Attempted Murder Archives - Baltimore Witness

Armed Carjacking Easily Could Have Been Murder, Says Prosecution

By Sage Cho - December 20, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Counsel in the attempted murder trial of Antionne Johnson presented closing statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Levi S. Zaslow on Dec. 20. Johnson, 33, is charged with attempted... Read More

Strong Evidence Teenager Conspired to Commit Murder, Says Prosecution

By Sage Cho - December 20, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Proceedings in the attempted murder trial of 19-year-old Ethan King ran from Dec. 18 to Dec. 20 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams. King is charged with... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Takes March 2025 Trial Over 50-Year Plea Offer

Details Attempted homicide defendant Corey Coleman opted to take her case to trial on Dec. 19, rejecting the prosecution’s plea offer of 50 years in prison. Charges currently against the 39-year-old... Read More

Woman Pleads Guilty to Shooting Victim During Argument in February

Details After ongoing plea negotiations, attempted murder defendant Felicia Thelma Mull agreed to a guilty plea on Dec. 18 with her sentencing anticipated on a later date. Mull, 46, was initially... Read More

Judge Dismisses Jury in Attempted Murder Trial, Plans to Reselect Panel

By Sage Cho - December 18, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details On Dec. 17, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller dismissed the jury in a murder trial after personal matters prevented the prosecution from returning to the courtroom. Meanwhile,... Read More

Defense Counsel Argues Victim’s Description of Defendant Doesn’t Match ID in Photo Array

Details A carjacking victim’s description of alleged suspect Antionne Johnson should be questioned, according to defense attorney Roland Harris, who told jurors on Dec. 17 that the victim’s description of his... Read More

Judges Sentences Convicted Murderer to Hefty Sentence Despite Family’s Mental Health Appeal

Details On Dec. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced a 37-year-old Ahmad Moulden to a combined 54 years in prison. Moulden was convicted on June 12 of... Read More

Shooting Suspect Dismisses Attorney to Represent Himself

Details Feeling spurned by his defense counsel and confident to represent himself in trial, a murder defendant dismissed his attorney in the Baltimore City Circuit Courtroom of Judge Jeffery M. Geller.... Read More

Defense Claims Image of Gun in A Shooting Could Be A Bird

By Jonathan Keesee - December 12, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Data |

Details On Dec. 11, lawyers gave their closing arguments in the trial of a 22-year-old attempted murder defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin Welch. During the proceeding, the defense... Read More

Counsel Delivers Opening Statements for Attempted Murder Defendant

By Ziqi Zhou - December 10, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Shooting |

Details The trial of a 22-year-old defendant began on Dec. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin P. Welch with conflicting views about the evidence in the case. Malik Height,... Read More

Shooting Defendant’s Girlfriend Claims He’s ‘a Family Man’ at Sentencing

Details An attempted murder defendant was sentenced in a plea deal on Dec. 3 at Baltimore City Circuit Court hearing and his girlfriend spoke on his behalf. The defendant, Keiontay Woodlon,... Read More

Jury Convicts 20-Year-Old Defendant of Popeyes Shooting

Details A jury has convicted 20-year-old Mekhi Green of attempted murder for a shooting outside a Popeyes restaurant earlier this year. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong granted defense... 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

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

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

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

Courtroom Disputes, Postpones Sentencing After Conviction of Attempted Murder

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

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

Ballistics, Cell Phone Evidence Presented in Double Homicide

Details The prosecution called two expert witnesses to discuss ballistic and cell phone evidence linked to a double homicide allegedly committed by Jabre Griffith on Nov. 7. The 19-year-old defendant’s jury... Read More

Family Member Describes ‘Void’ After Murder

Details At a sentencing hearing Nov. 7, a family member spoke about the emptiness she experienced after losing her cousin to violence. Ky’Mon Young, 18, was found guilty in May of... Read More