March 2023 - Page 3 of 9 - Baltimore Witness

Woman Found Not Guilty of 15-Year-Old Boy’s Murder in 2021 As Defense Blames Co-Defendant

Details Defense counsel William Buie III turned the jury’s attention away from his client, homicide defendant Stefanie Colon, and toward her co-defendant, Dion Ball, as Colon’s trial came to a close on March... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Date for Defendant Charged in Frederick Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A 25-year-old defendant charged with two counts of attempted second-degree murder rejected a plea offer on March 23, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Clarence Temple and... Read More

Unavailability of Prosecution’s Witness Delays Attempted Murder Trial

Details The unavailability of a prosecutor’s witness created a three-month postponement for the jury trial of attempted homicide defendant Roderick Johnson on March 20. The 37-year-old defendant was scheduled to begin his trial... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant to 25 Years For Murder, Assault, Probation Violation

Details Family members of homicide defendant Xavier Harper sat in the first row of a Baltimore City Circuit courtroom on March 20 to convince the 25-year-old defendant to take the prosecution’s plea offer... Read More

Defense Counsel Requests Trial Postponement for East Lombard Street Homicide Case

Details On May 23, defense counsel in a 2022 homicide case requested a postponement before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Defense attorney Lawrence Rosenburg, who represents Keith Luckey, informed... Read More

Double Shooting Reported on Eutaw Place

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 24, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 23, at approximately 8:03 p.m., Central District officers responded to the 1600 block of Eutaw Place to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed a 56-year-old male... Read More

Detectives Launch Investigation into North Monroe Street Non-Fatal Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 23, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 23, at approximately 3:38 p.m., Western District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 200 block of North Monroe Street to investigate a reported shooting.... Read More

Walk-In Hospital Shooting Victim Reported in Northern District

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 23, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 23, at approximately 12:00 p.m., Northern District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to an area hospital for a report of a walk-in shooting victim.... Read More

Store Employee Shoots Robber on Eastern Avenue

Details On March 23, at approximately 1:11 p.m., Southeast District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 3700 block of Eastern Avenue for a report of a... Read More

Victim of Non-Fatal Shooting Reported in Southwest District

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 23, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 22, at approximately 9:35 p.m., Southwest District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 2400 block of Hollins Street to investigate a reported shooting. Upon... Read More

Mother Accused of 1-Year-Old Son’s Murder Has Case Postponed As Prosecution Awaits Witnesses’ Availability

Details The case of a 26-year-old mother accused of her infant son’s death faced yet another postponement on March 22 as counsel continues to prepare for trial. Shakira Shaw was initially scheduled... Read More

Homicide Detectives Launch Investigation into Maisel Court Fatal Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 23, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 22, at approximately 4:59 p.m., Southern District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 2400 block of Maisel Court to investigate a reported shooting. Upon... Read More

Western District Officers Report Shooting of Six, One Fatally on Edmondson Avenue

Details On March 23, at approximately 12:05 a.m., Western District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 2800 block of Edmondson Avenue for a ShotSpotter alert. Once... Read More

Homicide Co-Defendant in Fatal Robbery Withdraws Not Criminally Responsible Plea

By Neoline James [former] - March 23, 2023
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Details On March 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale Rasin read a medical report that indicated a murder defendant is competent to stand trial. Defendant Charles Anderson and his attorney Bradley L. MacFee appeared... Read More

Defendant Shot Victim in the Head Through His Front Door on East Lafayette Street, Prosecutor Says

Details Defendant Ronald Brady Jr. and Desmond Scroggins were having an argument on the night of Sept. 9, 2019. When the Scroggins walked away, Brady followed and, soon after, fatally shot the victim... Read More

Defense Requests Postponement in Bernard Drive Murder Trial to Negotiate Plea Offer with Prosecution

Details A 29-year-old attempted murder defendant and his stand-in defense attorney appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on March 21 to request a postponment to his trial.... Read More

Alleged 2022 Sinclair Lane Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea

Details On March 21, a Baltimore resident facing attempted murder charges pleaded guilty to armed robbery and was sentenced to 15 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles... Read More

North Glover Street 2021 Murder Defendant Accepts Plea

Details “This sentencing will send a message to the community,” said Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Daniels during a hearing for a 21-year-old convicted murder defendant on March 21. During Tuesday’s hearing,... Read More

Homicide Detectives Looking into Shooting of Adult Man in Southern District

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

Details On March 22, at approximately 3:16 a.m., Southern District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 3700 block of 9th Street for a report of a shooting.... Read More

Southwest District Detectives Arrest Two Men after Shooting Each Other on Brighton Street

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Southwest District on March 11, investigators have arrested 31-year-old Bryant Floyd of Baltimore. Through the course of this investigation, detectives for... Read More

Two Women Sustain Gunshot Wounds on Fort Armstead Road

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

Details On March 21, at approximately 9:17 p.m., Southern District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 4000 block of Fort Armstead Road to investigate a reported shooting.... Read More

Detectives Launch Investigation into Edmondson Avenue Homicide

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

Details On March 21, at approximately 2:51 p.m., officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to the 2100 block of Edmondson Avenue in response to a shooting. Upon arriving... Read More

Trial Begins in 2021 Snowberry Court Homicide Case

Details “I ask you not to let emotion drive your decision-making,” said defense attorney Jason Silverstein to a jury before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones on March 21, during the... Read More

Woman Found Guilty of Ex’s Attempted Murder in June 2022

Details Homicide defendant Shanikiqua Jones was found guilty of attempted second-degree murder on March 20 in connection to a shooting last summer involving her ex-girlfriend and three others. In addition to two counts... Read More

Month: March 2023