September 2023 - Baltimore Witness

Fake Money Payment in a Drug Deal Ends With a Shooting

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a January 2024 trial date for 27-year-old James Sutton on Sept. 29 after the attempted homicide defendant rejected a plea offer of 35... Read More

Southern District Murder Investigation Begins

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 29, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 29, at approximately 12:14 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1100 block of S. Charles Street to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Cop Murder Trial Moves Forward Despite Prosecutor’s Request

Details On Sept. 29, tensions were high during the reception court hearing for a defendant charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shootings of Baltimore Police Department Officer Keona Holley... Read More

Victim Dies in W. Lafayette Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 29, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 28, at approximately 9:37 p.m., Western District officers responded to the 2300 block of W. Lafayette Avenue to investigate a shooting. Once at the location, Baltimore Police Department... Read More

Police Respond to Shamrock Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 29, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 28, at approximately 7:50 p.m., Northeast District patrol officers responded to the 2700 block of Shamrock Avenue to investigate a reported shooting. Once at the location, Baltimore Police... Read More

Murder Retrial Postponed for Defendant Convicted in 2018 Football Field Murder

Details On Sept. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn assisted lawyers on both sides move forward with the retrial of a defendant in a murder case from June... Read More

Unavailable Prosecutor Delays Another Trial

Details On Sept. 29, a 46-year-old defendant appeared before Baltimore City Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to schedule a new trial date. Keisha Clark is charged with attempted first- and second-degree... Read More

‘The Past Is Prologue to the Future,’ Says Judge Before Sentencing Boarman Avenue Shooter

Details Emotions were high during the Sept. 27 sentencing of a defendant found guilty in connection to a non-fatal hooting incident on Boarman Avenue. Jarell Speaks, 21, was charged with attempted... Read More

Reisterstown Road Homicide Case Ends in a Second Mistrial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels declared a mistrial after the jury was unable to make a unanimous decision in a murder trial on Sept. 28. According... Read More

‘Rapists Shouldn’t Be Let Out Early, Period,’ Mayor Says After Police Arrest Suspect for Rape and Murder of Baltimore Tech CEO

Details Baltimore City Police Department (BPD) and government officials formally announced the arrest of suspect Jason Dean Billingsley on Sept. 28 for the rape and murder of tech CEO Pava LaPere,... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for Mulberry Street Murder Defendant

Details In a Sept. 7 Baltimore City Circuit Court sentencing hearing for a homicide defendant, Judge Charles H. Dorsey III granted the postponement request of defense attorney Maureen Rowland. Darryon Cephas,... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial After Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Turns Down Plea

Details In a reception court hearing for non-fatal shooting defendant Stanley Parsons, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled his trial after he rejected the prosecution’s plea offer. Parsons... Read More

BPD Announces Reward and Case Links to Suspect Jason Billingsley

Details Baltimore, Md. (Sept. 27, 2023) – The Baltimore Police Department’s Warrant Apprehension Task Force (WATF), alongside the U.S. Marshals continue to actively search for first-degree murder suspect Jason Dean Billingsley. Through... Read More

Prosecutor Says, ‘No Doubt’ of Defendant’s Guilt in 2022 Double Homicide

Details Lamarr Candia “set the wheels in motion” leading to the murders of 33-year-old Robert Carter and 27-year-old Kennard Wilds on April 29, 2022, outside Carroll Motor Fuels gas station in... Read More

Man Wounded in Shootout Released for Possible Medical Treatment

Details A 41-year-old Baltimore man allegedly involved in a shootout last December was released on private home detention to receive medical treatment for injuries sustained in the shooting. Defense attorney Amanda... Read More

Suspect Pleads Guilty to Drug-Related Murder

Details On Sept. 25, a second-degree murder defendant previously convicted in the death of 21-year-old Johniece Sheppard accepted a plea offer. Laser Womack, 36, appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court for... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Gets ‘Probation Before Judgement’

Details On Sept. 27, Tyrell Walker appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill for the defendant’s involvement in a non-fatal shooting on May 4. Walker, 33, is charged... Read More

Southwest District Detectives Arrest Suspect in August Murder

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred on Aug. 16 in the Southwest District, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 24-year-old Cedaria Luckey from Randallstown. Investigators learned that Luckey shot... Read More

Attorneys Negotiate Over a Plea Deal for Homicide Defendant

Details On Sept. 27, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a trial date for 19-year-old defendant James Jenkins III. According to the Maryland Judiciary website, Jenkins is charged... Read More

Judge Signs New Commitment Order for Defendant Accused of First-Degree Murder

By Hannah Rainer [former] - September 27, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details During mental health court, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin signed a new commitment order concurring with the most recent mental evaluation of a murder defendant. Ronald Alston... Read More

BPD Announce Warrant for Suspect in Murder of Pava LaPere

Details Baltimore, Md. (Sept. 26, 2023) – Acting Commissioner Richard Worley, Mayor Brandon M. Scott and State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announce that a warrant has been issued for the arrest of 32-year-old... Read More

Woman Charged With Child’s Death Rejects Plea

Details Defendant Quanshay Timmons and her defense attorney, Jason Rodriguez, rejected the prosecution’s plea offer and scheduled her next trial date. Timmons, 27, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree child abuse... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Man Accused of Girlfriend’s Killing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton accepted the postponement request for a defendant charged with involuntary manslaughter since a prosecutor was unavailable. Harry Wallace is charged with involuntary... Read More

Man Accused of Killing a Police Officer and Another Victim the Same Day Receives Trial Date

Details On Sept. 26, a 33-year-old defendant accused of killing a police officer appeared in reception court before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton to schedule his trial date. Elliot... Read More

Month: September 2023