February 2023 - Page 3 of 9 - Baltimore Witness

Judge Adds Special Instructions to 2021 Murder Defendant’s Plea

Details “The agent is to confirm you have this at every visit.” Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth told a convicted murderer he was required to carry a photo... Read More

Sick Attorney Causes Delay in Elderon Avenue Attempted Murder Case

Details A Baltimore man facing attempted murder charges had his hearing postponed on Feb. 21 after the prosecutor stated defense counsel James Sweeting III was out on medical leave before Baltimore City... Read More

Woman Walks in Hospital for Treatment Following Shooting on Herndon Court

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

Details On Feb. 21, at approximately 2:53 p.m., Southern District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to a nearby hospital for a shooting victim who walked in seeking... Read More

Hospital Walk-In Shooting Victim Reported Following Attempted Robbery in Northeast District

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

Details On Feb. 21, at approximately 3:17 a.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

Man Pleads Guilty to Fatally Shooting 13-Year-Old Boy in 2016

Details Homicide defendant Anthony Clark Jr. pleaded guilty to murder and a weapons charge on Feb. 21 rather than proceed with a retrial after his mistrial last summer. Clark and his defense... Read More

Attempted Homicide Defendant Takes 35-Year Plea in Washington Boulevard Shooting Case

Details A 21-year-old Baltimore man will serve 35 years in prison for attempted murder after agreeing to a plea deal on Feb. 21. According to Fox45 News, Thelonious Monk was accused... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Defendant Accused in 2020 S. Morley Street Murder Case

Details On Feb. 21, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a homicide defendant’s trial for August after the prosecutor stated issues with evidence had been resolved. The assistant state’s attorney... Read More

Accused W. Fayette Street Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea of Life

Details On Feb. 21, a Baltimore man facing murder charges rejected a plea of life before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Jerome Jermey Johnson and his defense counsel Andre Mahasa,... Read More

Man Accused of Firing Gun in 2022 Fells Point Shooting Found Not Guilty

Details The fourth co-defendant accused of attempted murder for the 2022 Fells Point shooting was found not guilty on Feb. 17. Ronald Maranto, 32, was charged alongside co-defendants Luciano Bruno, 27,... Read More

Judge Sentences Man to Five Years for Cousin’s Death

Details Emotions ran high inside the courtroom of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette Bryant on Feb. 17 when family members of homicide defendant Demetrick Lewis tearfully awaited his sentencing for the death of his... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Grants Bail to 41-Year-Old Attempted Murder Defendant

Details On Feb. 17, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby granted bail for a Baltimore man facing attempted murder charges. Judge Ausby granted Juan Dean bail on Friday, releasing him on 24-hour home... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Receives May Trial Date Despite Prosecution’s Unavailability

Details During reception court on Feb. 16, a defendant rejected a plea offered by the assistant state’s attorney before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Taiquan Moss was offered a plea... Read More

Defense Argues for Retrial Saying Deputies Refused Co-Defendants’ Family, Friends Entrance During Parts of Trial

Details In 2022, homicide co-defendants Brian Campbell, 25, and Corey Smith, 29, were tried and convicted for the 2018 murder of 17-year-old Beontray Ellis. Nearly a year later, on Feb. 16,... Read More

Jury Finds Defendant Not Guilty of 2022 Strip Club Shooting

Details A 30-year-old Baltimore man was found not guilty of attempted murder on Feb. 16 after being accused of shooting another man at Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club last year. The five-day... Read More

Man Found Guilty of Manslaughter after Pushing Cousin Down Stairs During Argument

Details A 32-year-old Baltimore man was found guilty of manslaughter on Feb. 16 after pushing his cousin down the stairs during an argument last year. Following a five-day trial before Baltimore... Read More

Judge Pushes Attempted Murder Defendant’s Hearing Pending NCR Evaluation

Details The Circuit Court Medical Office made a request for an extended mental evaluation for 35-year-old defendant Ahmad Moulden before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale Rasin on Feb. 15. In... Read More

Defendant Convicted in 1993 for Murder Says He Will Work to Avoid Returning to Jail as He Moves to New York

Details “I don’t want to break my mother’s heart,” eagerly said a murder suspect on Feb. 15 as he started his post-incarceration program after serving 30 years in prison. Defendant Omar... Read More

Defendant in 2015 Laurens Street Murder Case to Undergo Mental Health Evaluation

Details On Feb. 15, a homicide defendant was admitted into the hospital for a competency review after multiple evaluation extensions before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale Rasin. The 32-year-old defendant,... Read More

Water Bottle With Defendant’s DNA Links Him to Murder Outside Westside Pharmacy, Prosecutor Says

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor argued that a key piece of evidence linking Craig Carter to the murder of Ronald White was a water bottle found at the scene and previously seen in... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant to 18 Months of Home Detention for Vehicular Manslaughter of Cousin

Details A 34-year-old Baltimore man will serve 18 months on home detention after accepting a plea for vehicular manslaughter in connection to a car crash that killed his cousin. On Feb.... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Jury Selection Delayed to Address Witness Issue

Details Jury selection for homicide defendant Alex Benbow was pushed back a day on Feb. 15 to allow the prosecution to address a potential issue with a witness. Benbow, 50, was initially scheduled... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Grants Bail for Homicide Defendant in Bar Fight Turned Fatal Shooting Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby granted a Baltimore man facing homicide charges bail on Feb. 14. According to the judge, defendant Keith Mario Luckey must surrender all firearms, and... Read More

Falls Way Shooting Defendant Accepts Plea Following Recent Murder Conviction

Details On Feb. 14, a defendant convicted of murdering a Baltimore Police Department (BPD) lieutenant’s husband accepted a plea during his hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown. ... Read More

Murder Defendant Receives Reduced Sentence After Serving 30 Years in Prison

Details A murder defendant says he found faith during his 30-year incarceration period and asked victims for forgiveness during a collateral hearing on Feb. 15. Defendant Jacoby Bennett appeared in front... Read More

Month: February 2023