July 2024 - Page 3 of 8 - Baltimore Witness

Jury Hears Closing Arguments in 2021 Fords Lane Murder Case

Details Counsel delivered closing arguments on July 24 for a 19-year-old murder defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. William Holloman, 19, is charged with first-degree murder, armed... Read More

Victim of Front Street Stabbing Dies Eight Days Later

Details In regard to a stabbing that occurred in the Central District, Baltimore Police Department officers have arrested, a repeat violent offender, 41-year-old Fielding Bame. Investigators learned that Bame stabbed 48-year-old... Read More

Police Respond to North Potomac Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - July 24, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On July 24, at approximately 1:16 a.m., Southeast District patrol officers responded to a home on the 600 block of North Potomac Street for a report of a shooting. Once... Read More

ShotSpotter Alerts Officers to Western District Triple Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - July 24, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On July 23, at around 8:06 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1700 block of McCulloh Street to investigate a ShotSpotter Alert and shortly after a call for... Read More

Judge Grants Postponement for Appleton Street Murder Trial

Details The prosecution requested a postponement to delay the murder trial of a 29-year-old defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Kemonta Johnson is charged with two counts... Read More

Testimony Continues in Fords Lane Murder Trial

Details On July 23, the trial for a 19-year-old homicide defendant continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. William Holloman, 19, is charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery,... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Deal for Rutland Avenue Shooting

Details On July 23, an attempted murder defendant accepted a plea agreement before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby for a 2023 shooting. Devaun Jones, 28, was charged with... Read More

Judge Denies Alleged Gang Member’s Request for Home Detention

Details On July 23, defense attorney Gregory Fischer requested at a bail review hearing for his client, 38-year-old Ernest Hudson, to be released and placed on home monitoring to help care... Read More

Fords Lane Homicide Defendant’s Jury Trial Begins

Details On July 22, the prosecution began their arguments for a 19-year-old homicide defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. William Holloman is charged with two counts of... Read More

Lawnview Avenue Murder Suspect Apprehended

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred in the Eastern District on July 16, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 42-year-old Leon Spencer of Baltimore. Investigators learned that during a... Read More

Police Arrest Fatal Stabbing Suspect

Details On July 19, Baltimore Police Department detectives arrested 28-year-old Tyrone Blackwell of Baltimore. Detectives believe that Blackwell fatally stabbed 33-year-old Devin Butler on July 5, on the 2400 block of... Read More

Counsel Give Opening Statements in Fatal Carjacking Case

Details On July 22, a jury heard opening statements in an attempted carjacking case that resulted in the death of an Israeli man. William Holloman, 19, is charged with two counts... Read More

Pimlico Road Murder Co-Defendant’s Trial Postponed to Investigate Eyewitness

Details On July 22, the jury trial for a co-defendant of a murder was postponed after a judge ruled that the defense had the right to investigate one of the prosecution’s... Read More

Dispute Over Money Owed Leads to Fall Murder Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled July 22 a man, who is accused of killing another man over money, for trial later this year. Michael Atkinson, 50,... Read More

One Dead, One Injured in Mondawmin Metro Center Shooting

Details On July 21, at approximately 8:10 p.m., Western District patrol officers along with MTA Police, responded to the Mondawmin Metro Center, on the 2300 block of Liberty Heights Avenue, for... Read More

Suspect in Custody for 12-Year-Old Girl’s Murder

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred in the Southeast District on July 19, patrol officers have arrested 28-year-old Omar Passmore of Baltimore. Baltimore Police Department detectives quickly learned that... Read More

Police Respond to Loyola Northway Triple Shooting

Details On July 20, at approximately 1:47 a.m., Northern District patrol officers responded to the 2400 block of Loyola Northway for multiple calls of a shooting. Once there, Baltimore Police Department... Read More

Man Shot While Walking on Harman Avenue

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

Details On July 19, at approximately 11:50 p.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

Young Girl Killed in Southeast District Home

Details On July 19, at around 8:01 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to a residence located on the 500 block of North Kenwood Avenue to investigate a call for a... Read More

Attorneys Debate Whether A Shooting Qualifies As Attempted Murder During Closing Arguments

Details The prosecution and defense used closing arguments to prove whether the defendant’s actions resulted to attempted murder or not on July 19 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence P.... Read More

East Preston Street Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details On July 19, a 32-year-old homicide defendant rejected a plea deal in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Isaiah Eaddy, 32, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Montford Avenue Homicide Defendant Rejects Plea Deal

Details On July 19, a 33-year-old homicide defendant rejected a plea deal in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Martez Brooks is charged with two counts... Read More

Jury Delivers Mixed Verdict for Homicide Defendant

Details On July 17, a 23-year-old homicide defendant was found guilty in one of the cases against him, but partially acquitted in another by a jury before Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

‘His Actions Were Callous Toward Human Life,’ Prosecution Says at Sentencing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria sentenced 27-year-old Dionte Johnson to 45 years in prison for an incident on the 2300 block of East Biddle Street. Johnson was... Read More

Month: July 2024