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Defense Reports Not Receiving Discovery Mailed to Him in Murder Trial, Prosecutor Will Resend Digitally

Details A stand-in for defense attorney Roland Harris IV informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Feb. 7 that he had yet to receive the discovery in the case... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Life Plea, Given August Trial Date

Details An attempted murder defendant received a trial date on Feb. 6 after rejecting a life plea offered by prosecutors. Defendant Quinton Hillery was offered a plea of life, suspending all... Read More

Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant Delayed a Day Due to Defense Attorney’s Absence

Details A defense attorney Donald Wright called into reception court from an airport on Feb. 6 to request a postponement due to travel issues. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M.... Read More

Defendant Rejects Five-Year Plea in Gwynn Oak Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A Baltimore man facing several weapons charges for his alleged involvement in an August 2022 non-fatal shooting received a trial date on Feb. 6 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Northeast District Homicide Detectives Looking for Answers in Fatal Shooting of 16-Year-Old

Details On Feb. 5, 2023, at approximately 6:16 p.m., Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers heard discharging and received a ShotSpotter alert in the area of the 1800 block of East 29th... Read More

Homicide Detectives Take Control of Non-Fatal Shooting Investigation of Three Victims on Harford Road

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 5, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details Eastern District homicide detectives have assumed control over the investigation of three people on Feb. 5. On Sunday, at approximately 12:12 a.m., officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were... Read More

Officers Report Shooting of Teen and 60-Year-Old Woman in Northeast District

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 5, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 4, 2023, at approximately 11:01 p.m., officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 1500 block of Medford Road for the reports of a shooting. Once... Read More

Officers Report Non-Fatal Shooting of Female Victim on Cambria Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 3, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details Southern District shooting detectives for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating a non-fatal shooting of a 58-year-old female on Feb. 2. On Thursday, at approximately 8:07 p.m., officers responded... Read More

Northeastern District Detectives Launch Probe into Non-Fatal Shooting on Cedarhurst Road

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 3, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 2, at approximately 3:04 p.m., officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to a home in the 3800 block of Cedarhurst Road to investigate a reported... Read More

Trio Sentenced in 2020 Fatal Bus Stop Shooting

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge handed down three respective sentences on Feb. 2 for the remaining co-defendants who were found guilty of the murders of Kendrick Brown and William... Read More

Attorney to File Not Criminally Responsible Motion after Client Found Competent to Stand Trial

By Lucy Abrahams , Ashleigh Joplin - February 2, 2023
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details After being deemed competent to stand trial, a Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder will undergo a not criminally responsible (NCR) evaluation as requested by his attorney on Feb. 1.... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Grants Trial Postponement Due to Double Booked Defense Attorney

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn granted a trial postponement due to the defendant’s defense counsel being unavailable to proceed on Feb. 1. During a Wednesday hearing before Judge Nicole Barmore,... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant Receives Yet Another Positive Review in Mental Health Court

By Ashleigh Joplin , Lucy Abrahams - February 2, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A probation officer praised a convicted manslaughter defendant, encouraging him to “keep up the good work” during a mental health court check-in on Feb. 1. Defendant Genesis Collins appeared before... Read More

Private Attorney Enters His Appearance on Behalf of Attempted Murder Defendant

Details A scheduling hearing for an attempted murder case was continued after a private defense attorney recently entered his appearance on Feb. 1. Roland Brown appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Defendant Charged with 2022 Non-Fatal Shooting

Details On Feb. 2, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a Baltimore man charged with attempted murder for trial following his decision to reject the plea offered to him.... Read More

‘No Justification’ for Co-Defendants’ Attack in Fell’s Point, Prosecutor Says

Details At the start of attempted homicide defendant Luciano Bruno’s trial on Feb. 1, counsel were at odds with one another over who started the fight that ended with a non-fatal... Read More

17-Year-old Walk-In Shooting Victim Receives Treatment in Northeast District

Details On Feb. 1, at approximately 4:37 p.m., Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers responded to an area hospital where a shooting victim walked in seeking treatment. Upon arrival, officers located a... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Receives April Trial Date

Details During a reception court hearing on Jan. 30, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a trial date for an attempted murder defendant. Defendant Levar Brown, who was represented by stand-in... Read More

Judge Assigns Trial Date to Third Defendant in Weapons Case

Details A defendant facing numerous weapons charges rejected another plea in Baltimore City Circuit Court on Feb 1. During Wednesday’s hearing, the prosecutor offered defendant Stacy Ellis a plea similar to one rejected... Read More

Judge Finds It Unfair to Schedule Murder Defendant for Trial in Absence of Defense Attorney

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn did not find it “fair” to reschedule a murder defendant for trial in the absence of his defense attorney on Jan. 30. Defendant... Read More

Police Ask for Help Identifying Suspect in Dollar Store Dispute Turned Homicide

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are seeking help to identify a suspect in the murder of 25-year-old Clarence Adkins IV. On Dec. 29, 2022, at approximately 1:54 p.m., Adkins pulled... Read More

Officers Looking for Black Hyundai Sonata Involved in Fatal Hit-And-Run

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 1, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On Jan. 25, at 8:41 am, officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to the 1600 block of West North Avenue to investigate an injured pedestrian due to... Read More

Defense Argues Prosecution is ‘Overcharging’ Defendant in 2022 Homicide Case

Details “Sahiou Kargbo shot and killed James Blue. We’re not here to say he did not. There it is.” Defense attorney Todd Oppenheim bluntly told the jury that his client was responsible... Read More

Homicide Trial Delayed Four Months After Judge Objects to Witness’ Remote Testimony

Details The retrial of a man charged with the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend was postponed until May after a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge objected to a witness testifying remotely.... Read More