December 2022 - Page 8 of 9 - Baltimore Witness

Police Investigating Shooting of Adult Male on West Caton Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 5, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is looking into the non-fatal shooting of a man on Dec. 3. On Saturday, at approximately 11:39 a.m., officers responded to the 3500 block of... Read More

Man Found with Non-Fatal Gunshot Wound on N. Charles Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 5, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details Detectives for the Central District of the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are looking for information connected to a shooting on Dec. 3. On Saturday, at approximately 1:36 a.m., officers responded... Read More

New Judge Assigned to Homicide Case Following Judge’s Recusal

Details On Dec. 2, a Baltimore man rejected a plea of life for first-degree murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Byron Erin Lewis and his defense counsel James Sweeting III, rejected... Read More

‘He Was My Best Friend,’ Describes Victim’s Sister During Sentencing of Her Brother’s Convicted Murderer

Details On Dec. 2, a Baltimore man charged with murder was sentenced to life, suspending all but 50 years with five years supervised probation before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B.... Read More

Police Report Shooting of Unidentified Man on West Hamburg Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 5, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details Southern District shooting detectives for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating a non-fatal shooting that occurred on Dec. 2. On Friday, at approximately 2:40 p.m., officers were dispatched to... Read More

Murder Defendant Must Wait a Bit Longer for Retrial Date Due to Sick Judge

Details A murder defendant whose trial in November ended in a hung jury had his reception court hearing to scheduled a retrial date pushed on Dec 2. Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Judge Postpones Hearing for Attempted Murder Defendant Who Rejected Plea Offer

Details During a Dec. 1 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn postponed a trial for a defendant accused of attempted murder who rejected a plea offer posed... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details During a Dec. 1 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over counsels as they scheduled a trial date for a defendant accused of attempted murder.... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Defendant Accused of Non-Fatal Shooting

By Ashley Brown [former] - December 2, 2022
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Details During a Dec. 1 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over parties as they scheduled a trial date for a defendant accused of perpetrating a... Read More

Involuntary Manslaughter Defendant’s Sentencing Postponed

By Alyssia Davis [former] - December 2, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Dec. 1, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge LaZette Riggnold-Kirksey postponed an involuntary manslaughter defendant’s sentencing hearing due to a scheduling conflict with another defendant. On Dec. 1, defendant Khali Yates, 23,... Read More

Defendant Accepts Guilty Plea for Assault of Fiance and Police Officer

Details During a Dec. 1 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over parties as a defendant accused of assaulting his fiance and a police officer accepted a plea... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Gets Time Served

Details A 37-year-old man charged in connection to a non-fatal shooting accepted a plea offer of time served on Nov. 30. Baltimore resident Damon Ruffin agreed to the prosecution’s plea of... Read More

Convicted Homicide Defendant’s Motion for Retrial Granted

Details On Dec. 1, a convicted homicide defendant’s defense counsel Hunter Pruette motioned for a new trial on behalf of his client before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John S. Nugent. Pruette motioned for... Read More

Baltimore Male Teen Shot on Cordelia Avenue

By Alyssia Davis [former] - December 2, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the early morning hours of Dec. 2. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to the 4900 block of... Read More

Woman Shot and Killed in Park Heights Avenue

By Alyssia Davis [former] - December 2, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a homicide in the evening of Dec. 1. According to a news release, officers were called to the 4400 block of Park Heights Avenue... Read More

Baltimore Police Investigate the Shooting of a 26-Year-Old Man

By Alyssia Davis [former] - December 2, 2022
Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the afternoon on Dec. 1. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to an area hospital at 12:58 p.m.... Read More

Murder Defendant Absent From Reception Court Hearing After Being Placed on Lockdown

Details During a Dec. 1 reception court proceeding, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn ordered parties to schedule a trial date for a murder defendant despite his absence from the... Read More

Defendant Accused of Attempted Murder Rejects Plea Offer

Details During a Dec. 1 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn presided over counsels as a defendant accused of attempted murder rejected a plea offer posed by the... Read More

Murder Defendant Gets Trial Date in April 2023

Details A murder defendant had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Nov. 30. Theodore Johnson is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a... Read More

Trial Date Set for 19-Year-Old Charged with Shooting Rifle into Home

Details A Baltimore man who was set to begin trial on Nov. 29 had his trial pushed to April 2023 for reasons unknown to Baltimore Witness. Defendant Najee Shamaur Sincere Gaylord,... Read More

Counsel Reassess Plea of Woman Charged in Son’s Murder

Details Counsel is currently reassessing the plea offer for a woman charged with her son’s death in July 2019. Shateka Lawson, 43, and her partner, 28-year-old Alicia Lawson, are accused of... Read More

Parties Unable to Agree on Date in Homicide Case, Trial Pushed Again

Details A Baltimore man charged with murder had his hearing continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Nov. 30. Defense counsel Creston Smith, representing Shae-von Edward, complained about the postponement of his... Read More

Attempted Murder Suspected Rejects Plea, Takes Summer Trial Date

Details A 44-year-old man from Baltimore’s Madison Park neighborhood rejected an attempted murder plea on Nov. 30 and will proceed with a jury trial this summer. Wardell Richardson, who was represented... Read More

Eastern District Officers Investigate Fatal Shooting of 36-Year-Old Male

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 1, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department’s (BPD) Eastern District homicide detectives are looking for answers involving a murder that occurred on Dec. 1. On Thursday, at approximately 7:10 a.m., patrol officers responded... Read More

Month: December 2022