September 2022 - Page 4 of 10 - Baltimore Witness

Plea Decision Delayed As Defense Finishes Reviewing Discovery

Details Defense counsel for attempted homicide defendant Marcel Moses asked the prosecution to keep its plea offer open on Sept. 22 to give him time to finish reviewing discovery before his client makes... Read More

Fatal Shooting Defendant’s Trial Pushed For 2nd Time

Details A 29-year-old man accused of fatally shooting another man in the head nearly two years ago had his trial delayed until March due to a personal matter on behalf of... Read More

Jury Trial Pushed 7 Months For Man Accused of Fatal Stabbing

By Andrew Michaels - September 22, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A 35-year-old Baltimore man accused of fatally stabbing a man in South Clifton Park last year will wait another seven months for his jury trial following the prosecution’s request for... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Hearing Postponed

Details A 27-year-old Baltimore man charged with attempted murder had his hearing postponed on Sept. 21 until Friday before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Nyeki Glover is charged... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Hearing Rescheduled Due to Lack of Counsel

Details A 19-year-old Baltimore teen charged in a 2020 homicide had his hearing to select a trial date rescheduled for October due to not having a defense counsel on Sept. 21. ... Read More

Detectives Investigate Deceased Woman Found under Railroad Tracks

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - September 22, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details Officers are looking for information in connection with a body found under railroad tracks in the Southern Police District. On Sept. 13, at roughly 1:45 p.m., police officers were called... Read More

Baltimore Man Arrested for Attempted Murder

Details A 30-year-old man has been arrested for the attempted murder of a 45-year-old man on Aug. 18. The Baltimore Police Department has reported the arrest of Eric McCree, 30, four... Read More

Baltimore Man’s Hearing to Pick Trial Date Postponed a Day

Details On Sept. 21, a Baltimore man charged with homicide had his case rescheduled for Thursday to pick a trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Brandon Beshore is charged... Read More

Defense Says No Sufficient Evidence to Convict Attempted Murder Defendant

Details Opening statements began on Sept, 20, in the trial for a 24-year-old Baltimore man charged with attempted murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. The prosecution stated the... Read More

Judge Denies Sentence Modification For Man Charged with Five-Month-Old Daughter’s Murder

Details A Baltimore City judge denied defense counsel’s motion to modify the 18-year prison sentence of a man charged with the murder of his five-month-old daughter in 2015. Jeffrey McKinney accepted... Read More

Adnan Syed: One of Many Overturned Convictions in Baltimore City

Details On Monday afternoon, Sept. 19, cheers from Adnan Syed’s family and supporters erupted throughout the courtroom as Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn announced her decision to overturn his... Read More

Murder Trial Reset For 2023 After Mistrial

Details A mistrial in the murder case of Levar Cooper, 44, was declared on Sept. 20, rescheduling the trial for February 2023. Throughout the week-long trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Philip... Read More

Judge Schedules Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial for November

Details A man charged with attempted murder rejected a 20-year plea on Sept. 19 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Davon Holmes is charged with attempted first and second-degree... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Counsel Requests Courtroom Ahead of Expected Plea

Details On Sept. 19, a homicide defendant’s defense counsel Linda Zeit requested a courtroom to discuss her client’s plea as opposed to over the phone before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant Rejects Three-Year Plea

Details A Baltimore man charged with manslaughter rejected a plea on Sept. 19 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Datuan Blanchard is charged with criminally negligent vehicular manslaughter... Read More

21-Year-Old Man Takes Plea in Oldtown Shooting Last Year

Details A Baltimore man accused of shooting a 35-year-old man in Oldtown in September 2021 agreed to the terms of the prosecution’s plea offer on Sept. 19. Devin Anthony was charged... Read More

Unresponsive Man Found Shot on Bookert Drive

By Alyssia Davis [former] - September 20, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a homicide in the morning of Sept. 20. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to the 2800 block of Bookert Drive... Read More

Two Male Victims Shot on N. Wolfe Street

By Alyssia Davis [former] - September 20, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the evening of Sept. 19. According to a news release, officers were out on routine patrol when several gunshots were heard... Read More

Police Finds Blood Trail Leading Up to Baltimore Man Shot in Head

By Alyssia Davis [former] - September 20, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a non-fatal shooting in the evening of Sept. 19. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to the 2900 block of Oakley... Read More

Double Homicide Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty; Sentenced to Life in Prison

Details On Sept. 19, 21-year-old Donyell Morris was sentenced to life, suspending all but 40 years, for a 2019 double homicide after accepting a plea offered by Baltimore City prosecutors. Morris was charged,... Read More

Defense Counsel Files a Not Criminally Responsible Plea in Double Homicide Case

Details A 20-year-old Baltimore man charged with murder had his hearing postponed due to his counsel filing a not criminally responsible plea on Sept. 19 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Baltimore Man Charged With Murdering and Burning Girlfriend Rejects Life Plea

Details A Baltimore man charged with murder rejected a life plea on Sept. 16 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Jermaine Jeter, 40, is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

So Far, Most Homicides Occurred in June, Data Shows

By Alyssia Davis [former] - September 19, 2022
Data | Featured |

Details The graph below displays the total number of homicides and non-fatal shootings over the last nine months. According to the data, the month with the most homicides was June. More... Read More

Homicide and Non-Fatal Shooting Arrests

By Alyssia Davis [former] - September 19, 2022
Data | Featured |

Details The chart represents the number of arrests and non-arrests made of suspects involved in homicides, non-fatal shootings, and vehicular manslaughter this year. Out of 521 non-fatal shooting incidents, police arrested... Read More

Month: September 2022