August 2023 - Page 8 of 9 - Baltimore Witness

Judge Sets Trial Date for Mother Accused of Murdering Her Two Children

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a trial date for defendant Jameria Hall during reception court on Aug. 4 in connection to the Aug. 24, 2021 deaths of her two children.... Read More

Homicide Investigation Underway Following Shooting on South Calhoun Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 5, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 4, at approximately 5:36 p.m., officers responded to the 300 block of South Calhoun Street to investigate discharging. Upon arrival, officers located 22-year-old Tiwan Wilson sitting inside a... Read More

Three Victims Seek Hospital Treatment Following Shooting on N. Montford Avenue

Details On Aug. 4, at approximately 11:42 p.m., Eastern District officers were dispatched to the 1330 block of N. Montford Avenue to investigate a ShotSpotter alert. Officers responded to the location... Read More

Detectives Seek Information in South Broadway Non-Fatal Shooting Case

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 5, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 5, at approximately 2:20 a.m., officers responded to the 200 block of South Broadway to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed a 32-year-old male... Read More

Northeast District Detectives Launch Investigation into Fatal Pedestrian Crash

Details On Aug. 4, at approximately 4:00 a.m., Northeast District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 2900 block of Hamilton Avenue, in the rear, for a report of... Read More

Codefendants Sentenced for Shooting Charges After Being Found Not Guilty of 2020 Murder

Details On Aug. 4, two codefendants were sentenced for weapons charges after being found not guilty for murder charges in a previous trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey... Read More

Judge Sets November Trial for 2022 E. Madison Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant

Details On Aug. 4, a case for a 35-year-old charged with attempted murder was postponed due to the defense counsel needing more time to prepare after his pretrial motion was denied... Read More

Southern District Officers Respond to Call of Walk-In Shooting Hospital Victim

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 5, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 4, at approximately 2:37 p.m., officers were patrolling in the area of the 600 block of Cherry Hill Road area when they received a call for a walk-in shooting victim. Upon arrival, officers observed a... Read More

Reisterstown Road Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects 40-Year Plea Deal

Details On Aug. 3, a 37-year-old defendant charged in connection to a 2022 attempted murder rejected a plea deal to serve 40 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Homicide Investigation Launched Following Shooting of 18-Year-Old in Northeast District

By Baltimore Witness Staff - August 4, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 4, at approximately 3:10 p.m., officers responded to the 2300 block of Pentland Drive to investigate a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a 18-year-old male... Read More

Unavailable Counsel Causes Third Trial Delay for 2021 Gwynns Falls Parkway Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant

Details The man accused of hitting 38-year-old Garrick Williams, Jr. with his car in 2021 was supposed to start trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Doory on Aug. 3 but... Read More

Baltimore Man Acquitted of Shooting Dog in Self-Defense in December 2022

Details A Baltimore City jury acquitted 45-year-old Email Wells of all charges on Aug. 2 after he was accused of fatally shooting a dog in what defense counsel described as self-defense.... Read More

Missing and Corrupted Footage Causes Delay in South Loudon Avenue Murder Trial

Details A defendant was sent from trial to reception court in the Baltimore City Circuit court on Aug. 1 after his defense attorney asked the judge for a postponement because pieces... Read More

Eastern District Detectives Seek Answers in Greenmount Avenue Shooting Investigation

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 4, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 3, at approximately 10:17 p.m., Eastern District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 2300 block of Greenmount Avenue, for a ShotSpotter alert. Once there, officers located a 19-year-old male... Read More

2021 Kermit Court Homicide Defendant Fires Attorney Before Receiving Life Sentence

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced a man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend, Trevon Jonson, after he fired his attorney during the sentencing hearing on Aug. 2. On May... Read More

Judge Orders Competency Evaluation for 18-Year-Old Defendant in Fatal T-Mobile Robbery Case

Details Defense attorney Maura Lynch filed a motion for a competency evaluation for her juvenile client charged with murder. Defendant Arthur McCaden appeared alongside Lynch in mental health court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale... Read More

Baltimore Man Convicted of Killing Pregnant Girlfriend, Daughter in 2020 on Boswell Avenue

Details A 26-year-old Baltimore man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend and her three-year-old daughter was served three consecutive life sentences on Aug. 1, shortly after he was found guilty of... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing for Defendant Accused in Laurens Street Homicide Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill sent a hearing to reception court for rescheduling on July 31 after defense counsel requested a postponement. Defense counsel, Jason Ott, requested a postponement for... Read More

73-Year-Old Man Convicted of Double Homicide Attends Mental Health Court for Status Check

Details A Baltimore City resident previously convicted for a 1973 double homicide was reported as compliant and doing well during a status check in mental health court on Aug. 2. Defendant... Read More

Southern District Detectives Launch Homicide Investigation

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 3, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 3, at approximately 2:00 p.m., officers responded to the 400 block of Russell Street to investigate a call for a vehicle crash. Upon arrival, officers observed 27-year-old Christopher... Read More

‘All I Could Do Was Fight the Bullets,’ Victim Testifies in Husband’s Attempted Murder Trial

Details “If you break my heart, I will kill you.” A Baltimore City prosecutor reminded jurors of this text from the defendant, 37-year-old Roderick Johnson, to his then-wife that he sent... Read More

Officers Arrest Suspect in Fatal Cutting Case in Southern District

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 3, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details On July 28, at approximately 6:49 p.m., members of the Warrant Apprehension Task Force arrested 59-year-old Kenneth Craig on the 4100 block of Hollins Ferry Road. Detectives suspected that Craig stabbed... Read More

Southern District Officers Open Investigation into Non-Fatal Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 3, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 3, at approximately 3:56 a.m., Southern District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to an area hospital for a report of a walk-in shooting victim. Once... Read More

Northwest District Detectives Arrest Suspect in Wakefield Road Shooting Homicide investigation

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred on May 10, 2023, in the Northwest District, investigators have arrested 27-year-old Kedric Green of Baltimore. Investigators learned that Green shot and killed... Read More

Month: August 2023