May 2023 - Page 3 of 8 - Baltimore Witness

Shooting Homicide Investigation Underway in Central District

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

Details On May 20, at approximately 12:20 a.m., Central District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue to investigate a report of a... Read More

Detectives Seek Answers in Boarman Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On May 19, at approximately 9:38 p.m., Northwest District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 2800 block of Boarman Avenue to investigate a report of a... Read More

Southwest District Officers Arrest Suspect and Charge with Murder of 1-Year-Old

Details On May 11, at approximately 8:30 a.m., Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) arrested 21-year-old Aurielle Montgomery of Baltimore, in the 500 block of Rocklyn Avenue located in Baltimore... Read More

Officers Report Shooting Homicide on Pennsylvania Avenue

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

Details On May 20, at approximately 12:20 a.m., Central District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue to investigate a report of a... Read More

Southeast District Officers Seek Information in East Street Double Shooting

Details On May 19, at approximately 8:41 p.m., Southeast District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 200 block of East Street to investigate a report of a... Read More

‘His Life Didn’t Deserve to be Taken,’ Victim’s Mother Says During Defendants’ Sentencing Hearing

Details A victim’s mother gave an impact statement during the sentencing of two convicted homicide co-defendants who were sentenced to life in prison on May 19 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Judge Schedules North Paca Street Non-Fatal Shooting Trial for September Despite Victim’s Claim of Receiving Threats

Details On May 18, the trial for a defendant and a codefendant charged with attempted murder in 2021 was postponed to September due to a miscommunication between parties. Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Defendant Accused of Girlfriend’s Son’s Murder Acquitted of All Charges

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge granted defense counsel’s motion for judgement of acquittal on May 19 before closing arguments were heard in the homicide trial of defendant Karl Wallace.... Read More

Defendant, Victim Fought Over Gun after Shooting at Charles Center Metro Station, Prosecutor Says

Details At the opposite end of defendant Draquan Smith’s gun, the victim fought for his life as the two wrestled over the weapon moments after the gun was fired, a Baltimore... Read More

Emotional Outbursts Erupt from Defendant’s Family As He Pleads Guilty to Murder

Details In the midst of starting a jury trial, a homicide defendant’s family member was put out of a courtroom for disrupting court proceedings with emotional outbursts while the defendant took... Read More

Jury Acquits Man Accused of 2021 Fatal Shooting on Greenmount Avenue

Details At the close of trial on May 17, the prosecution in the case of Derrick Creek told jurors that the case rests solely on the testimony of John Wilford Jr.’s friend, who was... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant’s Trial Rescheduled Due to Death in the Family

By Alyssia Davis [former] - May 19, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Defense counsel Bradley MacFee requested to reschedule a trial because his client recently had a death in his family. . Donnale Hines, 47, is charged with a firearm/drug trafficking crime,... Read More

In Efforts to Pick New Trial Date Before Year’s End, Judge Continues Homicide Defendant’s Hearing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn continued a homicide defendant’s hearing until next Monday to allow counsel to pick a trial date after the defendant rejected a plea of... Read More

Judge Schedules Homicide Trial in July Despite Defense Hesitation

Details After a Baltimore resident rejected a plea offer of life in prison, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a homicide trial for July following defense counsel’s resistance on... Read More

Accused Shooter Acted in Self-Defense When Victim Pulled Out a Handgun, Defense Argues in 2022 Shooting Case

Details A Baltimore City homicide defendant’s defense counsel argued that his client acted in self-defense after shooting the victim who allegedly intervened in an argument between the defendant and his girlfriend.... Read More

Officers Arrest Two Suspects and Charge in Connection to Shooting of 16-Year-Old

Details On May 10, at approximately 12:13 p.m., officers arrested 34-year-old Anthony Mason Jr. of Baltimore in the 400 block of Font Hill Avenue. According to a press release from the... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting on Pall Mall Road Leaves Two Wounded

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 18, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details Detectives with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are currently investigating a non-fatal shooting after an 18-year-old male walked into an area hospital with gunshot wounds on May 17. According to... Read More

Central Districts Officers Report Shooting of Teen on Watty Court

Details On May 14, at approximately 9:13 p.m., officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 400 block of Watty Court in reference to a shooting. Once there, officers... Read More

Judge Schedules August Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details On May 17, a Baltimore resident charged with attempted murder rejected a plea offer of life in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Ira Linton is charged... Read More

Man Accused of North Eutaw Street Shooting Accepts 35-Year Plea after Jury Selection

Details Attempted homicide defendant James Wilkes accepted a plea of 35 years incarceration on May 16 for shooting a man outside the victim’s home on North Eutaw Street last summer. The... Read More

73-Year-Old Man Charged in 1973 Double Homicide Will Remain in Community Under Pre-Trial Supervision

Details A 73-year-old Baltimore man accused of committing a double homicide in 1973 will remain released but under pre-trial supervision, after mental health professionals found him incompetent to stand trial and... Read More

Officers Arrest and Charge Suspect with Murder in Case of Involving Man Pushed on Train Tracks

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 18, 2023
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Details In reference to the homicide that occurred on April 12, in the Central District, investigators with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) have arrested 39-year-old Joseph White of Baltimore. Investigators learned... Read More

North Carolina Man Gets 25 Years for Baltimore Robbery Turned Shooting in 2019

Details “I can’t change the pain I’ve caused. I just hope, over time, the pain does heal.” As the family of Antonio Modica sobbed in the gallery of a Baltimore City... Read More

Judge Accommodates Sick Prosecutor, Schedules Homicide Trial in September

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland scheduled a homicide defendant’s trial in September due to the prosecutor being out sick on May 16. Defense counsel Marc Zayon also informed... Read More

Month: May 2023