March 2023 - Baltimore Witness

Arrest Made in Pennsylvania Avenue Double Shooting Investigation

Details On March 28, at 6:00 a.m., members of the Warrant Apprehension Task Force (WATF) arrested 21-year-old Kishawn Brooks without incident. Brooks was arrested in the 5200 block of Reisterstown Road... Read More

Detectives Launch Investigation into Frederick Avenue Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 31, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 31, at approximately 2:04 p.m., Southwest District officers responded to an area hospital to investigate a walk-in shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed a 34-year-old male suffering from a... Read More

Man Found Guilty of Fatally Shooting Woman at Close Range on Stafford Street in 2019

Details Homicide defendant Calvin McCrea tried to cover his tracks by calling the cell phone of 33-year-old Antone Suggs ten times after he had already shot her to death, according to... Read More

Walk-In Shooting Victim Reported in Southwest District

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 31, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 30, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Southwest District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to an area hospital for a reported walk-in shooting victim. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Detectives Seek Help Identifying Suspect in Fort Armstead Road Shooting

Details In reference to a double shooting that occurred on March 21, the 4000 block of Fort Armstead Road, investigators need your help in identifying the person seen in this photo. ... Read More

Northeastern Officers Arrest Suspect in Harford Road Non-Fatal Shooting Investigation

Details In reference to a shooting that took place on March 25, at approximately 11:55 p.m., on the 7200 block of Harford Road, members of the Warrant Apprehension Task Force arrested... Read More

Murder Defendant Believes He Is Charged with ‘Self Defense,’ Judge Orders Competency Review

Details On March 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin inquired a murder defendant about his charges during a mental health court hearing and he replied “self defense.” Defendant... Read More

Defendant in Fatal 6th Street Shooting Case Sentenced for Homicide

Details “I often think about how my cousin was beaten and killed,” said the cousin of homicide victim Dwayne Maxwell while the defendant charged in his death pleaded guilty on March... Read More

Man Accused of Shooting Wife’s Ex Found Guilty of Murder

Details An argument over a child’s dirty diaper turned deadly between a father and step-father along W. Caton Avenue in June 2022. Less than a year later, homicide defendant Theodore Johnson’s... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant to Seven Years for 2021 Fatal Stabbing on York Road

Details It was Robert Edwards’ reaction to the placement of a Boombox that led to the death of 59-year-old John Gillian on a September afternoon in 2021. The 40-year-old defendant “exploded, got... Read More

Defense Requests Trial Postponement in East 20th Street Attempted Murder Case

Details On March 29, a Baltimore City judge granted a defense counsel’s request to postpone a hearing due to new evidence. Stand-in defense attorney Taylor Miller and defendant Thomas Brooks appeared... Read More

Judge Postpones E. 20th Street Attempted Murder Defendant’s Jury Trial

Details On March 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn granted defense counsel Andrea Jaskulsky’s trial postponement request due to needing more time to review evidence. Jaskulsky informed the court on Wednesday... Read More

Defense Attorney Requests More Time to Prepare in Case Against Mother Accused of Murdering Her Infant Son

Details On March 30, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing for a Baltimore resident charged with murdering her son in 2020. Defense counsel Janine Meckler, representing Shakira Shaw, requested... Read More

Trial Delayed for Man Accused of Brother’s Attempted Murder on Maryland Avenue

Details A 34-year-old transgender man accused of his brother’s attempted murder had his trial postponed to April 3 due to the defense counsel’s illness. Deaira Roary was scheduled to begin his trial... Read More

Officers Report Non-Fatal Shooting on West Patapsco Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 30, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March, 29, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Southwest officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 2800 block of West Patapsco Avenue to investigate a single-vehicle accident. Upon... Read More

Northeast District Officers Arrest Attempted Murder Suspect

Details On March 29, at approximately 6:30 a.m., members of the Warrant Task Force arrested 27-year-old Karon Alston in the 3500 block of E. Northern Parkway without incident. Alston was transported... Read More

Homicide Defendant Was Working at Time of Shooting on North Fulton Avenue, Defense Argues

Details An argument between Robert Davis and Sean Melton Jr. on June 24, 2019, turned fatal on Ruskin Avenue. Both men went their separate ways, but Davis was found fatally shot on the... Read More

Officers Seek Information in North Pulaski Street Homicide Case

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 29, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 29, at approximately 5:10 p.m., Western District officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 600 block of North Pulaski Street after receiving a ShotSpotter alert... Read More

Police Seeking Suspect in 2022 Pimlico Road Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 29, 2023
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Details Members of our Warrant Apprehension Task Force for the Baltimore Police Department (BPS) need help locating a homicide suspect. 18-year-old James Jenkins is wanted for the June 30, 2022, murder... Read More

Western District Charge Man Already in Custody with Edmondson Avenue Murder

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred on March 21, in the Western District, investigators have arrested 46-year-old Ricky Crenshaw of Baltimore. Investigators believe Crenshaw shot and killed 33-year-old Terence... Read More

Southwest Officers Report Shooting of 74-Year-Old Man on Lyndhurst Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 29, 2023
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Details On March 29, at approximately 1:07 p.m., Southwest District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to the 1000 block of Lyndhurst Street for a report of a... Read More

Co-Defendant in 2021 Armed Robbery Case Gets September Trial Date

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge scheduled a September trial date for 28-year-old Rico Blick, who is accused of robbing a man at gunpoint alongside his co-defendant in December 2021.... Read More

Autistic 15-Year-Old Boy Died from Brain Damage, Prosecutor Reveals During Defendant’s Trial

Details Sitting in the courtroom wearing a black floral top and red sweatpants, 33-year-old Stefanie Colon looked up at the ceiling as a Baltimore City prosecutor described the defendant’s role in... Read More

Defendant Takes 8-Year Plea for Non-Fatal Shooting in 2021

Details A 21-year-old Baltimore man accused of shooting a 32-year-old man agreed to a plea of eight years of incarceration on March 28, nearly two years after the incident. During reception... Read More

Month: March 2023