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Attorneys at Odds Over Opening Statements for Defendant Accused of Shooting at Five Baltimore Police Officers

Details Controversy was at the center of opening statements in the trial of 41-year-old defendant Jermaine Jeter on Sept. 6 as the prosecution repeatedly objected to defense counsel’s argument before the... Read More

Baltimore City Shootings Drop in August, Decrease in Majority of Districts

Details As fall approaches, Baltimore City is ending the summer with 53 non-fatal shootings in August—the fourth-lowest number of reported monthly shootings in 2023. The city was last below 53 shootings... Read More

Man Accused of 1973 Murders Compliant in Mental Health Court

Details A Baltimore City resident previously convicted for a 1973 double homicide was reported compliant and doing well during a status check in mental health court on Sept. 6. Gold Leroy... Read More

Attempted Murder Charges Dismissed Against Washington Boulevard Shooter

Details A 33-year-old man accused of an attempted murder on Washington Boulevard nearly a year ago had his charges dismissed on Sept. 5. While appearing for his scheduled trial on Tuesday... Read More

Newly Convicted Manslaughter Defendant Sentenced Following Retrial in Royal Farms Stabbing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong gave a defendant the maximum sentence on Sept. 5 in a fatal 2017 stabbing case. Judge Hong sentenced defendant Jason Alcindor to... Read More

Defendant to Serve 12 Years for Shooting 15-Year-Old Girl on N. Belnord Avenue

Details A 37-year-old man facing 30 charges in connection to the attempted murder of a 15-year-old girl will serve 12 years in prison after accepting a Baltimore City prosecutor’s plea offer... Read More

Officers Announce Investigation into Fatal Crash on South Fulton Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 6, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Traffic | Victims |

Details On Sept. 5, at approximately 3:09 a.m., Southwest District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 100 block of South Fulton Avenue, for a report of a... Read More

Trial Date Set for Defendant Charged in Saint Clair Crossing Attempted Murder Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set the trial date for a defendant accused of attempted first-degree murder in Nov. 2022. Defense attorney Augustine Okeke represented Carla Hardy... Read More

Judge Continues Scheduling Hearing for Defendant in 2019 Stabbing Death of Wife

Details Despite being scheduled to begin his client’s retrial on Sept. 5, the defense attorney for a man accused of killing his wife on Jan. 11, 2019, requested a postponement to... Read More

Judge Continues Homicide Defendant’s Hearing to Allow Prosecution to Consult Victim’s Family

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing on Sept. 5 for a murder defendant at the request of the prosecuting attorney. Benjamin Rowland, Jr. is charged... Read More

Attorney Requests New Trial Date for Defendant Accused in East Monument Street Murder Case

Details On Sept. 1, a defense attorney requested a trial postponement before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on behalf of his client accused of murder. Defense attorney Jason Silverstein requested a new... Read More

Judge Continues Scheduling Hearing to October for 17-Year-Old Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued the scheduling hearing of a first-degree murder defendant on Aug. 29. Defendant Daaon Spears, 17, was 16 years old at the... Read More

Victim Walked in Front of Defendant’s Car, Defense Argues in 2021 Vehicular Manslaughter Case

Details Was the defendant under the influence of anesthesia when he struck and killed 38-year-old Garrick Williams Jr. with his car and injured another man on March 1, 2021? This was... Read More

Tension Rises in Scheduling Hearing as Defendant with Dying Mother Awaits Undecided Retrial Date

Details On Sept. 1, defendant Willie L. Billinger appeared in reception court in order to schedule his retrial. According to Baltimore Witness, Billinger was initially convicted on two counts of first-degree... Read More

Hearing Continued After Dartmouth Road Fatal Stabbing Defendant Rejects Plea

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing for a fatal stabbing defendant after he rejected the prosecutor’s 50-year plea offer. Elijah Nicholas, was represented by Maureen... Read More

‘This Was an Execution,’ Prosecutor Says in Closing Arguments for Royal Farms Murder Case

Details The brief yet dramatic trial of a Royal Farm security guard who killed a man inside the store on the 1800 block of Washington Boulevard concluded on Aug. 30 before... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing for Defendant in Belair Road Attempted Murder Case

Details On Aug. 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn postponed a trial for defendant, Ira Linton’s, attempted murder case. The prosecutor requested the postponement because a Baltimore Police... Read More

Columbia Defendant Denied Bail for Allegedly Shooting Through Ex’s Front Door

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby cited an attempted homicide defendant’s criminal history was among the reasons for denying his bail on Sept. 1 for allegedly shooting through... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty in Bloomingdale Road Firearm Incident

Details On Aug. 30, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Cynthia H. Jones heard the case of a defendant who had been charged in relation to a discharged firearm on Dec. 16, 2022.... Read More

Acquitted: Attempted Murder Defendant Headed to Trial in December in 2022 Greenmount Avenue Shooting Case

Details Editor’s note: The defendant was acquitted of charges in this case. “My client rejects this offer and continues to reject it,” said a defendant’s new lawyer after hearing the prosecutor’s plea... Read More

Judge Sets New Trial Date for Defendant Accused in Rosedale Court Attempted Homicide Case

Details On Aug. 30, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial date for a defendant who is accused of committing an attempted murder in 2022. Defendant Salim... Read More

Defendant Accepts Alford Plea in Pregnant Girlfriend’s 2018 Assault, Miscarriage

Details On Aug. 29, a Baltimore man accepted an Alford plea to the 2018 assault of his pregnant girlfriend that led to the death of his unborn son before Baltimore City... Read More

Prosecutor Offers Defendant Deal in Attempted Murder Case if She Testifies Against Her Codefendant

Details On Aug. 30, a prosecutor told a 29-year-old attempted murder defendant that he would only charge her with assault in a 2022 non-fatal shooting case if she agreed to testify... Read More

Prosecutor Drops All Charges Against Defendant Accused with 2022 Non-Fatal Shooting

Details Charges against a non-fatal shooting defendant were dropped on Aug. 29 due to the victim’s unwillingness to testify in court, according to the prosecution. The prosecutor waived the appearance of... Read More