December 2022 - Page 4 of 9 - Baltimore Witness

Murder Defendant Asks for Bench Trial in Spite of Attorney’s Push for Jury Trial

Details A Baltimore man elected to proceed with a bench trial on Dec. 14 for a 2020 homicide before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda Tanner. In what was supposed to be... Read More

Southern District Officers Arrest and Charge Teen with Attempted Murder

Details In reference to a shooting that occurred on Dec. 2, 2022, in the Southern District, investigators for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) have arrested a 16-year-old male from Baltimore. Investigators... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Set for Trial in March 2023

Details A Baltimore man charged with attempted murder had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Dec. 14. Henry Allen, who is represented by... Read More

Publisher’s Note: Help Us Continue to Provide Unprecedented Coverage of the Baltimore Criminal Justice System

By Baltimore Witness Staff - December 15, 2022
Daily Stories | Editors Corner | Featured |

Details As a newsletter subscriber you know the unique work our small team has been able to do covering our city’s criminal justice system with data and unique reporting. We do... Read More

Man Convicted of Fatally Beating Woman and Setting Home Ablaze Asks for Another Retrial Postponement

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge had difficulty getting a defendant to pick a date for his retrial on Dec. 14 as he asked for yet another postponement. In 2016,... Read More

Probation Violation Hearing Postponed for Decade-Old Child Murder

Details A 28-year-old man accused of his infant son’s death more than a decade ago is scheduled for a probation violation hearing in May 2023. Myron Evans was originally set to... Read More

Unknown Male Found in Field with Gunshot Wound in Western District

By Baltimore Witness Staff - December 14, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is asking for information on a non-fatal shooting that occurred on Dec. 13. On Tuesday, at approximately 5:54 p.m., officers responded to Lexington Street at... Read More

Man Walks into Burger King with Gunshot Wound in Central District

By Baltimore Witness Staff - December 14, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Dec. 13, 2022, at approximately 6:13 p.m., officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the Burger King located at North Avenue and McCulloh Street where a shooting... Read More

Convicted Homicide Defendant Faces More Prison Time After Violating Probation

By Andrew Michaels - December 14, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details After serving a 15-year sentence for murder almost two decades ago, a 64-year-old Baltimore man may return to prison after violating his probation. Anthony Thompson was convicted of second-degree murder... Read More

Attempted Murder Case Dismissed as State Unable to Find Witness

Details An assistant state’s attorney dismissed the attempted murder case against Willie McDonald on Dec. 14 after numerous attempts to find its sole witness. McDonald, who is represented by defense attorney Maureen O’Leary,... Read More

Booked Courtroom, Late Discovery Postpones Attempted Murder Trial

Details A Baltimore man’s jury trial for attempted murder was pushed until April 2023 after the prosecution informed the court that another case proceeded to trial in their scheduled courtroom. Christopher... Read More

Prosecutor’s Busy Schedule Delays Homicide Trial

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge postponed scheduling a trial date for 34-year-old homicide defendant Kevin Hall because the prosecutor was unavailable. Defense attorney William Buie argued against the postponement... Read More

June Trial Date Set for Defendant in Eastern Avenue Homicide

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - December 14, 2022
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Details A Baltimore man charged with murder received a trial date on Dec. 14 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Prosecutors had no offer for the defendant Samuel Wise... Read More

Post-Conviction Hearing Canceled For Man Convicted of Girlfriend’s Murder in 2011

Details A post-conviction hearing was canceled on Dec. 12 for a Baltimore man currently serving a life sentence plus 20 years for killing his girlfriend over a decade ago. Daniel Sullivan,... Read More

Man Accused in 2017 Bar Shooting Gets Retrial Next Year

Details From two life sentences to an overturned conviction, 26-year-old Dimas Osoriovasquez will have his third jury trial in June 2023 to determine his alleged involvement in an attempted murder in... Read More

Trial Date Given to Defendant for 2020 Homicide

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge issued a trial date on Dec. 14 for a man charged in a fatal 2020 shooting on the 5600 block of Haddon Avenue. Shae-von... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea, Avoids Trial

Details An attempted murder case initially set to begin trial on Dec. 12 ended in a plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Defendant Eric Harcum, who is represented by Derrick Hamlin, accepted... Read More

’39 Babies’ Attempted Homicide Defendant Takes Guilty Plea Over Trial

Details Another member of the criminal gang known as the “39 Babies” pleaded guilty to multiple charges on Dec. 12 in connection to criminal acts dating back nearly three years ago. Ramell Wilson... Read More

Woman Accused of Bryant Avenue Shooting Rejects Plea, Gets Trial Date

Details A Baltimore woman accused of shooting a 26-year-old man in May was scheduled for trial this coming May after rejecting a plea offer from the prosecution on Dec. 13. Cowanda... Read More

Prosecution Holds Up Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant Due to Unaddressed Motions

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - December 13, 2022
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Details An attempted murder defendant, who was scheduled to start his trial on Dec. 12, had his hearing pushed to March before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn due... Read More

Attempted Homicide Defendant’s Trial Pushed after Hiring New Defense Counsel

Details Attempted homicide defendant Edward McCormick is set for trial in May 2023 after he obtained new defense counsel, requiring a postponement. On Dec. 13, defense attorney Tony Garcia requested a postponement before... Read More

Murder Defendant has Trial Set for Top of the New Year

Details A Baltimore man charged with murder had his trial postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Dec. 12. Defendant Cornelius Hayes is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Counsel Nears Plea Agreement for Attempted Homicide Defendant

Details Counsel is nearing a plea agreement with an attempted homicide defendant Damon Martin, the prosecutor informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Dec. 13. During reception court on Tuesday, the... Read More

Southern District Looking into Shooting of Unknown Man near South Hanover Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 12, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Southern District of the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating a non-fatal shooting that occurred on Dec. 12. On Monday, at approximately 12:43 p.m., a patrol officer was in... Read More

Month: December 2022