Daily Stories Archives - Page 20 of 341

25-Year-Old Male Injured in Brooklyn Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - February 14, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details On Feb. 12, at approximately 7:49 p.m., Southern District officers responded to the unit block of W. Talbott Street in reference to a discharging. A few minutes later, officers received... Read More

Murder Suspect Said to Wear a Blue Wig Rejects Plea

Details Following an altercation with Jasmine Simuel, 39-year-old Teresa Collins, who was wearing a bright blue wig, was allegedly seen removing a gun from her purse near the 2700 block of... Read More

Sinclair Lane Car Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured

By Baltimore Witness Staff - February 14, 2025
Daily Stories | Traffic |

Details On Feb. 14, at approximately 2:15 a.m., Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers responded to the 2400 block of Sinclair Lane for a report of a crash with injury. Preliminary investigation... Read More

Defense Says Suspect is Not the Killer, ‘Behind the Mask’

Details in closing arguments, lawyers debated whether evidence at trial clearly identified Davonte Hamlett, 22, as a homicide suspect. The proceeding was heard before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B.... Read More

Suspect Arrested in Connection to January Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - February 14, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Feb. 11, Northwest District patrol officers arrested 42-year-old Jacquetta Jackson of Baltimore in reference to a Jan. 24 shooting. Investigators learned that Jackson shot the 22-year-old female victim in... Read More

22-Year-Old Male Shot in Cherry Hill

By Baltimore Witness Staff - February 14, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details On Feb. 13, at approximately 7:39 p.m., Southern District officers responded to the 3000 block of S. Hanover Street in reference to the discharging of a gun. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Jury Finds Defendant Guilty of First-Degree Murder, Three Other Charges

By Abraham Leo - February 13, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting |

Details A jury found 42-year-old homicide defendant Lionel Matthews guilty of first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony or violent crime, firearm possession with a felony conviction, and having a loaded... Read More

Jury Finds Appleton Street Murder Defendant Guilty of All Charges

Details A jury found 29-year-old homicide defendant Kemonta Johnson guilty of all charges on Feb. 7. Despite attorney Jason Rodriguez’s attempts, the panel found the defendant guilty of first-degree murder, firearm... Read More

Defendant Waives Deadline, Agrees to April Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K Copeland granted the prosecution’s request to postpone attempted murder defendant Devin Shadle’s jury trial to April 28 due to a scheduling conflict. Shadle... Read More

Initial Appearance Rescheduled for Attempted Murder Defendant

By Laura Flores - February 12, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed 39-year-old attempted murder defendant Robert Hardy’s initial appearance hearing on Feb. 11. Baltimore Witness was unable to confirm the new date. Hardy... Read More

21-Year-Old Defendant Accepts Plea Deal in Assault Case

By Ziqi Zhou [former] - February 12, 2025
Court | Daily Stories |

Details A 21-year-old shooting defendant accepted a plea offer on Feb. 11 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Hope Tipton. Dontay McKoy pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and firearm use in... Read More

Defense Calls Plea Deal ‘Unacceptable,’ Judge Schedules Jury Trial

By Ben Dutcher [former] - February 11, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories |

Details Timothy Perkins Jr., 32, rejected a plea deal on Feb. 11 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Perkins faces 19 charges, including attempted first-degree murder and three... Read More

‘This Case is Going to Run Too Long,’ Judge Says

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland granted yet another trial postponement for 29-year-old Wayne Coleman on Feb. 11–this time because Coleman’s defense attorney was absent. Coleman faces charges... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant Says, ‘I Wish I Would Have Died That Night’

Details Daniel Moss, 60, pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and roadside negligence resulting in a fatality before the Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Doory on Feb. 6. On March... Read More

Woman Accused in Infant’s Killing Rejects Plea

By Ziqi Zhou [former] - February 11, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details A 23-year-old Baltimore County woman charged in the death of a one-year-old child rejected a plea deal on Feb. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Aurielle... Read More

North Longwood Stabbing Trial Postponed

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland reset the trial of 21-year-old homicide defendant Cahari Ferguson to May 27. Ferguson and co-defendant Tyrell White are charged with two counts... Read More

Victim Shot Multiple Times in Eastern District

By Baltimore Witness Staff - February 11, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Eastern District. On Feb. 10, at approximately 2:45 p.m., officers responded to an area hospital regarding a shooting victim... Read More

For Want of A Witness, Homicide Case Dismissed

By Caroline Sutley [former] - February 10, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting |

Details The case against 33-year-old homicide defendant Darrell Sewell was dismissed on Feb. 10 after the prosecution failed to locate Sewell’s mother, a crucial witness. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Nicole... Read More

Man Accused in Toddler’s Death Rejects Plea Deal, Faces June Trial

By Ziqi Zhou [former] - February 10, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details A 61-year-old man manslaughter defendant received a new trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Feb. 10. Steven Heggie, Sr., is charged with first-degree child... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Child Stabbing, Gets Up to 60 Years

Details Alan Geslicki, 33, pleaded guilty to the brutal murder of six-year-old Seron O’Neal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams on Feb. 10. The incident occurred on Jan.... Read More

Jury Trial Set for Defendant in Attempted Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a jury trial for 29-year-old attempted murder defendant William Demetrius Elliot for April 17. Elliot is charged with attempted first- and... Read More

Video Footage Allegedly Reveals Suspect in Fatal Shooting

By Abraham Leo , --- staff --- - February 10, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Prosecutors introduced Baltimore CitiWatch surveillance footage as evidence in a case involving 42-year-old homicide defendant Lionel Matthews in a Feb. 5 trial before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer.... Read More

Victim’s Girlfriend Cries in Court Over Gas Station Homicide

Details Counsel delivered opening statements in the first day of homicide defendant Davonte Hamlett’s jury trial on Feb. 10. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer presided over an emotional... Read More

Judge Postpones Plea Hearing for Multiple Robbery Suspect

By Kerryn Ayers [former] , Claire Schreiber [former], Kristen Wheeler [former] - February 7, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner transferred 30-year-old Reginald Whitaker’s hearing to Judge Melissa K. Copeland’s chambers for a postponement on Feb. 7. Judge Tanner informed Whitaker that... Read More