March 2023 - Page 2 of 9 - Baltimore Witness

Defendant Set for September Trial in Twice-Remanded 2012 Murder Case

Details An accused drug dealer charged with the murder of Warren Boone more than a decade ago will proceed with a retrial this September following multiple appeals since 2017. Ronald Cornish,... Read More

Officers Arrest and Charge Roommate after Defendant Gives Full Confession

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

Details On March 23, the family of 22-year-old Jeffrey Brooks Jr. called officers to the 3100 block of Mary Avenue to report their loved one missing. When officers arrived on the... Read More

Defense Seeks Not Criminally Responsible Plea after Defendant Deemed Competent to Stand Trial in 2021 Child Abuse Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge E. Rasin signed a not criminally responsible (NCR) plea upon the request of defense counsel after their client was found competent to stand trial for the murder... Read More

Hearing Pushed For Woman Accused in 4-Year-Old Boy’s Death

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court proceeding in the case of a woman accused of her 4-year-old son’s death was rescheduled for reception court later this week. Shateka Lawson, 43, was... Read More

Central District Report Non-Fatal Shooting on McMechen Street

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

Details On March 28, at approximately 3:15 p.m., Central District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPS) responded to the 1600 block of Madison Street to investigate a reported shooting. Upon... Read More

Man Accused of Woman’s Murder ‘Needed Control’ Over Victim, Prosecutor Says

Details At that start of the jury trial for homicide defendant Calvin McCrea, a Baltimore City prosecutor told jurors that this case will be about control. “It’s human nature to want... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Fatally Shooting Roommate in 2020 Homicide Case

Details On March 28, a 43-year-old man pled guilty to the murder of Dwayne Maxwell during his hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays. According to the assistant state’s... Read More

Judge Issues Trial Date to Defendant in 2022 Wilkens Avenue Murder Case

Details On March 27, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a trial for a defendant charged with committing a murder in 2022. During the hearing on Monday, defendant Travis... Read More

Central District Detectives Seeking Answers in Hospital Walk-in Shooting Case

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 28, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 26, at approximately 10:11 p.m., Central District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the unit block of South Greene Street for a walk-in shooting... Read More

Southern Officers Report Shooting Homicide on Eagle Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 28, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 27, at approximately 8:56 p.m., Southern District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to 1800 block of Eagle Street for a report of a shooting. Upon... Read More

Southwest Detectives Launch Investigation into Wilkens Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 28, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 27, at approximately 6:45 p.m., Southwest District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to investigate a call for a reported shooting in the 2100 block... Read More

Judge Grants Defense Counsel Trial Postponement in Pennsylvania Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn granted defense counsel Josh Insley trial postponement request due to counsel recently being assigned the case on March 27. Insley informed the court... Read More

Argument Over Child’s Dirty Diaper Turns Deadly in West Caton Avenue Shooting

Details At the start of his client’s trial on March 27, defense attorney Chris Purpura proclaimed to the jury that the prosecution would not have enough evidence to convict 41-year-old Theodore... Read More

Female Defendant Accepts Alford Plea for Hitting 17-Year-Old with Bullet Intended for Another Woman

Details On March 24, a non-fatal shooting defendant accepted an Alford plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn during reception court. On Friday, the prosecution offered defendant Ashley Walton an aggregated sentence of... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Hospital Walk-In Reported in Central District

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 27, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 26, at approximately 10:30 a.m., officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) reported to an area hospital to investigate a shooting victim seeking treatment. Upon arriving at the... Read More

Officers Arrest and Charge 15-Year-Old in Dolphin Street Attempted Murder Case

Details On March 24, 2023, at approximately 9:10 a.m., Baltimore City School Police officers arrested a 15-year-old male on the 1400 block of Orleans Street. Investigators believe that the 15-year-old male... Read More

Eastern District Officers Launch Investigation into Fatal Shooting of 19-Year-Old

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 27, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 24, at 5:06p.m., Eastern District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to a discharging and two ShotSpotter alerts in the 3000 block of East Preston Street.... Read More

Homicide Detectives Investigating Body Found in Car on Harford Road

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 27, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On March 24, at approximately 10:45 p.m., homicide detectives with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the area of the 6800 block of Harford Road in reference to a... Read More

Victim Was High, Charged at Defendant Before He Was Fatally Shot, Defense Says

Details On a late October evening in 2021, 33-year-old DuJuan Murray went to Baltimore City’s Hamilton Hills neighborhood to confront a man over the treatment of the former’s son. Less than... Read More

Fatal Accident Reported in Northern District

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 26, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details On March 25, at approximately 11:50 p.m., the Baltimore Police Department’s (BPD) Central District patrol was canvassing for a vehicle related to a License Plate Reader (LPR) hit for a... Read More

Northeast District Detectives Investigating Non-Fatal Shooting Reported on Harford Road

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 26, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 25, at approximately 11:55 p.m., officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 7200 block of Harford Road for reports of a shooting. Once at the... Read More

Officers Launch Homicide Investigation into Northern District Hospital Walk-in Patients

Details On March 24, at approximately 12:11 a.m., Northern District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to an area hospital for a report of walk-in shooting victims. Once... Read More

Officers Arrest and Charge Woman in Baker Street Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On March 22, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Southwest District detectives and officers with the Baltimore police Department (BPD) arrested 32-year-old Brenita Stepter of Baltimore on the 1400 block of Crain... Read More

Two Witnesses May Have Alibi for Convicted Shooter, Defense Says

Details Defense counsel for a man convicted of a non-fatal shooting in 2018 requested the court postpone her client’s post-conviction hearing on March 20 as she tries to find three witnesses,... Read More

Month: March 2023