August 2024 - Page 5 of 6 - Baltimore Witness

Trial Postponed After Attempted Murder Defendant Takes Drugs in Jail

Details A 23-year-old attempted murder defendant could not be transported to his Aug. 7 trial because he took drugs before the proceeding. Jesse Freels is charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted... Read More

July Breaks 2024 Homicide Record

Details July brought both record-breaking highs and lows of violent crime to Baltimore. The city experienced the highest number of homicides per month and the lowest number of non-fatal shootings per... Read More

April Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Receives Trial Date

By Dana Beckwith [former] - August 7, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland Aug. 7 in order to schedule his trial. Dyrin Harrell, 27, is charged with firearm possession... Read More

Prosecutor Says, ‘This Could Have Gone A Very Different Way, in A Shooting Case

Details The trial of a 44-year-old defendant charged with attempted murder got underway before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong on Aug. 6. Juan Jumal Foster is charged with... Read More

Homicide Detectives Investigate North Carey Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 7, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 6, at approximately 3:29 p.m., Western District officers responded to the 1700 block of North Carey Street to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, Baltimore Police Department officers... Read More

2020 Murder Defendant’s Trial Postponed For The Third Time

Details The third trial for a murder defendant was postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Aug. 6 Donnell Johnson is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use... Read More

Woman’s Relationship With Victim at Issue in Shooting Trial

Details The state of an attempted murder victim’s romantic relationship was in dispute during a trial on Aug. 6. Juan Jamal Foster, 44, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree... Read More

Firearm Possession Trial Set For Suspect With Prior Conviction

Details A trial for a defendant accused of possessing a firearm with a prior felony conviction was set by Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Aug. 6 in Baltimore City Circuit Court.... Read More

‘I Don’t Know What Magic Happened Here,’ Judge Says About 2022 Shooting Plea Deal

Details An attempted murder defendant accepted a plea on Aug. 6 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer who questioned the terms. Daquan Maliek Allen, 25, is charged with... Read More

Police Investigate Pedestrian Fatality

By Baltimore Witness Staff - August 6, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details Crash Team detectives from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating a fatal incident where a male pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. The incident occurred on the 2800 block... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Sentencing Postponed

Details On Aug. 5, the sentencing of a 37-year-old defendant was postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Ahmad Moulden, 37, was found guilty of attempted second-degree murder,... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea Deal in 2021 Fairview Avenue Homicide

Details On Aug 5, a murder defendant accepted a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Troy K. Hill. Jonathan Bowman, 28, is charged with second-degree murder and firearm use... Read More

Late Evidence Pushes Back A Murder Trial

Details New revealed evidence postponed a jury trial that was scheduled to start on Aug. 5 and run into September. Kenneth Craig, 60, is charged with first-degree murder and using a... Read More

Homicide Defendant Gets, ‘Far Less Than What You Deserve,’ Says Victim’s Grandmother.

Details In an Aug. 5 hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams, a homicide defendant was sentenced to 30 years in prison, suspending all but 15 years, with... Read More

16-Year-Old Wounded in Attempted Carjacking

By Baltimore Witness Staff - August 5, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details Officers from Baltimore Police Department are investigating an attempted carjacking and shooting that took place on Aug. 3. According to a press release, officers found a 16-year-old victim suffering from... Read More

Homicide on North Monroe Street

By Baltimore Witness Staff - August 5, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details Officers from the Baltimore Police Department found a woman suffering from a fatal gunshot wound in the 800 block of North Monroe Street on Aug. 4. Tavion Lathan, 24, was... Read More

Police Investigate Shooting on S. Bentalou Street

By Baltimore Witness Staff - August 5, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details Detectives from the Baltimore Police Department are investigating a shooting on the 500 block of South Bentalou Street. According to a press release, the shooting occurred during the morning on... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Dates for Double Homicide Defendants

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled trial dates for two defendants allegedly involved in a double murder. Vincent Harris, 26, is charged with four counts of first-degree... Read More

Judge Schedules Motions Date for Murder Co-Defendants

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a motions hearing date for two adult h defendants along with a juvenile allegedly involved in a murder on 800 block... Read More

Club Security Guard Shooting Case Postponed

Details The scheduling hearing for a security guard allegedly involved in a Pratt Street shooting was continued in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Aug. 2. Larry Gordon Jr., 24, is charged... Read More

North Edgewood Street Shooter Sentenced to 67 Years

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant went before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown for a sentence that will keep him in jail for decades on Aug. 2. Dariel Glenn,... Read More

Two Teens Arrested for Eastern District Attempted Murder

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Eastern District on July 16, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested a 15-year-old male and 17-year-old male. Detectives learned that a... Read More

Man Sustains Graze Wound in Northeast District

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 2, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 1, at around 3:03 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 4800 block of Sinclair Lane to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed... Read More

Retrial for Toddler’s Murder Ends in Plea Deal

Details A 41-year-old homicide defendant’s retrial ended when he agreed to plead guilty to murdering his girlfriend’s 17-month-old child before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Alpert on Aug. 1.... Read More

Month: August 2024