By
Baltimore Witness Staff
- August 14, 2025
Daily Stories
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Juveniles
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Western District. On Aug. 13, at approximately 5:27 p.m., officers responded to the 1000 block of Whatcoat Street to... Read More
By
Sophia Strocko
- August 13, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Details On Aug. 13, a 40-year-old Baltimore man accepted a plea deal for an accidental and non-fatal shooting that occurred through the walls of adjoining Canton townhouses. Michael Franchetti pleaded guilty... Read More
By
Sage Cho
- August 13, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Juveniles
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Details A Baltimore man allegedly found in possession of narcotics while on probation was recommended for a drug treatment program on Aug. 12 after the offense violated the terms of his... Read More
By
Kabir Broker [former]
- August 13, 2025
Court
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details Representing himself, Jason Williams’ murder trial continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro on Aug. 13, with the prosecution introducing multiple witnesses to describe crime scene footage. ... Read More
By
Kabir Broker [former]
- August 13, 2025
Intern Highlights
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Details I really enjoyed my summer at Baltimore Witness, and appreciated the exposure to the criminal justice process this opportunity provided me. Attending court, reflecting on what happened, and then translating... Read More
By
Jane Cox [former]
- August 13, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn granted a prosefcution request on Aug. 13 to delay the trial of Kahlil Calloway, 26, after crime lab technicians reported DNA evidence... Read More
By
Baltimore Witness Staff
- August 13, 2025
Daily Stories
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Juveniles
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Western District. On Aug. 12, at approximately 5:46 p.m., Western District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for... Read More
By
Andrew Michaels
- August 12, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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stabbing
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Details A 26-year-old woman accused of fatally stabbing her fiancé’s alleged attacker in June was denied her habeas corpus petition for release on Aug. 12 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Defense... Read More
By
Sophia Strocko
- August 12, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Victims
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Details “Music, and a parking space, and perceived disrespect,” are what the prosecution cited as the causes of a multi-generational mass shooting that left three dead and one injured as counsel... Read More
By
Tomas Coles [former]
- August 12, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong sentenced Lamont Bethea Johnson Jr., 37, to 60 years, suspending all but 40, on Aug. 11 for the murder of Tiwan Wilson,... Read More
By
Nicholas Carter [former]
- August 12, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Details Tyrone “Ty” Gerald White, 42, rejected a plea deal on Aug. 11 and will face trial for the 2017 murder and robbery of Daniel “Danny” Brinkley. Prosecutors had offered a life sentence with all but 20 to 38 years suspended, but White opted to take his case before a jury despite what Judge Lynn Stewart Mays called “roll of dice” given the eyewitness testimony, DNA evidence, cellphone records, and a journal tying him to the crime. His seven-day trial began Aug. 12. Read More
By
Jane Cox [former]
- August 12, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Featured
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Details Tyrone Gerald White, 42, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays for the first day of trial. White is accused of first-degree murder, armed robbery and several... Read More
By
Kabir Broker [former]
- August 12, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Data
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Details Jason Williams, 37, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro on Aug. 12 to present a motion to dismiss his attorney, Jerry Rodriguez. Williams said Rodriguez failed... Read More
By
Baltimore Witness Staff
- August 12, 2025
Daily Stories
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stabbing
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Suspects
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Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the arrest of two individuals in connection to an aggravated assault that occurred Aug. 9 in the Southeast District. Investigators have arrested Baltimore residents... Read More
By
Baltimore Witness Staff
- August 11, 2025
Daily Stories
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Juveniles
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an investigation into a shooting incident in the Eastern District. On Aug. 11, at approximately 5:02 p.m., officers responded to the 1800 block of... Read More
By
Tomas Coles [former]
- August 11, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Victims
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Details Baltimore City Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong released Shakeff Hatcher, 47, from home detention partly on a technicality as well as grounds of good behavior on Aug. 11. Hatcher was... Read More
By
Ethan Russo [former]
- August 11, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Details Shooting defendant Michael Armstrong was sentenced to life in prison with all but 70 years suspended on Aug. 8. Armstrong, 31, was found guilty in May of attempted first-degree murder,... Read More
By
Nicholas Carter [former]
- August 11, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Details At a reception court pre-trial hearing today, Joseph Coates, 41, appeared on charges including armed robbery, firearm use in a felony crime of violence, and multiple conspiracy counts in connection to the Dec. 15, 2023 killing of 26-year-old Marvin Jason Jackson Jr. on the 1800 block of Aiken Street. Coates is accused of acting as an accomplice to Joseph Walker, who was convicted last month of second-degree murder in the case. Defense attorney Gregory Fisher, newly on the case after the previous attorney was removed, told the court he will need a week to review the file. The matter is set to return Aug. 15 to appoint new counsel and set a trial date. Read More
By
Nicholas Carter [former]
- August 11, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Victims
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Details Darren Tomlinson, 31, appeared in a reception court hearing on August 8 for charges including first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. The charges stem from a double shooting on January 19 that resulted in one man's death and another's injury. During the hearing, it was noted that Tomlinson had rejected a prior plea offer, and his next court date was scheduled for November 18. Read More
By
Maya St. Hillaire [former]
- August 11, 2025
Court
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Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Juveniles
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Suspects
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Victims
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Details A follow-up status hearing for 17-year-old murder defendant Xyliq Synzere took place before Judge Piper F. McKeithen on Aug. 8. On June 18, following a request from defense attorney Deborah... Read More
By
Natalie Voorhees [former]
- August 11, 2025
Intern Highlights
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Details My summer at Baltimore Witness was very insightful, interesting, and fun. I faced a variety of cases and issues that not only taught me a lot about the legal process,... Read More
By
Baltimore Witness Staff
- August 11, 2025
Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Shooting
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Victims
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Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding the mass shooting that occurred Aug. 9, 2025 in Central Park Heights. Jerome Michael Coateson, 38, was critically injured in the... Read More
By
Baltimore Witness Staff
- August 10, 2025
Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Southeast District. On Aug. 10, at approximately 5:11 a.m., Southeast District officers responded to the 2300 block of Orleans... Read More
By
Baltimore Witness Staff
- August 10, 2025
Daily Stories
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Homicides
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Juveniles
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Shooting
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Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Northern District. On Aug. 9, at approximately 8:46 p.m., Northern District officers responded to the 5100 block of Queensberry... Read More