October 2023 - Baltimore Witness

Defendant Gets Less Than a Year in Prison for Summer Shooting on Esther Place

Details A 20-year-old Baltimore man will serve nearly a year behind bars for a non-fatal shooting in Southeast Baltimore earlier this year. Defendant Henry Escalon appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

‘Something Was Off,’ Prosecutor Says of New Year’s Day Attempted Murder on Belair Road

Details A New Year’s Day evening spent watching the Baltimore Ravens versus the Pittsburgh Steelers almost turned deadly outside City Line Bar and Grill in Baltimore’s Rosemont East neighborhood earlier this... Read More

Closing Statements Given in Bel Air Road Attempted Murder Trial

Details On Oct. 31, the assistant state’s attorney and defense attorney Stephen Tully gave closing statements in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer in the attempted murder... Read More

Western District Officers Make Arrest in June Shooting

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred on June 20 in the Western District, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 37-year-old Darryl Davis of Baltimore. Investigators believe that Davis shot... Read More

Northeast District ‘Pedestrian’ Died From Gunshot, Not Car

Details On Oct. 30, at approximately 11:30 p.m., a Baltimore Police Department officer was advised of a pedestrian-involved crash on the 2500 block of Orleans Street while on routine patrol. Once... Read More

May 2021 Murder Defendant Accepts 30 Year Plea

Details On Oct. 30, Steven Arthur appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy to accept a plea offered extended by the prosecutor. Arthur, 33, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Man Accused of 15-Year-Old Girl’s Murder Has Trial Pushed to Early 2024

Details Homicide defendant Zachariah Allison’s jury trial for the murder of 15-year-old Ja’Nyi Weeden is expected to move forward in late January 2024 following the second postponement in less than two... Read More

Jury Hears Closing Arguments for Gretna Court Homicide Defendant

Details On Oct. 30, a jury listened to closing arguments for homicide defendant Joel Ugah before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Stephen J. Sfekas. Ugah is charged with two counts of... Read More

Officers Respond to Pumphrey Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 30, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Oct. 29, at approximately 3:41 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1600 block of Pumphrey Street to investigate a reported shooting incident. Once at the location, officers... Read More

Teenage Girl Shot on Penrose Avenue

Details On Oct. 29, at approximately 1:26 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1500 block of Penrose Avenue to investigate a reported shooting incident. Once at the location, officers... Read More

Police Seek Information in Graceland Avenue Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 30, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Oct. 29, at approximately 1:08 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 6700 block of Graceland Avenue to investigate a reported shooting incident. Once at the location, officers... Read More

Southeast District Shooting Injures Man

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 30, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Oct. 28, at approximately 12:31 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 400 block of North East Avenue in the rear alley to investigate a reported shooting incident. ... Read More

Police Arrest Students, Parents in Carver High School Shooting

Details In reference to the triple shooting that occurred on Oct. 27, on the 2200 block of Presstman Street at Carver High School, investigators have charged two 15-year-old males, both of... Read More

‘That Shows Deliberation, That Shows Premeditation,’ Says Prosecutor in Mannasota Avenue Murder

Details “There is no other person who could have killed Trevon Williams on July 31, 2022.” The morning of Oct. 27 saw closing arguments in the trial of a man accused... Read More

First-Degree Murder Defendant Found Guilty

Details The jury read the verdict for first-degree murder defendant Darries Sommerville in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton on Oct. 27. Sommerville, 29, represented by defense... Read More

Prosecutor Will Bring Mother as Witness in Retrial of Brother’s Homicide Case

Details On Oct. 23, in Baltimore City Circuit Court, in an emotional opening statement, the prosecutor of a homicide defendant claimed with intensity that the lives of the defendant’s family were... Read More

Teen Injured in Saint Ambrose Avenue Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 27, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Oct. 27, at approximately 11:06 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers were patrolling the intersection of Reisterstown Road and Saint Ambrose Avenue when they heard discharging. Upon canvassing the immediate... Read More

Video and Audio Evidence Presented in Double Shooting Retrial

Details The prosecutor of a defendant accused of homicide and attempted murder during a drug deal used video footage and recorded statements from the defendant to support their allegations of guilt... Read More

Police Respond to Mass Shooting Outside of High School

Details On Oct. 27, at approximately 07:50 a.m., Western District patrol officers responded to the 2200 block of Presstman Street for a report of a shooting outside Carver Vocational Technical High... Read More

Southwest District Homicide Investigation Begins

Details On Oct. 26, at approximately 9:15 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the unit block of South Arlington Avenue to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers located 28-year-old... Read More

Police Arrest ‘Repeat Offender’ in Belair Road Shooting

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Northeast District on Oct. 23, detectives have arrested a repeat violent offender, 35-year-old Richie Briggs. Investigators learned that the 36-year-old male... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Takes 15 Year Plea Offer in Jamestown Court Shooting

Details A 21-year-old Baltimore man accused of shooting at his niece’s maternal aunt accepted a plea of 15 years in prison for attempted murder on Oct. 26. The case against Jeremiah... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Seeks New Counsel

Details On Oct. 26, a 46-year-old attempted murder defendant wound up before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn even though his lawyer wasn’t ready for trial. Randy Jones is... Read More

Attempted Murder Charges Dismissed for Lack of Witnesses

Details Attempted murder charges against defendant Jonyai Lavaughn Napoleon were dismissed on Oct. 26 following the prosecution’s unsuccessful attempts to contact the victims so they could testify at trial. The 21-year-old... Read More

Month: October 2023