May 2024 - Page 3 of 6 - Baltimore Witness

Mother of Teen Charged in Non-fatal Shooting Pleads Guilty to Assault and Child Delinquency

Details After being indicted herself, the mother of a teenage boy also accused in a beating and shooting incident, took a plea May 15 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Latest Brooklyn Day Shooting Defendant Pleads Guilty

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge accepted the guilty plea of a 19-year-old accused of participating in the 2023 Brooklyn Day mass shooting at a May 17 hearing. Aaron Brown... Read More

Murder Defendant Maintains Innocence, Requests More Time for Investigation

Details A 50-year-old murder defendant waived his Maryland right to a speedy trial so his attorney could continue investigating his case. Michael Atkinson is charged with first-degree murder and possession of... Read More

Homicide Defendant Found Guilty of Back-to-Back Shootings in Fells Point Last Year

Details A jury found homicide defendant Reginald Whitaker guilty of murdering 33-year-old Traquarn Lewis and shooting another man minutes later in Fells Point last July. On May 16, the jury’s foreperson... Read More

Gun Evidence Clears Homicide Defendant of Murder But Not Weapons Charges

Details A Baltimore man has been cleared of murder charges for the killing of 27-year-old Jeremy Maldonado last June after the investigation revealed the alleged murder weapon did not match the... Read More

Stabbed Man Dies on Ridgewood Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 21, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing | Victims |

Details On May 20, at around 10:12 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 3900 block of Ridgewood Avenue to assist the Fire Department. Upon arrival, officers observed 39-year-old Phillip... Read More

Three Injured in Western District Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 21, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On May 20, at around 6:47 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers were patrolling the 1400 block of Argyle Avenue when they heard discharging. Officers canvassed the immediate area and located... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial Postponed for New Evidence

Details A witness coming forward with new video evidence yet to be reviewed caused the postponement of a trial for a Baltimore man on May 20. Terrell Parker, 28, is being... Read More

Defendant Found Guilty of First Degree Murder in Spite of Alibi

Details A 46-year-old Baltimore man was found guilty of first-degree murder in a hearing on May 9. In addition to the charge of first-degree murder, the defendant, Ricky Crenshaw, was found... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial Postponed So Recuperating Victim Can Testify

Details An attempted murder defendant’s trial was postponed because the victim is recovering from surgery and was unable to testify on May 20. Kimani Johnson is charged with attempted first-degree murder,... Read More

Video Evidence at Center of Fells Point Double Shooting Trial

Details Despite substantial video evidence, the defense claimed mistaken identity in the trial of a 29-year-old man accused of a murder and an attempted murder that took place within about 20... Read More

Cockeysville Man Gets Five Years for Non-Fatal Shooting on Reisterstown Road

Details A 31-year-old Cockeysville man accused of firing multiple gunshots at an unidentified victim in West Baltimore last year will serve five years in prison after pleading guilty on May 14.... Read More

Police Apprehend Hospital Parking Lot Shooting Suspect

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Southern District on March 11, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 34-year-old Chavez Mitchell of Baltimore. Detectives learned Mitchell shot the 32-year-old... Read More

BPD Begins Mayfield Avenue Murder Investigation

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 20, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On May 19, at approximately 11:21 p.m., Eastern District patrol officers responded to the 3000 block of Mayfield Avenue for a report of a shooting. Once there, Baltimore Police Department... Read More

Woman Shot on West Fayette Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 20, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On May 19, at approximately 12:15 p.m., Southwest District patrol officers responded to the 1500 block of West Fayette Street for a report of a shooting. Once there, Baltimore Police... Read More

Pedestrian Dies on Washburn Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 20, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details On May 19, at approximately 3:22 a.m., Southern District patrol officers responded to the 400 block of Washburn Avenue, for a report of a pedestrian-involved crash. Once there, Baltimore Police... Read More

Western District Shooting Kills One

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 20, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On May 18, at approximately 5:06 a.m., Western District patrol officers responded to the 3200 block of Auchentoroly Terrace in reference to discharging. Upon arrival, Baltimore Police Department officers canvassed the area,... Read More

Central District Vehicle Crash Claims Man’s Life

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 20, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details On May 17, at approximately 1:48 a.m., Central District patrol officers responded to the 100 block of East Pratt Street for a report of a crash with injury. Once there,... Read More

Attempted Murder Suspect Accused of Shooting at Victim 14 Times Held Without Bail

Details A 22-year-old Baltimore man will remain held without bail after a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge deemed the District Court’s decision “appropriate” during a bail review proceeding on May 17.... Read More

19-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to 2022 Shooting

Details Nearly two years after a car in the Northwestern District of Baltimore was shot at and vandalized, a defendant accepted responsibility for the shooting on May 17. Davon Wright, 19,... Read More

Now Competent, Teen Pleads Guilty to Killing T-Mobile Employee

Details A 19-year-old whose case was plagued with competency concerns pleaded guilty to four 2023 T-Mobile robberies, including one where an employee was killed, on May 16. Arthur McCaden was charged... Read More

‘Atypical’ Murder Defendant Gets 40 Years for Killing of MTA Bus Driver

Details Every available seat was full of loved ones for both parties in Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr.’s courtroom May 15 for the sentencing of a 55-year-old... Read More

Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Murder, Attempted Murder in Two Separate Shootings

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced a 24-year-old man to 30 years in prison after the defendant pleaded guilty to two separate shootings, including the murder of 52-year-old Eric... Read More

Surveillance Footage Captures Suspect Allegedly Performing Back-to-Back Shootings, Prosecutor Claims

Details The trial of a defendant who allegedly followed and shot two Royal Farms customers, killing one last July began May 14. Reginald Whitaker is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use... Read More

Month: May 2024