February 2024 - Page 2 of 8 - Baltimore Witness

Counsel Agree to May Trial Date for 2016 Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a 27-year-old defendant’s murder trial during a reception court hearing on Feb. 26. Christopher Straham is charged with first-degree murder, possession... Read More

Closing Statements for Defendant Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter

Details On Feb. 23, a 34-year-old appeared in court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton for vehicular manslaughter. Shawn Lee Brunson is charged with vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial Postponed Until Summer

Details On Feb. 26, Jamal Davis appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to set a new date for trial. Davis’ defense attorney, Natalie Finegar, was in a... Read More

Man Claims Self-Defense for Murder of Ex’s New Boyfriend

Details Closing statements were held in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland Friday, Feb. 23, in connection to a December 2022 homicide. Darian McFarland, 34, is facing... Read More

Defense Declares a Witness in Decade-Old Murder Case ‘100 Percent Unreliable’

Details Counsel delivered their closing statements in a decade-old cold case on Feb. 23 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Brandon Brown, 34, is accused of killing 26-year-old... Read More

ACQUITTED: Judge Grants Defense Motion to Dismiss in 2022 Murder Case

Details On Feb. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria oversaw a judgment of acquittal for a 21-year-old defendant in a homicide committed on April 19, 2022. Isaiah Bell... Read More

Marion Street Shooting Victim Dies Days Later

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 26, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 17, at approximately 3:15 p.m., Central District patrol officers were called to the 200 block of Marion Street for a report of a shooting. Once there, Baltimore Police... Read More

Unidentified Suspect in Northern District Shooting Remains at Large

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 26, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 25, at approximately 7:09 p.m., Northern 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

Police Investigating Huron Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 26, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 24, at approximately 9:51 a.m., Southern 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

Two Men in Critical Condition After Northern District Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 26, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 23, at approximately 8:25 p.m., Northern District patrol officers responded to the 500 block of 29th Street for a reported shooting investigation. Upon arrival, Baltimore Police Department officers... Read More

Accused Getaway Driver in 2022 Murder on Ruskin Avenue Goes on Trial

Details The accused getaway driver charged for the murder of 28-year-old Donte Lee was not involved, his defense counsel argued at the start of trial on Feb. 22 when she ensured... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Agreement

Details On Feb. 20, a plea hearing was held before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays. During the proceeding, defendant Dartagnan Smith accepted an agreement in connection to a... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for 2020 Murder

Details On Feb. 21, a hearing was held before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to reschedule a murder retrial. The defendant, 33-year-old Donnell Johnson, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Postponed Trial for Juvenile Accused in Mass Shooting

Details On Feb. 23, a 17-year-old charged with shooting five people a little over a year ago attended court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard. Daaon Spears is... Read More

Trial Begins for Aspiring Rapper Accused of Attempted Murder

Details Counsel delivered opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr. on February 23 for 35-year-old attempted homicide defendant Jamal Piles. Piles is charged with 11 charges,... Read More

Police Make Arrest for 2022 Southeast District Murder

Details On July 4, 2022, at approximately 3:12 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers were patrolling on the 100 block of North Glover Street when they heard discharging of a firearm. Upon... Read More

Defendant Receives June Trial Dates for Two Murder Cases

Details On Feb. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland gave homicide defendant Jaheim Battle two June trial dates. Battle, 21, is allegedly connected to two separate homicide incidents... Read More

2022 Pimlico Road Murder Trial Postponed to June

Details On Feb. 20, homicide defendant Darrean Fleming received a June trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Fleming, 24, and two co-defendants are charged with two... Read More

Valiquet Avenue Attempted Murder Defendant Receives May Trial Date

Details On Feb. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland gave attempted murder defendant Tavon Jones a May trial date. Jones, 23, is charged with first- and second-degree attempted... Read More

Defense Argues Mistaken Identity in Belair Road Attempted Murder Trial

Details The attempted murder trial of 29-year-old defendant Myles Edwards ended on Feb. 20 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong, with closing statements from the prosecuting attorney and... Read More

Investigation Reveals Teen Shot Himself in Leg

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 22, 2024
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details On Feb. 20, at approximately 2:20 p.m., Southern District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for a walk-in shooting investigation. Once at the hospital, officers located a 13-year-old male... Read More

Police Arrest 17-Year-Old for December 2023 Attempted Murder

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Northern District on Dec. 14, 2023, Baltimore Police Department detectives have arrested a 17-year-old male suspect. Investigators believe the 17-year-old male suspect... Read More

Driver Killed in Edmondson Avenue Vehicle Collision

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 22, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details On Feb. 22, at approximately 12:32 a.m., Western District officers responded to the 1800 block of Edmondson Avenue for a vehicle crash. Once there, Baltimore Police Department officers observed a... Read More

BPD: Verbal Argument Led to Sheldon Avenue Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 22, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 21, at approximately 4:06 p.m., Eastern District patrol officers responded to the 4200 block of Sheldon Avenue, for a reported shooting. Upon arrival, Baltimore Police Department officers located... Read More

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