February 2023 - Page 5 of 9 - Baltimore Witness

Review of Homicide Defendant’s NCR Plea Evaluation Pushed to March

Details Counsel requested additional time for homicide defendant Timothy Callanan’s evaluation for a plea of not criminally responsible on Feb. 8 in connection to the fatal stabbing of Mason Moldoven in... Read More

Defendant in Road Rage Non-Fatal Shooting Found Competent to Stand Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin agreed with the opinion of the Maryland Department of Health that a Baltimore City defendant was competent to stand trial on Feb. 8. Defendant Marlon... Read More

Man Accused of 2010 Shootout Has Case Postponed

Details The case of a non-fatal shooting defendant was postponed on Feb. 9, with plans to return to reception court on Feb. 17 to determine whether the prosecution will proceed with... Read More

Judge Extends Mental Health Evaluation for 72-Year-Old Double Homicide Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Medical requested that the deadline for a double homicide defendant’s mental health evaluation be extended on Feb.8. Defendant Gold Leroy Bass Jr. and stand-in attorney Sharon... Read More

Man Gets 40-Year Prison Sentence for North Pulaski Street Shooting

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced defendant Anton Harris to 40 years in prison on Feb. 8, two and a half weeks after a jury found him guilty of fatally shooting... Read More

Landover Man Found Not Guilty In Killing of His Drug Dealing Employee

Details Homicide defendant Thermon Green had a motive for killing a man who worked for him as a drug dealer in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, 2021. His employee was making... Read More

Trial Begins For Defendant Charged With Murder Of University of Maryland Biochemistry Student

Details “He was a good student,” said the mother of homicide victim 21-year-old Amir Whyee as the first day of trial began for the Baltimore Man charged with his murder. On... Read More

Convicted Murder Defendant Requests Entry into Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program

Details On Feb. 3, a Baltimore man convicted of murder requested to be enrolled in an alcohol and drug treatment program before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong. Edward George... Read More

Judge Postpones Hearing for Defendant Looking to Discharge His Public Defender

Details A Baltimore man convicted of murder had his hearing to address a motion to discharge his public defender postponed on Feb. 3 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong. ... Read More

Judge Denies Bail to 17-Year-Old Defendant in West Mulberry Street Homicide Case

Details On Feb. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer denied bail to a Baltimore man facing homicide charges. William Holloman, who’s first trial ended in a mistrial in... Read More

Judge Assigns Trial Date to Man Accused of Murdering His Brother in 2020

Details On Feb. 3, a homicide defendant was scheduled for trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. The prosecution did not offer defendant Jalonte Davis, who was represented by... Read More

Prosecution Case Against Homicide Defendant ‘Literally Made Up,’ Defense Argues

Details In the early morning hours of Nov. 5, 2021, the victim’s girlfriend heard her boyfriend arguing with another man during a FaceTime call. That was the last time she saw... Read More

Defendant Accepts Guilty Plea in Vehicular Manslaughter Case

Details A Baltimore man facing manslaughter charges pleaded guilty on Jan. 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown. Robert Carter and his defense counsel Warren Brown, accepted a plea of... Read More

Defendant told to ‘Keep Up the Good Work’ During Mental Health Court Probation Hearing

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 2, 2023
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Details A probation officer praised a convicted manslaughter defendant during his mental health court hearing on Feb. 1, encouraging him to “keep up the good work.” Genesis Collins appeared before Baltimore... Read More

Shooting Defendant Takes Probation Before Judgement for 2022 Gun Discharging

Details A Baltimore man involved in a non-fatal shooting agreed to probation before judgment on Jan. 30 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong. Jason Smith and his defense counsel... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects Undisclosed Plea

Details Homicide defendant Zachariah Allison rejected an undisclosed plea offer on Feb. 21, with plans to proceed to trial. During Tuesday’s proceedings, defense attorney Andre Mahasa informed Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Sentencing Delayed after Hospitalization

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge postponed the sentencing of a man found guilty of his roommate’s murder late last year after learning the defendant was hospitalized. In December 2022,... Read More

Central District Detectives Assume Control Over Non-Fatal Shooting Investigation

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 21, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 20, at approximately 4:22 p.m., Central District officers were dispatched to a nearby hospital for a shooting victim who walked in seeking treatment. When officers arrived at the... Read More

Detectives Launch Homicide Investigation Following Fatal Shooting on West North Avenue

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

Details On Feb. 20, at approximately 10:41 a.m., Southwest District patrol officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 2700 block of West North Avenue to investigate a ShotSpotter... Read More

Detectives Assume Control of Fatal Shooting Investigation on East 25th Street

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

Details On Feb. 19, at approximately 11:07 a.m., Eastern District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to the 1600 block of East 25th Street to investigate a reported... Read More

Detectives Launch Investigation into Non-Fatal Shooting on North Luzerne Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 19, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 17, at approximately 3:39 p.m., Eastern District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were on routine patrol when they heard gunfire in the area. Officers canvased the location... Read More

Officers Arrest 19-Year-Old and Charge with Attempted Murder

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) has arrested 19-year-old Derrien Gamble and charged him with the attempted murder of two people on Feb. 4. On Feb. 14, Capital Area Regional Fugitive... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Gets March Trial Date After Rejecting Plea Offer

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant will proceed to trial in early March after rejecting a three-year suspended plea. Kennard Farabee, 38, rejected the prosecution’s plea of a suspended three-year sentence and... Read More

Judge Refuses to Schedule Homicide Defendant’s Trial Past Hick’s Date

Details A homicide defendant charged with a 37-year-old man’s murder on North Carey Street last year will return to reception court in two weeks after a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge... Read More

Month: February 2023