August 2023 - Page 3 of 9 - Baltimore Witness

Judge Orders Motion to Transfer Defendant in 2021 Homicide of MTA Bus Driver

Details On Aug. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria postponed a 32-year-old defendant’s collateral hearing to allow the attorneys in the case time to write a joint motion... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Defendant Accused of Discharging a Firearm on Carroll Park Golf Course

Details On Aug. 23, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a trial date for defendant George Thomas, who is accused of discharging a firearm in Baltimore City. No plea was offered... Read More

Defendant in T-Mobile Homicide Case Receives Approval for Further Evaluation From Judge

Details Defense attorney Maura Lynch spoke on behalf of her client in mental health court on Aug. 23, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge E. Gale Raisin to request her client undergo an additional mental... Read More

Western District Homicide Investigation Launched Following Double Shooting on West North Avenue

Details In Aug. 24, at approximately 1:05 a.m., Western District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 2200 block of West North Avenue in reference to a... Read More

No-Show Victim Leads to Attempted Murder Case’s Dismissal

Details Attempted murder charges against 24-year-old Nahshon Rooks were dismissed on Aug. 22 after the victim did not appear in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Rooks was charged with attempted first and... Read More

Northeast District Detectives Launch Investigation into Police-Involved Shooting

Details On Aug. 21, at approximately 2:50 a.m., an off-duty Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officer was in a parked vehicle on 1300 block of Walker Avenue, after he was called in to... Read More

Trial Begins for Virginia Woman Accused of Running Over Husband

Details On Aug. 23, defense attorney Tony Garcia and the prosecutor assigned to the case gave their opening statements before Baltimore City Court Judge Dana M. Middleton in the trial of... Read More

Hospital Reports Walk-in Shooting Victim in Western District

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 23, 2023
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Details On Aug. 22, at approximately 11:15 p.m., patrol officers responded to an area hospital for a report of a walk-in shooting victim. Once there, officers located an 18-year-old male suffering... Read More

Man Accused of 60-Year-Old’s Murder Acquitted of All Charges

Details A 34-year-old Baltimore man was acquitted of murder and weapons charges on Aug. 22 when Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard granted defense counsel’s motion for judgement of... Read More

Defendant Rejects 15-Year Plea Offer in West Lombard Street Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A 21-year-old defendant charged with attempted murder rejected a 15-year plea deal offered in reception court on Aug. 22. Defendant Tyrell Whitt, who was represented by Maureen O’leary, appeared before Baltimore City... Read More

Judge Schedules Plea Hearing for Nursing Assistant Accused of Pushing, Killing Elderly Man

Details On Aug. 21, defense attorney Gabriel Christian told Baltimore City Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn there may be a possible resolution in the case of his client, Obiageriaku Iheanacho, who... Read More

Prosecutor Dismisses Grace Court Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details On Aug. 21, a prosecutor dismissed an attempted murder case against a 22-year-old defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams. The assistant state’s attorney assigned to Damon... Read More

Judge Grants Bail to Defendant Accused of Shooting Man on His Property

Details A retired Marine Corp. officer accused in a non-fatal shooting case was granted bail by a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge on Aug. 22. Defendant Antonio Fitzhugh appeared in front of... Read More

January Stoll Street Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea, Awaits November Trial

Details On Aug. 21, a 38-year-old defendant appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to reject a plea offer from the prosecutor assigned to the... Read More

Officers Arrest Suspect in March North Arlington Avenue Homicide Investigation

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred on March 16, in the Western District, investigators have arrested 17-year-old Clifton Devon Shields of Baltimore. Investigators learned that Shields shot and killed... Read More

Judge Schedules Motion Hearing for Homicide Defendant Facing More Than 60 Charges

Details A prosecutor assigned to a 2022 murder case had no offer for the defendant on Aug. 21 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Tyshaun Williams, who... Read More

Misunderstanding Over Defendant’s Legal Representation Postpones Attempted Murder Trial

Details A clerical error involving an attempted murder defendant’s legal representation caused the postponement of his jury trial on Aug. 21. James Sutton was scheduled to begin jury selection on Monday... Read More

Defendant Takes 15-Year Plea for Friend’s Murder on Griffis Avenue

Details A 27-year-old Baltimore man accused of fatally shooting his friend was sentenced to 15 years incarceration on Aug. 21 when he accepted a plea offer from the prosecution. Carlos James... Read More

Officers Respond to Shooting of 15-Year-Old on East Lafayette Avenue

Details On Aug. 21, at approximately 7:42 a.m., Eastern District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 200 block of East Lafayette Avenue for a report of a... Read More

Southeast District Detectives Seek Answer in Carjacking Turned Non-Fatal Shooting on North Montford Avenue

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

Details On Aug. 21, at approximately 3:00 a.m., Southeast District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department were in the 500 block of McElderry Street, when they located a shooting victim... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Sentencing Pushed to October for W. Fayette Street Fatal Robbery

Details The sentencing of 32-year-old homicide defendant Jerome Johnson was cancelled on Aug. 22 and pushed to October for reasons unknown to Baltimore Witness. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E.... Read More

Defendant Rejects Plea in Sinclair Lane Non-Fatal Shooting Neighbor Dispute

Details On Aug. 21, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a trial date for a 44-year-old defendant after he rejected a plea offer. The assistant state’s attorney offered... Read More

Officers Launch Investigation into Guilford Avenue Shooting Homicide

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

Details On Aug. 20, at approximately 3:05 a.m., officers responded to reports of a discharging and a ShotSpotter alert. Once on scene, officers discovered two victims, 25-year-old Navontay Whitener and a... Read More

Northeastern District Detectives Open Investigation into Shooting of 15-Year-Old

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

Details On Aug. 20, at approximately 3:36 p.m., officers responded to the 5800 block of Leith Walk for reports of a shooting. A 15-year-old male victim reportedly called police from inside... Read More

Month: August 2023