December 2022 - Page 3 of 9 - Baltimore Witness

Judge Amends Attempted Murder Defendant’s Sentence in Post-Conviction Hearing

Details On Dec. 19, 42-year-old convicted attempted murder defendant Jamar Jackson appeared before Judge Ronald Silkworth of the Baltimore City Circuit Court for a sentencing modification hearing. The prosecutor told the court that... Read More

Baltimore Man Accept Three-Year Plea for Returning Fire in Gas Station Shootout

Details On Dec. 19, a Baltimore man hesitantly pleaded guilty to having a loaded handgun before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin H. Schrieber. The prosecutor amended a charge against Darius Martaz... Read More

Judge Accepts Attempted Murder Plea after Another Judge Refused

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge accepted counsels’ plea agreement for an attempted murder defendant on Dec. 19 after another judge refused to proceed, deeming the terms insufficient for the... Read More

Man Accused of Fatally Stabbing Roommate Begins Bench Trial

Details Isaiah Drummond always greeted his family in the morning with a text message that read, “Good rising.” When they didn’t receive that text message one morning, his family members grew... Read More

Defendant Charged with Reckless Endangerment in Domestic Violence Incident Receives Time-Served and Probation

Details On Dec. 19, a defendant charged with five counts of reckless endangerment and one count of discharging a firearm was offered 18 months probation by the state. The prosecutor also... Read More

Penn North Resident Set for Murder Trial in July 2023

Details On Dec. 19, a 20-year-old man accused of homicide was set for trial in July 2023. Isaiah Bell, of the Penn North neighborhood, is charged with first-degree murder and firearm... Read More

Attempted Homicide Trial Pushed to February 2023

Details The jury trial for attempted homicide defendant Matthew Lipscomb was postponed until February 2023. On Dec. 19, Lipscomb and his defense counsel, Natalie Finegar, briefly appeared before Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Northern District Police Arrest and Charge Man with Shooting of Teenager

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 20, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details A 20-year-old man has been arrested for the shooting of a 19-year-old male teen on Oct. 19. The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) has reported the arrest of Tyqwaun Kells, 20,... Read More

Northwest District Police Arrests a 36-Year-Old Man, Charge with non-Fatal Shooting

Details A 36-year-old man has been arrested for the shooting of a 23-year-old man on Nov. 15. The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) has reported the arrest of Naeem Sekou a month... Read More

Southern District Officers Investigate Non-Fatal Shooting on Cambria Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 20, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is investigating a non-fatal shooting that happened in the late evening of Dec. 17. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to the... Read More

Western District Police Investigate Fatal Stabbing on Edmondson Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 20, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred on Edmondson Avenue on the evening of Dec. 17. According to a news release, patrol officers were called... Read More

Baltimore Teen Shot on Finney Avenue

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is investigating a shooting that occurred in the evening of Dec. 16. According to a news release, at 6:49 p.m. officers were called to the... Read More

Happy Holidays from Baltimore Witness

By Baltimore Witness Staff - December 20, 2022
Daily Stories | Featured |

Details Dear readers: As we embark on this holiday season, you may notice that Baltimore Witness will be slowing down the number of articles we have online. Although still working hard... Read More

Charges Dismissed Against Attempted Homicide Defendant

Details The attempted homicide case against 22-year-old Sherrod Ware was dismissed on Dec. 16 at the prosecution’s request. Ware originally went to trial in July 2022 for charges of attempted murder... Read More

Homicide Defendant Becomes Eligible for Parole after Modified Sentence

Details Homicide defendant Eric Charles Smith became eligible for parole on Dec. 16 after a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge modified his sentence in the 27-year-old murder case. Smith’s motion for... Read More

Homicide Defendant Pleads Guilty in Connection to Death of MTA Mobility Van Driver

Details A 31-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty to murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria on Dec. 15. Ernest Ford, represented by Tony Garcia, is charged with two counts of... Read More

Sentence Reduction Under Discussion in 30-Year-Old Murder Case

Details After serving three decades in prison for murder, Omar Johnson is pursuing a reduced sentence to transition back into society with support from his defense counsel and the Baltimore City... Read More

Retrial for Trio Accused of Murder Set for Late 2023 After Hung Jury Results in Mistrial

Details A mistrial was declared on Dec. 15 in the case of three co-defendants charged with the murder of 33-year-old Antonio Lamont Jackson after the jury was unable to make a... Read More

20-Year-Old Man Acquitted of Attempted Murder Charges

Details A minor traffic accident that could have been resolved peacefully ended with gun violence, an assistant state’s attorney shared with the jury on Dec. 14 during the attempted murder trial... Read More

April Trial Set for Man Accused of Killing Pregnant Woman and Her Daughter

Details A 26-year-old Baltimore man accused of murdering a pregnant woman and her 3-year-old daughter rejected two concurrent life sentences for each killing on Dec. 15. Devon Sample, who is represented... Read More

Judge Grants Postponement in Co-Defendants’ Attempted Murder Case

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge found good cause to postpone the attempted murder trial of co-defendants Keisha Clark, 46, and Tyrelle Fields, 38, originally scheduled on Dec. 15. The case shifted... Read More

Walk-In Shooting Victim Reported in Central District

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 15, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Dec. 14, 2022, at approximately 12:10 a.m., Central District patrol officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to a local hospital for a report of a walk-in shooting... Read More

Police Report Murder of 21-Year-Old Male in Northeast District

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 15, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Dec. 13, 2022, at approximately 6:09 p.m., officers for the Baltimore police Department (BPD) responded to the 5500 block of Silverbell Road for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located... Read More

Police Investigating Walk-In Shooting Victim in Southern District

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 15, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is looking for answers in the shooting of a 35-year-old male on Dec. 14. On Wednesday, at approximately 6:47 a.m., Southern District patrol officers responded... Read More

Month: December 2022