October 2024 - Page 3 of 7 - Baltimore Witness

Police Investigate Shooting on Spelman Road

By Baltimore Witness Staff - October 21, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Officers from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating a shooting incident that occurred on Oct. 20 on the 2800 block of Bookert Drive. According to a press release, officers... Read More

Prosecution Opens Its Case in The Murder of a 16-Year-Old

Details The prosecution presented opening arguments on Oct. 18 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr, for the murder of 16-year-old Deanta Dorsey on Jan 4. 2023. Daaon... Read More

Accused Bus Stop Shooter Gets 2025 Trial Date Amid Plea Negotiations

Details A 24-year-old Pennsylvania man accused of shooting another man during a bus stop robbery earlier this year was given a January 2025 trial date while plea negotiations remain underway. During... Read More

Judge Schedules Attempted Murder Trial in January of 2025

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland rescheduled a pretrial hearing Oct. 17 for a 30-year-old attempted murder defendant to let his defense attorney, Donald Wright, review the defendant’s mental... Read More

Florida Man Expected to Plead Guilty for Fatal DUI Crash

Details A 27-year-old Florida man is expected to plead guilty to vehicular manslaughter for a fatal car crash in September 2023 that killed Ericka Allysia McRae and injured another woman. On... Read More

‘Agitated’ Homicide Defendant Receives Another Competency Eval After Unruly Behavior in Mental Health Court

Details A judge presiding over Baltimore City Circuit Court’s mental health proceedings ordered another competency evaluation for an unruly homicide defendant who refused to speak with his defense counsel and initially... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Leaving Scene of A Vehicular Death

Details A 24-year-old woman pleaded guilty Oct. 15 for failing to return to the scene during a car collision that killed a woman. Tanee Dorothy Stokes hit 57-year-old Juanita Watson with... Read More

Shooter Sentenced to Life in Prison for Homicide in Back-to-Back Shootings

Details A 25-year-old homicide defendant who appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer and was sentenced to life in prison on Oct. 11 for killing Traquarn Lewis and... Read More

Defendant’s Father ‘Played Significant Role’ in Neighbor Dispute-Turned-Shooting, Prosecutor Says

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge agreed to move forward with a plea offer of time served for 24-year-old attempted homicide defendant Daykai Quarles after the prosecution revealed Quarles’ father... Read More

Attempted Murder Case Still Waits on Autopsy Report

Details An attempted murder defendant’s case was postponed again Oct. 16 after the prosecution said an autopsy for the victim won’t be completed until early December. Kimani Johnson is charged with... Read More

Accused Shooter Rejects Plea Offer, Gets December Trial

Details A non-fatal shooting case from an incident earlier this year was scheduled for trial this December following the defendant’s decision to reject a plea offer on Oct. 16. During reception... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Case Pushed One Week to Assign New Defense Attorney

Details A 27-year-old man accused of a non-fatal shooting in May will return to Baltimore City Circuit Court’s reception court next week once he is assigned a new defense attorney. Delvon... Read More

Stepfather Awaits Sentencing for Killing Daughter’s Boyfriend

Details A 45-year-old defendant’s sentencing for the killing of his stepdaughter’s boyfriend was postponed Oct. 11. His sentence will be delayed until February before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B.... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Gas Station Murder

Details A 36-year-old man pleaded guilty to murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on Oct. 16. Ronald Alston pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to... Read More

Police Investigate Shooting of 26-Year-Old Man

By Baltimore Witness Staff - October 17, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the shooting of a 26-year-old male that took place on Oct. 16 on the 1700 block of Russell Street. According to a press release,... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

Details An attempted murder defendant declined a plea offer during a hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Anthony F. Vittoria on Oct. 15. Jonte Gilmore, 27, is charged with 62 charges,... Read More

Police Investigate Shooting on Canton Avenue

By Baltimore Witness Staff - October 17, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is investigating a shooting involving a 53-year-old male that took place on Oct. 16 on the 3500 block of West Canton Avenue. According to a... Read More

Police Investigate Fatal Hit and Run

By Baltimore Witness Staff - October 16, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is investigating a fatal hit and run incident that took place on Oct. 15 on the 2300 block of Harford Road. Police responded to reports... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Plea Hearing Postponed

Details A homicide defendant’s plea hearing was postponed from Oct. 15 to Oct. 17 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. According to documents from the District Court of Maryland, 24-year-old Gerson Diaz-Arita... Read More

Parents Arrested for Eastern District Child’s Death

Details In reference to the death of 5-year-old Zona Byrd that occurred on Oct. 14, on the 2200 block of Aiken Street, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested the parents, 32-year-old... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Defendant Who Allegedly Pushed Victim Onto Train Tracks

By Ziqi Zhou - October 15, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects | Victims |

Details A 41-year-old defendant received his new trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton. Joseph White III is charged with second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and first- and... Read More

Defendant of Child Homicide Case Receives New Trial Date

By Baltimore Witness Staff - October 15, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A 22-year-old defendant received a new trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton. Shaun Bullock Jr. was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree child abuse resulting in... Read More

Bullet Grazes Teen’s Eyelid During West Lanvale Street Shooting

Details On Oct. 14, at approximately 3:16 a.m., Western District officers responded to the 1800 block of West Lanvale Street to investigate a ShotSpotter alert. Upon arrival, Baltimore Police Department officers located... Read More

Sheldon Avenue Shooting Victim Recovering From Wounds

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 15, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Oct. 13, at approximately 7:46 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to a residence on the 4300 block of Sheldon Avenue for reports of a shooting. At that location,... Read More

Month: October 2024