October 2023 - Page 5 of 8 - Baltimore Witness

Judge Schedules 2020 Evergreen Street Murder Retrial

Details On Oct. 12, a 43-year-old defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to schedule his retrial. Keith Taylor is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in... Read More

Attorneys Debate Reliability of Cell Phone, DNA Evidence in 2021 Murder Trial

Details In an emotional plea, the prosecutor of a Baltimore man accused of his close friend’s murder told the court the suspect and his co-defendant planned the murder and that the... Read More

Attempted Murder Victim, Witness Dispute Defendant’s Involvement in Summer Shooting

Details The victim and a witness to an attempted murder earlier this year signed an affidavit recusing the defendant essentially denying his alleged involvement, defense attorney Rodney Gray said during his... Read More

Police Arrest Suspect in July Pennslyvania Avenue Shooting

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Western District on July 29, Warrant Apprehension detectives arrested 41-year-old Michael Childs of Baltimore. Detectives learned Childs shot a 45-year-old male... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Three Co-Defendants Facing First-Degree Murder Charges

Details On Oct. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial for three codefendants, Raquan Baylor, Kamar Robinson and Darian Adams in connection to the June 2019... Read More

Southwest District Officers Investigate Chapelgate Lane Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 12, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Oct. 11, at approximately 9:20 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 300 block of Chapelgate Lane to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed... Read More

Officers Respond to Central District Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 12, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Oct. 11, at approximately 7:54 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers were patrolling the unit block of North Howard Street when they heard discharging in the immediate area. Upon canvassing... Read More

Judge Sentences Final Co-Defendant of 2019 McElderry Street Murder Case

Details On Oct. 12, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton sentenced one of the four co-defendants charged with the murder of 21-year-old Donnell Brockington almost four years ago on Nov.... Read More

April Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Plea

Details On Oct. 12, a 20-year-old defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to hear the prosecution’s offer and schedule his trial. Qy’Ance Worrell is charged with... Read More

Defendant Charged With Fatally Stabbing Wife 55 Times Gets Retrial Date

Details On Oct. 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a new trial date for 44-year-old homicide defendant Amit Kumar. Kumar is charged with first-degree murder, use of... Read More

Trial Continued Pending Motion to Sever Charges in 2022 Oliver Street Murder

By Hannah Rainer [former] - October 11, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details On Oct. 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Myshala E. Middleton heard the defense ask for a motion to sever offenses prior to being sent to reception court. Tyshaun Williams,... Read More

Judge Denies Bail for Man Accused of Firing Gun in Air During Fight

Details A 47-year-old man accused of firing a gun in the air during a fight will remain held without bail following a hearing on Oct. 11. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Defendant Rejects Plea Offer for Gwynn Oak Shooting

Details On Oct. 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a new trial date for 29-year-old attempted murder defendant Lance Hickman. His attorney is Maureen O’Leary. According to... Read More

Judge Schedules Attempted Murder Trial for Baltimore Rapper

Details On Oct. 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial date for 30-year-old rapper Dakas White, who is accused of attempted murder. He is represented by... Read More

Uncle Sentenced to 25 Years for Stomping His 15-year-Old Nephew to Death

Details Hezekiah Pettiford was a happy and healthy 15-year-old boy when he went to live with his uncle, Dion Ball, in October 2019. Over the next 11 months, a Baltimore City... Read More

Judge Sets a New Trial Date for Shannon Drive Murder Defendant

Details On Oct. 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a new trial date for 22-year-old homicide defendant Desron Barber. According to the Maryland Judiciary website, Barber is... Read More

East Preston Street Shooter Gets 38 Years for Homicide Plea

Details A 36-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced to 38 years in prison on Oct. 10 when he accepted a plea offer from the prosecution for the murder of Kennod Lamont Taylor... Read More

Prosecution Dropped Charges for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details On Oct. 10, the assistant state’s attorney in an attempted murder case dropped all charges before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Judge Videtta A. Brown. Kevin Mack was charged with attempted... Read More

Baltimore Witness Spring Internship Applications Are Open

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 10, 2023
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Details Baltimore Witness is a news site that provides transparency of homicide and non-fatal shooting cases in Baltimore, Md., through hard news reporting. We have reopened our application process for our... Read More

Judge Presides Over Opening Statements in First-Degree Murder Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer presided as the trial began on Oct. 10. Both defense attorney Brandon Mead, and the assistant state’s attorney gave brief opening statements... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea, Wants ‘Pro Se’ Trial

Details On Oct. 10, an attempted murder defendant told the Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn he would rather represent himself, “pro se,” than wait until February for trial.... Read More

2019 Murder Defendant Rejects Plea

Details On Oct. 10, a defendant accused of a 2019 murder appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to hear a plea offer and schedule a trial date. ... Read More

BPD Releases New Photos of MSU Shooters

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 10, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred on Oct. 3 on the campus of Morgan State University, detectives have obtained additional photos and need your help identifying the persons seen... Read More

Detectives Begin Investigation in Morning Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 10, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Oct. 10, at approximately 10:59 a.m., Northern District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for a walk-in victim seeking treatment. Once at the hospital, Baltimore Police Department officers... Read More

Month: October 2023