April 2025 - Baltimore Witness

Murder Suspect Gets Trial Date in Teen Killing

Details Dejuan Cole, 20, received a trial date following a postponement in a hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Cole is charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery,... Read More

Surveillance Video, Cell Phone Said to Link Suspect to Killing

Details In trial on March 28, the prosecution presented video and cellphone evidence allegedly linking Derrien Gamble, 21, to the Feb. 13, 2024 fatal shooting of Tyree Bell,19. The incident occurred... Read More

Judge Schedules June Trial For Harford Road Shooting Suspect

Details Daquan McCray, 27, and defense attorney Robert A. Cohen declined the prosecution’s plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 2. The deal included a... Read More

Judge Grants Postponement, Awaits New DNA Analysis in a Homicide

By Kerryn Ayers - April 2, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland approved counsel’s motion for “appropriate relief” on April 1 after defense attorney Daniel Wright requested more time to obtain additional DNA samples... Read More

Mistrial Declared After Jury Fails to Convict Accused Cop Killer

By Ben Dutcher - April 2, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The jury in 25-year-old Dion Thompson‘s murder case failed to reach a verdict, causing Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays to declare a mistrial on April 1. Deliberations... Read More

Juvenile Sentenced to 10 Years in Pennsylvania Avenue Shooting

Details Kamari Morris, 17, entered a guilty plea in a shooting before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Brooke M. Murdock on April 1. The juvenile was tried as an adult. The... Read More

Victim Pleads The Fifth, Shooting Suspect Acquitted

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Doory acquitted attempted murder defendant Patrice Lankford, 36, of all charges on April 1 after the victim in the case invoked the Fifth... Read More

Man Charged in Elementary School Shooting Faces July Trial

Details Milton Johnson, 21, declined a plea deal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on March 27. The prosecution offered Johnson ten years, suspending all but seven, for attempted... Read More

Man Sentenced To 5 Years For Killing Friend Who Pulled An Empty Gun

By Kerryn Ayers - April 1, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong sentenced Mandarin Jessup, 42, to five years without the possibility of parole for possession of a firearm with a prior felony conviction... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Prints Linked to Firearm, Says Prosecutor

Details On March 31, the prosecution in the murder case of 22-year-old Derrien Gamble claimed that video surveillance footage, cellular location data, and fingerprint analysis link Gamble to the February 2023... Read More

Judge Postpones Murder Trial for Co-Defendant’s Competency Hearing

Details Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer granted a one-day postponement in the jury trial of co-defendants Davon Butler, 19, Charles Bowen, 20, and a third teenager who was 17... Read More

Month: April 2025