August 2023 - Page 7 of 9 - Baltimore Witness

Accused Attempted Murder Defendant’s Hearing Postponed Due to Defense Attorney Replacement

Details On Aug. 8, an accused attempted murderer had his trial date set for Nov. 14 with a new defense attorney before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defendant Clarence Temple‘s... Read More

Judge Issues Trial Date for Defendant Accused in Edmondson Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial date on June 6 for a defendant accused of attempted murder in 2022. Defendant James Eric Sutton Jr. and his defense counsel Natalie... Read More

Judge Sets E. Lombard Street Murder Defendant’s Trial Date

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge scheduled a defendant’s homicide trial on Aug. 7 in reception court. Keith Mario Luckey and his defense attorney, Lawrence Rosenberg, appeared before Judge Melissa M. Phinn to schedule... Read More

Convicted Firearm and Drug Trafficker Gets Trial Date in 2022 Attempted Murder

Details The Monday after Dashawn Raynard Carter was found guilty on all counts in a firearm and drug trafficking trial, he appeared again in court before Baltimore City Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Codefendant’s Motion Delays Trial for Second Tivoly Avenue Attempted Murder Defendant

Details The trial for the man charged in a 2022 Tivoly Avenue attempted murder was delayed due to a motion for the codefendant. Juan Jumal Foster and his attorney Tara G. LeCcompte were supposed... Read More

Defendant in 2022 Chalgrove Avenue Attempted Murder Rejects Plea and Receives Trial Date

Details The 21-year-old man charged in a 2022 attempted murder case was advised by his attorney Jason Rodriguez to reject a plea presented by the prosecution on Aug. 7. Defendant Jonyai... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial in February for Fairhaven Avenue Attempted Murder Case

Details On Aug. 7, Antoine Stuckey and his attorney James Sweeting III appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn in reception court. Stuckey, 32, rejected a plea offer... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for 2021 Smallwood Street Murder Defendant

Details On Aug. 7, a murder defendant had a trial date set for Dec. 15 by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Cornell Moore, 37, represented by Robert D. Cole Jr.,... Read More

Man Accused of Brighton Street Shooting Takes Fall Trial Date Over Five-Year Plea Offer

Details Accused Brighton Street shooter Bryant Floyd was given an October trial date on Aug. 8 in Baltimore City Circuit Court’s reception court, where he rejected a five-year plea offer from... Read More

Judge Goes Past Attempted Murder Defendant’s Hick’s Date Due to Prosecutor’s Availability

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge found probable cause to schedule an attempted homicide defendant’s trial beyond his Hick’s date because of the prosecutor’s availability. Defendants are given the right... Read More

Prosecutor Drop Charges Against Defendant Accused in Organized Crime Case

Details A prosecutor assigned to a case against a Baltimore man charged with participating in a criminal organization entered a nolle pros on all charges on Aug. 7 before Baltimore City... Read More

‘I’m Just as Confused as You Are,’ Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Tells Judge During Scheduling Hearing

Details A defendant was sent back from a Baltimore City Circuit Court trial to a hectic reception court hearing on Aug. 7 due to his defense attorney seeking a postponement to... Read More

Western District Officers Respond to Shooting on Lanvale Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 8, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 3, at approximately 8:43 p.m., Western District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 1300 block of Lanvale Street to investigate a reported shooting. Once... Read More

Judge Postponed 2022 Ellwood Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Trial to October

Details On Aug. 4, due to evidence material not being reviewed in a timely manner, a 35-year-old defendant charged with attempted murder in 2022 was scheduled to start trial in October. ... Read More

Brooklyn Homes Mass Shooting Increases Baltimore City’s Monthly Shootings By 50 Percent

Details The Brooklyn Homes mass shooting sent Baltimore City’s monthly non-fatal shooting count soaring in July, increasing from 58 reported shootings in June to 87 shootings last month. The city racked... Read More

Southeast District Detectives Seek Help Identifying Skeletal Remains Found in Suitcase

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 7, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On Aug. 6, at approximately 7:16 a.m., officers responded to the 2400 block of East Madison Street to investigate a call for skeletal remains found in a suitcase. Upon arrival,... Read More

2024 Trial Date Likely for Driver in February Vehicular Manslaughter, Building Collapse

Details On Aug. 4, defendant Shawn Lee Brunson appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to schedule his trial date, but his defense team was looking toward 2024. A... Read More

Jury Finds Codefendants Not Guilty of Murder in Gang-Related Homicide

Details “Don’t disrespect Theodore Richards without paying for it. And Mr. Bailey paid for it with his life,” said a Baltimore City prosecutor during her closing argument on Aug. 3. The... Read More

Northern District Officers Investigating Gorsuch Avenue Shooting homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 7, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 6, at approximately 3:31 p.m., officers responded to the 600 block of East 33rd Street to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers were advised that... Read More

Accused Homicide Defendant Denied Bail for Gang-Related Attempted Murder

Details A defendant accused of gang-related violence was denied bail on Aug. 4 after Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III deemed him a threat to society. James Brunson,... Read More

Officers Launch Non-Fatal Shooting Investigation in Eastern District

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 6, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 6, at approximately 2:05 a.m., officers responded to the 3100 block of Chesterfield Avenue to investigate a call for a discharging. Upon arrival, officers located a 37-year-old male... Read More

Judge Schedules Mental Health Court Hearing for Defendant Charged With Fiance’s Homicide

Details On Aug. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a hearing date in mental health court date for a 44-year-old defendant accused of murdering his fiancee after three previous postponements.... Read More

Absences Delay Sentencing for 2022 Attempted Murder Codefendant

Details Both the prosecutor and the defendant in a June 2022 attempted murder case were absent from a scheduled sentencing hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Erik S. Atas on Aug. 4,... Read More

2022 Saratoga Street Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details On Aug. 3, a 35-year-old defendant charged with attempted murder in 2022 rejected a plea agreement offering 25 years in prison and was scheduled to begin trial in September. Defendant... Read More

Month: August 2023