssia Davis [former] - August 29, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the evening of Aug. 27. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to the 700 block of Glenwood Avenue... Read More

Young Adult Found Shot on Greenmount Avenue

By Alyssia Davis [former] - August 29, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the late evening of Aug. 26. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to the 400 block of Whitridge... Read More

Month: August 2022