February 2023 - Page 2 of 9 - Baltimore Witness

‘Exchange of Words’ Led to Victim’s Death By Gunfire, Prosecutor Says

Details Defense counsel in the murder trial of Justin Westbrook directed the jury’s attention away from his client and towards two brothers, one of whom he said was responsible for the death of... Read More

Trial Scheduling Hearing Continued Yet Again for Murder Defendant, Counsels Unable to Agree on Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a defendant’s hearing on Feb. 23 after holding it a day, to give the counsel more time to agree on a... Read More

Co-Defendants Reject 50-Year Plea in 2021 Derby Manor Drive Homicide Case

Details On Feb. 23, two Baltimore residents facing homicide charges rejected a plea of 50 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Devon Pailin and Lundyne Oldes, his stand-in... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects 50-Year Plea Offer, Trial Set for May

Details A Baltimore resident facing homicide charges rejected a plea offered the assistant state’s attorney on Feb. 23 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Lundyne Oldes and her... Read More

Southern District Arrest Suspect in Attempted Murder Investigation

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred on Feb. 21 in the 1000 block of Herndon Court, investigators have arrested 42-year-old Ricardo Clarke of Baltimore. Investigators believe Clarke shot a... Read More

Northwest District Officers Make Arrest in 2019 Homicide Case

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred on Jan. 9, 2019, in the Northwest District, investigators have arrested 26-year-old Melvin Wright of Baltimore. Investigators believe Wright shot and killed 20-year-old... Read More

Trial Postponed for Defendant in 2021 Laurens Street Homicide Case

Details A Baltimore man charged in the December 2021 fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man had his trial postponed on Feb. 23 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Jail Calls Referring to Another ‘Body’ Recalled During Sentencing

Details Jail calls from convicted homicide defendant Jeremiah Tehohney were used against him in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Feb. 23 when an assistant state’s attorney argued for a sentence of life in... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Defendant in O’Donnell Street Attempted Murder Case

Details A defendant in a 2022 non-fatal shooting case rejected a plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Feb. 23. At Thursday’s hearing, the prosecution proposed a... Read More

Judge Adds Five Years to Attempted Homicide Defendant’s Sentence for Violating Probation

Details A 32-year-old man convicted of attempted murder nearly 10 years ago was sentenced to an additional five years in prison for violating his probation. In May 2014, defendant Charles Smith... Read More

Baltimore Police Seek Help Identifying June 2021 Homicide Suspect

Details On June 15, 2021, at approximately 11:42 p.m., Northeast District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 5200 block of Belair Road, for a report of... Read More

Southwest District Reports Shooting of 18-Year-Old Female on Franklintown Road

Details On Feb. 24, at approximately 1:53 a.m., Southwest District patrol officers with the Baltimore police Department (BPD) were called to the 900 block of Franklintown Road, for a report of... Read More

17-Year-Old Walk-In Shooting Victim Reported in Northeast District

Details On Feb. 23, at approximately 11:06 p.m., patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to an area hospital for a report of a walk-in shooting victim. Once there,... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Continues Attempted Murder Defendant’s Scheduling Hearing

Details An Edgewood resident facing two attempted murder cases had his trial postponed on Feb. 23 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The assistant state’s attorney and defense... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Continues Attempted Murder Defendant’s Hearing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a Baltimore man accused of attempted murder’s reception court hearing on Feb. 22. Rico Blick, 28, is charged with first and second-degree attempted... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Schedules Attempted Murder Defendant Trial for July 2023

Details On Feb. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled an attempted murder defendant’s trial for July. Daquan Allen, 24, is charged with two counts each of first... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects 25-Year Plea Offer

Details An attempted murder defendant rejected a plea offered by the prosecution on Feb. 22 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Samal Chavis and his defense counsel Todd Oppenheim, a... Read More

Judge Issues Trial Date to 18-Year-Old Homicide Defendant

Details On Feb. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn placed the defendant, Zachariah Allison trial on the need coverage docket for the fall. Allison, 18, is charged with... Read More

Judge Grants Bail for Attempted Murder Defendant in Armistead Way Shooting Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer granted bail to a defendant facing attempted murder charges on Feb. 22. Both counsels agreed that defendant Leonidas Solanos-Campos should be released on Advantage... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Reported in Western District

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 22, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 22, at approximately 8:53 p.m., Western District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to the intersection of West North Avenue and North Fulton Avenue to... Read More

Victims Were Trying to Return a Neighbor’s Keys When Shot by Defendant, Prosecutor Says

Details Roderick Daniels and his neighbor were trying to do a good deed on the evening of June 2, 2020, when Daniels was fatally shot and his neighbor injured in Northwest Baltimore’s... Read More

Judge Continues Homicide Defendant’s Scheduling Hearing, Refuses to Set Trial in October

Details On Feb. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a homicide defendant’s reception court hearing a day to allow all parties time to determine a trial date. ... Read More

Arraignment for Man Accused of Attempted Murder Pushed to Next Month

Details The arraignment of a 29-year-old man charged with attempted murder was rescheduled on Feb. 21 when he was not transported from jail to Baltimore City Circuit Court for the proceeding.... Read More

Judge Grants Mistrial for Attempted Murder Defendant Unsatisfied with His Defense Counsel

Details On Feb. 21, a Baltimore man charged with attempted murder appeared for the first day of trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong. As the jury was... Read More

Month: February 2023