September 2022 - Page 7 of 10 - Baltimore Witness

By Alyssia Davis [former] - September 14, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a homicide in the afternoon of Sept. 11. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to the 2600 block of Frederick Avenue... Read More

Baltimore Man Shot on Cambria Street

By Alyssia Davis [former] - September 14, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a non-fatal shooting in the early morning of Sept. 12. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to the 400 block of... Read More

Baltimore Man Shot on Bel Air Road

By Alyssia Davis [former] - September 14, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the early morning hours of Sept. 11. According to a news release, officers were called to an area hospital around 3... Read More

Baltimore Man Rejects Two Life Pleas for First-Degree Murder

Details A homicide defendant rejected a plea of two concurrent life sentences on Sept. 12 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Joel Ugah is charged with two counts of first-degree... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Takes Nine Years in Last Year’s Shootout

Details A 21-year-old Baltimore man agreed to plead guilty to assault and a firearm charge in connection to a shootout in the city’s Oliver neighborhood last August. The defendant initially faced... Read More

Motion to Modify Sentence Postponed for Mother Convicted of Manslaughter

Details On Sept. 12, defense counsel for a six-year-old manslaughter case brought a motion before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Jones to discuss the modification of his client’s sentence. On Monday, Anne... Read More

Man Who Admitted to Stepfather’s Murder Expected to Take Guilty Plea

Details Homicide defendant Cortez Johnson is expected to plead guilty to 50 years this November for fatally shooting his stepfather in the family’s kitchen last year. The 21-year-old appeared in Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Baltimore Woman Accused of a Non-Fatal Shooting Accepts Plea

Details A Baltimore woman accepted a plea agreement on Sept. 13 in connection with two crimes that took place on Sept. 22, 2021. The prosecution offered a plea to the defendant... Read More

Judge Schedules Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial for October

Details A 35-year-old attempted murder defendant rejected a 20-year plea on Sept. 12 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Dana Stewart is charged with three counts of first-degree... Read More

19-Year-Old Homicide Defendant Acquitted of All Charges After Retrial

Details After less than a day of jury deliberation, Tracy Allen Jones was found not guilty of fatally shooting 21-year-old Davron Dorsey outside the EZ-Shop Grocery store in June 2019. A... Read More

Defendant Seeks Mental Health Treatment after a Decade Old Conviction

Details On Sept. 9, a representative from a substance abuse program requested that a convicted attempted murderer be placed under her care upon release. Dauntae Emerson was convicted in 2008 of... Read More

Jury Begins Deliberations in 2019 Execution-Style Murder

Details “There’s not just one doubt. There are many doubts,” defense attorney Michael Tomko said during closing arguments on Sept. 12. “This is a modern day who-done-it.” His client, Tracy Allen... Read More

14-Year-Old Homicide Defendant’s Hearing Postponed

Details A young Baltimore teen charged with first-degree murder had his hearing postponed on Sept. 12 for two weeks later before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Costello Simms,... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects Life Plea Offer for Second Time

Details A 33-year-old Baltimore man charged with homicide rejected a plea of life on Sept. 12 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Troy Peace Jr. is charged with... Read More

Judge Calls Defendants’ Actions ‘A Night of Terror’ During Sentencing

Details Kiray Walker and his two co-defendants concocted “a night of terror” on Nov. 14, 2019, according to Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta Brown, when they fatally shot Aryanna James... Read More

Adult Man Shot on Gunther Avenue

By Alyssia Davis [former] - September 12, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a fatal homicide in the evening of Sept. 10. According to a news release, officers were called to the 4600 block of Gunther Avenue... Read More

Baltimore Man Heads to Trial after Rejecting Plea Deal

Details A Baltimore man charged with homicide rejected a plea offered by the prosecution on Sept. 9 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Jaquan Burks, represented by defense attorney... Read More

Two Victims Found Shot

By Alyssia Davis [former] - September 12, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a non-fatal shooting in the evening of Sept. 10. According to a news release, officers were called to the 1200 block of N. Potomac... Read More

Young Adult Shot in Early Morning

By Alyssia Davis [former] - September 12, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the early morning hour of Sept. 10. According to a news release, officers were called to an area hospital around 12:34... Read More

‘It’s Not Fair to You,’ Manslaughter Defendant Says to Victim’s Daughter

Details Hunched over a table before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles Blomquist, 25-year-old Nazr Basim Williams choked back tears as he apologized to the daughter of a man who was... Read More

19-Year-Old Murder Defendant’s Counsel Questions Police Procedure

Details On Sept. 9, during the second murder trial for a 19-year-old defendant, his defense counsel questioned the Baltimore Police Department’s procedure in collecting evidence and identifying suspects. Tracy Allen Jones,... Read More

Sentencing for Man Convicted of Manslaughter Postponed to Allow Victim’s Mother to Attend

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton on Sept. 9 postponed the sentencing for a man convicted of voluntary manslaughter to allow the victim’s mother to be present. The... Read More

Judge’s Disapproval Leads to Altered Plea for Non-Fatal Shooter

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant’s defense counsel agreed to an alteration of his client’s plea offer on Sept. 9 when Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John Howard questioned the original plea... Read More

Prosecution Says Two Homicide Defendants ‘Finessed’ the Victim in Closing Arguments

Details The prosecution began closing arguments on the last day of trial for two homicide defendants on Sept. 9 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Alpert. “Hard work, finesse, and... Read More

Month: September 2022