Daily Stories Archives - Baltimore Witness

Defendant Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter in BB Gun Shooting

Details The jury reached a verdict for a defendant charged with first-degree murder on Dec. 5 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton presiding. Taiwan Mitchell, 41, was charged... Read More

18-Year-Old Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Ordered to Home Detention

Details The Dec. 8 bail review docket saw Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby preside over the case of an 18-year-old defendant charged with discharging a firearm in Baltimore... Read More

Imla Street Murder Defendant Receives June 2024 Trial Date

Details On Dec. 8, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a 21-year-old murder defendant’s trial. Kerin Alvarez is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent... Read More

Parent Sentenced to Life for Child’s Death

By Kaliah Green - December 8, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details On Dec. 6, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong sentenced a woman to life in prison after she pleaded guilty in the death of her four-year-old son in... Read More

Judge Schedules Shooting Defendant’s Trial in Towanda Avenue Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer scheduled a trial date on Dec. 7 for an attempted murder defendant after he rejected the plea agreement offered by the prosecution.... Read More

Trial of East Lombard Street Homicide Reset

Details On Dec. 6, the trial of 40-year-old second-degree homicide defendant Keith Mario Luckey was rescheduled by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Luckey is charged with second-degree murder,... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea in Favor of Trial

Details On Dec. 7, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer scheduled a trial for a 42-year-old attempted murder defendant after he rejected the plea agreement offered by the prosecution.... Read More

Man Shot Stepbrother to Protect His Mother, Defense Counsel Argues

Details Baltimore resident Kilo Byrd was attempting to protect his mother when he shot his stepbrother, defense attorney Andrew Saller said at the start of his client’s jury trial on Dec.... Read More

Judge Delays Trial Because Defendant Needs Surgery

Details On Dec. 7, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer set the trial date for defendant Tavon Lawson who needs surgery. Lawson, 42, was facing two separate cases. In... Read More

Defendant Facing Eight Attempted Murder Charges Appears in Reception Court

Details On Dec. 7, defendant Dwaun Hawkins appeared in reception court in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer facing four counts of attempted first-degree murder and four... Read More

2022 Attempted Murder, Robbery Defendant Gets New Plea Hearing

By Amel Kebede - December 7, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details On Dec. 6, non-fatal shooting defendant Daquan Maliek Allen received a new plea hearing date. According to the Maryland Judiciary website, Allen, 24, is charged with two counts of attempted... Read More

Police Investigate North Monroe Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 7, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Dec. 6, at approximately 3:35 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the intersection of North Monroe Street and Edmondson Avenue to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon... Read More

Police Seek Identity of Edmondson Avenue Shooter

Details Homicide Detectives of the Baltimore Police Department are looking for an individual seen in surveillance video and photos related to a deadly shooting that took place on Dec. 2, at... Read More

Southwest District Officers Respond to Walk-in Victim

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 7, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Dec. 6, at approximately 1:43 p.m., Southwest District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for a walk-in victim seeking treatment. Once at the hospital, officers located a 26-year-old... Read More

Plea Agreement Reached for Co-Defendant in Gwynns Falls Parkway Attempted Murder

Details On Dec. 6, one of the two defendants involved in a 2022 domestic dispute accepted a plea deal from the prosecution. Alvin Cunningham, 36, was charged with two counts of... Read More

Judge Sets Retrial Date for 2017 Shooting Defendant

Details On Dec. 6, Maurice Wilkerson appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Wilkerson’s attorney, Roya Hanna, and the prosecutor decided on April 4, 2024, for his retrial. ... Read More

New Trial Date Set for June 20 Shooting

Details On Dec. 6, Jamon Brown appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn in order to get a new trial date. The judge set the proceeding for Jan.... Read More

Prosecutor Argues BB Gun Shooting Was Homicide; Defense Cites Contradictory Testimony

Details Taiwan Mitchell appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton on Dec. 4 to hear closing arguments in his jury trial. Mitchell, 41, is charged by prosecutors with... Read More

Homicide Defendant Sentenced to Life in Prison

By Kaliah Green - December 6, 2023
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details On Dec. 5, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced murder defendant Aaron Michael Clubb to life plus five years in prison. Clubb, 27, was charged with first-degree... Read More

New Counsel Asks to Postpone Mental Health Court Hearing

Details On Nov. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin postponed a mental health hearing for 40-year-old Kenneth Oakley. Oakley is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-... Read More

A Decade After Launch, ‘MDEC’ Expected for Baltimore City Circuit Court in 2024

Details Baltimore City’s decade-long wait for the Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) system is nearly over as the electronic case management system is slated to debut on May 6, 2024. With less... Read More

BPD Seeks Information About Pennsylvania Avenue Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 6, 2023
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Dec. 4, at approximately 3:53 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed... Read More

Man Accused of Botched Robbery, Shooting Pleads Guilty, Down from Attempted Murder

Details A 28-year-old attempted homicide defendant was sentenced to four years in prison for assault and a weapons charge on Dec. 4 after shooting a man on Hollins Street during a... Read More

16-Year-Old Defendant Pleads Guilty in 2022 Attempted Murder Case

Details On Nov. 29, a teenager appeared in a packed courtroom accused of attempted murder following an incident in September 2022. Key’Shawn Shaw, 16, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy... Read More