December 2022 - Page 6 of 9 - Baltimore Witness

Judge Postpones Trial for Man Accused of Attempted Murder

Details During a Dec. 8 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn postponed a hearing for a murder defendant after a witness could not attend the trial due to a family... Read More

Double Shooting, One Fatal Reported in Southern District

Details Southern District officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating the shooting of two men on Dec. 8. On Thursday, at approximately 6 p.m., officers responded to the Royal... Read More

Northern District Detectives Investigating Non-Fatal Shooting on E. 27th Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 9, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is looking for answers in the non-fatal shooting of an adult male on Dec. 8. On Thursday, at approximately 10:50 p.m., officers responded to the... Read More

Police Arrest and Charge Baltimore Man with Frederick Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting

Details In reference to a shooting that occurred on Jan. 15, 2020, officers for the Baltimore Police Department’s (BPD) Southwest District have arrested 25-year-old Clarence Temple of Baltimore. Investigators believe Temple shot... Read More

Judge Waives 15-Year Sentence for Attempted Homicide Defendant’s Probation Violation

Details A 35-year-old Baltimore man had a 15-year sentence waived on Dec. 8 in connection to a violation of probation following an attempted murder conviction in 2007. During Thursday’s Zoom hearing,... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing For Attempted Murder Defendant Undergoing Retrial

Details During a Dec. 8 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn continued a hearing for a defendant accused of attempted murder in 2009. The man is currently undergoing a... Read More

Failure to Select Jury Postpones Co-Defendants’ Attempted Murder Trial for Second Time

Details After three days of trying to select a jury, the attempted homicide trial of Ravanna Cornish and Dajuan Rheubottom was rescheduled for April 2023, the prosecutor assigned to the case informed Baltimore... Read More

Northwest District Investigates a Fatal Shooting on Saint Ambrose Avenue

By Alyssia Davis [former] - December 8, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting in the morning of Dec. 8. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to the 3400 block of Saint... Read More

Police Arrest and Charge Son With Murdering His Mother Following Dispute

Details On Dec. 7, 2022, at approximately 2:51 p.m., Northeast District patrol officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to a home on the 2400 block of Gainsborough Court for... Read More

Northwest District Reports Murder of 20-Year-Old Male

By Baltimore Witness Staff - December 8, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is investigating a homicide which occurred on Dec. 7. On Wednesday, at approximately 11:42 a.m., Northern and Northwest District patrol officers responded to the 2600... Read More

Homicide Investigation Underway in Northern District

Details Northern District homicide detectives for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are looking for answers related to the murder of an adult male on Dec. 7. On Wednesday, at approximately 2:53... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant’s Case Nolle Pros

Details A Baltimore man allegedly involved in a non-fatal shooting had his case nolle pros by the prosecutor on Dec. 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul Cucuzzella. On Wednesday,... Read More

Double Shooting, One Fatal Reported on Park Heights Avenue

Details The Baltimore Police Department’s (BPD) Northwest District is investigating a homicide that occurred on Dec. 7. On Wednesday, at approximately 10:02 a.m., patrol officers were called to the 4000 block... Read More

Judge Hands Down Life Plus 63 Years for Gas Station Murder

Details A Baltimore City judge handed down a life sentence plus 63 years to a murder defendant on Dec. 6 in what she described as “one of the most haunting cases”... Read More

Defense Counsel Newly Assigned to Fatal Stabbing Case

Details A hearing for homicide defendant Darius Williams, 35, was postponed on Dec. 6 after the prosecution informed the court of a new defense attorney who was assigned to the case.... Read More

Co-Defendants’ Murder Trial Ends With Conviction

Details A jury was able to reach a verdict for three out of the four co-defendants charged with the brutal murder of 21-year-old Donnell Brockington three years ago on Nov. 13,... Read More

Convicted Manslaughter to Reappear in Mental Health Court in Two Months After Another Positive Report

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - December 7, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details “Mr. Collins continues to do so very well,” reported Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale. E. Raisin on Dec. 7 during a mental health court for a Baltimore man convicted of manslaughter... Read More

Defense Counsel Cites Alleged Drunk Juror As Reason For New Trial in 2014 Black Guerilla Gang Conviction

Details Having served less than a decade of his life sentence, 28-year-old Capone Chase joined his defense counsel over Zoom on Dec. 6 to argue his trial counsel’s ineffectiveness in addressing... Read More

‘This Was An Execution,’ Prosecutor Tells Jury in Three-Defendant Murder Trial

Details Ten loud claps, one right after the other, echoed in the Mitchell Courthouse in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Dec. 7 as a prosecutor mimicked the ten gunshots that killed 33-year-old... Read More

Man Set for Trial in Garrison Boulevard Double Shooting

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge scheduled a 27-year-old homicide defendant for trial in May 2023 in connection to a double shooting earlier this year. According to the Baltimore Police Department,... Read More

Hamilton Hills Man Set for 2023 Murder Trial

Details A Baltimore man from Hamilton Hills will be tried for the murder of 22-year-old Joshua Whittington this May following a hearing in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Dec. 6 On... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Granted Bail, Released on Home Detention

Details On Dec. 6, a Baltimore man charged with attempted murder was released on home monitoring before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Phillip S. Jackson. Salim Williams is charged with four counts... Read More

Co-Defendants in Fatal Double Shooting to be Tried Separately

Details Two homicide co-defendants will now be tried separately after issues with defense counsel caused a postponement. On Dec. 6, Shawn Brewton, 52, and Michael Corprew, 48, were scheduled to begin... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Found Incompetent to Stand Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin found a defendant incompetent to stand trial for attempted murder on Dec. 7. Judge Rasin signed an order for Antionne Johnson to be committed... Read More

Month: December 2022