November 2024 - Baltimore Witness

Homicide Defendant Set for Trial in 2025

Details On Nov. 15, a 33-year-old murder defendant accepted a jury trial in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Represented by Bradley MacFee, Isaiah Eaddy is... Read More

Judge Postpones Attempted Murder Case Until Next Year

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of a 36-year-old attempted murder suspect until Feb. 25, 2025. The action came in a reception court hearing on Nov.... Read More

Judge Dismisses Attempted Murder Case

Details On Nov. 21, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Anthony Vittoria dismissed an attempted murder case against a 20-year-old defendant but the reasons were undisclosed. Mandyae Turner, 20, was charged with first-... Read More

Convicted Killer Sentenced to Life Plus Five Years for 7-Eleven Shooting in 2023

Details A 22-year-old Baltimore man who was identified by his mother as the shooter in the murder of Edgar Bonilla-Guerra was sentenced to life plus five years for the 2023 homicide.... Read More

Prosecutor Requests to Join Co-Defendants’ Cases After Murder Mistrials

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor said the State’s Attorney’s Office intends to retry the murder case against 24-year-old Garry Morris and join his case with his co-defendant’s following a mistrial in... Read More

Parties Argue Over Surveillance Footage During Murder Closings

Details The defense and the prosecution argued over the accuracy of surveillance footage during closing arguments in a homicide before Judge Althea M. Handy of the Baltimore City Circuit Court. Garry... Read More

Baltimore Witness is the City’s ‘Eyes and Ears on the Criminal Justice System’

By Amos Gelb - November 20, 2024
Editors Corner | Featured |

Details Let’s start with the good news. The number of homicides and shootings in the city are down this year again. That is two years where the numbers have been falling. ... Read More

Counsel Gives Opening Statements in Murder Trial

Details On Nov. 19, a jury heard opening statements from the prosecution and defense attorney Augustine Okeke in the trial of a 20-year-old attempted murder suspect. Mekhi Green, 20, is charged... Read More

Murder Defendant Claims He Was Intended Victim

Details During a murder trial on Nov.18 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones, the defendant claimed the victim actually tried to rob him Davon Parker, 30, is charged... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Takes Plea Deal

Details On Nov. 19, a 28-year-old attempted murder suspect accepted a plea deal from the prosecution for two charges of first-degree assault and firearm use in a felony or violent crime... Read More

Accused Drive-By Shooter at Family Shelter Denied Bail

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge has denied bail for a 38-year-old woman who is accused of a retaliatory drive-by shooting at a family shelter in September. The prosecutor trying... Read More

One Defendant in Home Invasion Accepts Plea–Another CoDefendant’s Trial Rescheduled

Details Two codefendants in an attempted murder and home invasion case appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller on Nov. 18, while a third was in mental health... Read More

Man on Trial for Murder Claims He Never Had a Gun

Details A man charged with murder in a drive-by shooting claims he never had a gun the day of the crime before Judge Althea M. Handy of the Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Double-Shooting Defendant Appears In Reception Court, Gets Trial Date

Details A 36-year-old murder defendant, represented by attorney May Hanna, appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Nov.15. Munir Dawan Matin is charged with... Read More

Stabbing Homicide Suspect’s Trial Date Set

Details A 25-year-old murder defendant, represented by attorney Janet Katharine Andersen, appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Nov. 15. On June 16 officers... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Trial Set For 2025

Details On Nov. 15, a 33-year-old murder defendant was scheduled for a jury trial in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Represented by Bradley MacFee, Isaiah... Read More

Police Seek Public’s Assistance

By Baltimore Witness Staff - November 15, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is requesting public assistance for additional information about the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Roger Hawkins on Nov. 7 on the 3700 block of Gwynn Oak... Read More

Medical Expert Testifies at Homicide Trial

Details A medical examiner described her autopsy findings during a homicide trial on Nov. 14 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The defendant, 24-year-old Garry Morris is accused of murdering 20-year-old Amare... Read More

Jury Finds Double Homicide Defendant Guilty of Murder, Acquits on Conspiracy

Details On Nov. 13, before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer a jury found a 19-year-old homicide defendant guilty of the most serious charges against him. Jabre Griffith is accused... Read More

Fatal Shooting on East Preston Street

By Baltimore Witness Staff - November 14, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the death of a 33-year-old Paul Lee. He was involved in a shooting on Nov. 13 on the 500 block of East Preston Street.... Read More

Courtroom Disputes, Postpones Sentencing After Conviction of Attempted Murder

By Ben Andreseen - November 14, 2024
Uncategorized |

Details The sentencing for an attempted murder defendant was postponed on Oct. 22 as parties argued over the time to be served. Terrell Parker was found guilty earlier this year of... Read More

Night of the Shooting at a Convenience Store Pieced Together by Witnesses

By Ben Andreseen - November 14, 2024
Uncategorized |

Details Prosecution displayed evidence for the jury that will deliberate the charges of Sean Cherry in connection to a shooting that happened at a convenience store on Cold Spring Road on... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Offer

Details A 25-Year-old attempted murder defendant represented by attorney Maureen O’Leary, agreed to a guilty plea in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Jeffrey Geller on Nov.13. On March 25,... Read More

Domestic Violence Shooter Pleads Guilty

By Baltimore Witness Staff - November 13, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details A man pleaded guilty before Judge Lawrence R. Daniels of the Baltimore City Circuit Court on Nov. 13 to shooting his girlfriend. She was wounded in the leg after an... Read More

Month: November 2024