November 2023 - Page 4 of 7 - Baltimore Witness

Judge Reschedules Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial

Details On Nov. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland pushed a 26-year-old attempted murder defendant’s trial back by five months. Dionte Johnson is charged with attempted first- and... Read More

Last Codefendant in 2020 Fatal Crash Pleads Guilty

Details On Nov. 14, a 35-year-old vehicular manslaughter defendant accepted a guilty plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Russell Anthony Edwards, Jr., is charged with a traffic... Read More

Hollins Street Murder Defendant Receives Trial Date

Details On Nov. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial of a 39-year-old murder defendant. Steven Gibson is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a... Read More

Defendant ID’ed By Informants Agrees to 10-Year Plea for Frederick Avenue Shooting

Details A 26-year-old Baltimore man will serve the next decade behind bars in accordance with a plea agreement for shooting another man on Frederick Avenue in January 2020. During Clarence Temple’s... Read More

Man With Over 130 Charges May Take Plea

Details On Nov. 13, the stand-in attorney for a defendant charged in a gang indictment told Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn that his client needed more time to... Read More

Officers Respond to Calhoun Street Walk-in Shooting Victim

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 14, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Nov. 14, at approximately 7:48 a.m., Western District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for a report of a walk-in shooting victim. Once there, Baltimore Police Department officers... Read More

One Defendant Among Many in Gang Indictment Rejects 20-Year Plea

Details On Nov. 13, a 39-year-old defendant charged in the “39 Babies” gang indictment rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. James Brunson is charged... Read More

Another Alleged ’39 Babies’ Gang Member Scheduled for Trial

Details On Nov. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled an alleged “39 Babies” gang member’s trial for next summer. Keith Miller is charged with participating in a... Read More

Alleged ‘39 Babies’ Gang Members Finally Receive Trial Date

Details On Nov. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial of three co-defendants accused of being in the ’39 Babies’ gang and committing multiple violent crimes... Read More

Judge Modifies Sentence for Golf Course Shooting Defendant

Details On Nov. 13, George Thomas was sentenced after a recent guilty plea on two weapons-related charges. The defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Stephen J. Sfekas alongside his... Read More

Lawyers Argue Over Credibility of Absent Witness at Homicide Retrial

Details Although a witness who identified a 45-year-old homicide defendant as a suspect did not physically appear, attorneys debated the trustworthiness of his testimony admitted from a previous trial. Levar Attura... Read More

Suspect Arrested in October Murder

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred in the Eastern District on Oct. 6, Baltimore Police Department detectives have arrested 27-year-old Earl Lee of Baltimore. Investigators learned that Lee fatally... Read More

Police Respond to Garrison Boulevard Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 13, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Nov. 12, at approximately 2:02 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 3300 block of Garrison Boulevard to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed... Read More

Victim Dies on Scene in Southeast District

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 13, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Nov. 12, at approximately 1:45 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 6100 block of Shipview Way to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed... Read More

Pedestrian Killed Chasing Loose Dog

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 13, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details On Nov. 3, at approximately 8:12 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 3800 block of West Belvedere Avenue to investigate a pedestrian struck. Upon arrival, officers were advised... Read More

Officers Respond to Non-Fatal Shooting on North Glover Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 13, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Nov. 11, at approximately 11:08 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 700 block of North Glover Street to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Location Undetermined in Shooting of 2 Teens

Details On Nov. 11, at approximately 8:43 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to an area hospital to investigate a call for a walk-in shooting victim. Upon arrival, officers observed a... Read More

Two Victims Located in Northern District Shooting

Details On Nov. 11, at approximately 8 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 2900 block of Rosalind Avenue to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed... Read More

Southwest District Officers Find Shooting Victim at Hospital

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 13, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Nov. 11, at approximately 7:53 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 2600 block of Dulaney Street to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located... Read More

Investigation Begins for Southeast District Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 13, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Nov. 11, at approximately 09:55 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 5800 block of Erdman Avenue to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed... Read More

2021 Murder Suspect Arrested in Traffic Stop

Details In reference to the death of Jason McNair, who was found fatally stabbed at a home on the 1400 block of Aisquith Street, on Aug. 17, 2021, Baltimore Police Department detectives... Read More

Northwest District Shooting Victim Dies

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 13, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Nov. 9, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 5200 block of Denmore Avenue to investigate a call for an individual suffering from a gunshot... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Complains about Housing, Representation

Details On Nov. 9, a 43-year-old attempted murder defendant raised concerns over his rights to Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton after rejecting a 35-year plea offer. Juan Jumal... Read More

In Closing Statements, Prosecutor and Defense Spar Over Evidence

Details As a murder trial drew to a close, defense attorney Augustine Okeke argued in Baltimore City Circuit Court the prosecution hadn’t provided solid evidence his client murdered anyone, and only... Read More

Month: November 2023