April 2024 - Page 6 of 8 - Baltimore Witness

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

Details On March 28, Freddie Fordham accepted a plea deal via his attorney Natalie Finegar before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The defendant was sentenced to 25 years,... Read More

Homicide Defendant Trial Date Set

Details On April 8, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 22-year-old Jason Johnson. Johnson is charged with first-degree murder, firearm possession with a felony... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details On April 8, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 53-year-old Kim Alderman. Alderman is charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, first-degree... Read More

Procedural Issues Delay a Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details On April 8, a 29-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant appeared for trial but the proceedings were delayed. one year ago. Overseeing the case was Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson.... Read More

‘Foolish, Bad Decision,’ Judge Says Accepting Involuntary Manslaughter Plea Deal

Details Homicide defendant Neil Cole-El accepted a plea deal on April 8 in the courtroom of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner for his role in the death of... Read More

Ruskin Avenue Murder Trial Postponed for Remaining Defendant

Details On April 8, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the murder trial of 20-year-old Daquan Hawks. Hawks is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts... Read More

New Evidence Delays Trial for High Schooler’s Death

Details On April 8, Kevin Dudley appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to ask for a postponement of his homicide case due to newly presented evidence. Dudley,... Read More

Year’s First Quarter Sustains Violent Crime Reduction

Details The first quarter of the year has continued the city’s downward trend in violent crime, according to data collected and analyzed by Baltimore Witness from Baltimore Police Department (BPD) press... Read More

Bloomingdale Road Shooting Victim Dies

By Baltimore Witness staff - April 8, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On April 6, at approximately 9:49 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1600 block of Bloomingdale Road for reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, they observed 31-year-old Uneek... Read More

One Killed in Southeast District Double Shooting

Details On April 6, 2024, at approximately 11:34 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 3700 block of East Lombard Street for reports of a discharging. Once there, they discovered... Read More

North Ellamont Street Shooting Injures Man

By Baltimore Witness staff - April 8, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On April 7, at approximately 12:07 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1000 block of North Ellamont Street for reports of a shooting. Once there, officers located a... Read More

Man Shot in Arm in Northeast District

By Baltimore Witness staff - April 8, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On April 6, at approximately 7:18 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 4900 block of Frankford Avenue for reports of a discharging. Inside a business at that location,... Read More

Police Respond to Madison Avenue Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - April 8, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On April 6, at approximately 2:58 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 2600 block of Madison Avenue for reports of a burglary. Upon arrival, they observed a male... Read More

Man Accused of Attempted Murder Receives July Trial Date

Details On April 2, attempted murder defendant Dariel Doncha’e Glenn received a July trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Glenn, 26, is currently charged with attempted... Read More

Suspect Fired Gun in Air to Scare Away Kids Who Were Damaging His Car, Defense Says

Details Counsel for defendant Jeremiah Dairo claimed his client was “acting within the law” when he fired a gun in the air to scare away kids who were accused of damaging... Read More

Man Denied Bail After 2019 Conviction Overturned for 17-Month-Old’s Death

Details The Appellate Court of Maryland has overturned the conviction of 41-year-old Francois Brown less than five years after the defendant was sentenced to life for the murder of his girlfriend’s... Read More

Sturbridge Drive Homicide Defendant Sentenced to Life

Details On April 5, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong sentenced Donzo Monk, Jr., 28, who was found guilty of killing 26-year-old Bryant A. Timmons. The crime occurred on... Read More

18-Year-Old Accused of Murder Receives July Trial Date

Details On April 2, double homicide defendant William Holloman received a July trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Holloman, 18, is charged with two counts of... Read More

Victims ‘Lived Lives Plagued by Violence,’ Defense Says at Homicide Defendant’s Trial

Details “I won the winning layup, but I don’t get any trophies for this game.” According to a Baltimore City prosecutor, homicide defendant Benjamin Rowland Jr. was referring to his role... Read More

Man Charged for Shooting Girlfriend in Parking Garage Gets Summer Trial Date

Details A 31-year-old man accused of shooting his girlfriend in a parking garage on New Year’s Day opted for a trial over a plea offer on April 5. Jamal Artis is... Read More

Defense Suggests Defendant’s Cellmate Killed Prisoner in 2021 Stabbing at a Baltimore Prison

Details Defense counsel in the trial of homicide defendant Khalil Madden suggested it was her client’s cellmate—not Madden—who stabbed Shane Burton to death at a Baltimore prison facility in 2021. On... Read More

Homicide Defendant Now Competent, Receives Trial Date

Details On April 2, homicide defendant Jamal Smith received a September trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Smith, 44, is currently charged with first-degree murder and... Read More

Police Respond to Braddish Avenue Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - April 5, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On April 5, at approximately 6:38 a.m., Western District patrol officers responded to the 1800 block of Braddish Avenue, for a report of a shooting. Once there, Baltimore Police Department... Read More

Argument Between Couple in Northwest Baltimore Escalates to Attempted Murder Charge

Details A couple’s argument “nearly turned deadly” outside the home of defendant Dwaun Hawkins’ then-girlfriend where he is accused of shooting at several people who attempted to intervene, a Baltimore City... Read More

Month: April 2024