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Judge Schedules Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial

Details On April 1, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 19-year-old Zion Davis. Davis is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, attempted first-degree... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder in Shooting Over Stolen License Plates

Details On April 1, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey III accepted the guilty plea of a 31-year-old attempted murder defendant who shot a man for stealing his license... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Trial Date Set

Details On April 1, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 23-year-old Antonio Bardney. Bardney is charged with first degree murder and robbery in connection... Read More

Shooting Trial Focuses on Paralyzed Victim

Details On April 1, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria presided over opening statements in an attempted murder trial for a shooting that left a victim paralyzed. Dionte Johnson,... Read More

Central District Pair Injured in Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 1, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 30, at around 10:48 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 800 block of North Caroline Street to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Driver, Passenger Stopped for Speeding Both Suffering Gunshot Wounds

Details On March 30, at around 3:51 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers were conducting traffic enforcement on the 500 block of West Mulberry Street when they observed a vehicle traveling above... Read More

Prosecution Builds Attempted Murder Case on Matching Clothes

Details “We all know he did this that night,” said the prosecutor in his closing argument during an attempted murder trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow. “No one... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant

By Samira Cobon [former] - March 30, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Shooting |

Details On March 28, Judge Melissa K. Copeland heard the attempted murder case of 33-year-old Jamal Banks. Banks is charged with three charges of attempted first-degree murder, three charges of attempted... Read More

Counsel Argue Over Gestures, Timing in Northshire Drive Murder Retrial

Details Jurors in the trial of Draquan Smith were on the edge of their seats, straining to get a view of the courtroom’s television as the prosecutor played the critical doorbell... Read More

MDEC System Pushes April Murder Trial into August

Details On March 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland rescheduled the jury trial for a 27-year-old accused of a 2021 murder due to a conflict with MDEC, the... Read More

BPD Helicopter Follows Shooting Suspects’ Vehicle into Howard County

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 29, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 28, at approximately 11:24 p.m., Western District patrol officers were patrolling McCulloh Street when they heard gunshots coming from the 1700 block of McCulloh Street, and a gray... Read More

Second Defendant Pleads Guilty to 2021 Murder of Baltimore Police Officer, Gets Life Sentence for Second Killing

Details Defendant Travon Shaw pleaded guilty for his role in the murder of Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley on March 28, less than an hour after he was sentenced to life... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Receives June Trial Date

Details On March 26, attempted murder defendant Davon Coleman received a June trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Coleman, 25, is currently charged with attempted first-... Read More

Man Accused of Attempted Murder Rejects Plea Deal

Details On March 26, attempted murder defendant Darryl Toomer received a June trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Toomer, 52, is charged with attempted first -and... Read More

Suspect in Self-Inflicted Wounding Wants Trial Postponed

Details On March 26, Judge Melissa K. Copeland presided in the case of 36-year-old Timothy Sutton. Sutton is charged with two counts of possessing a firearm with a felony conviction, discharging... Read More

Suspect Accused of Putting Victim in a Coma

By Samira Cobon [former] - March 28, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details On March 26, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland heard the case of 46-year old Shakeff Hatcher, represented by defense attorney Brian Thompson on an involuntary manslaughter charge.... Read More

Baltimore Rapper’s Brother Tried for Attempted Murder

Details “Everything points to the defendant,” the prosecutor said during the attempted murder trial of Baltimore rapper Chrisean Rock’s 32-year-old brother on March 26. Her brother, Obadiah Malone, also known as... Read More

Jury Convicts Inmate of Fatal Prison Stabbing

Details A jury convicted a homicide defendant of second-degree murder in a prison stabbing but acquitted him of first-degree murder on March 28. Defendant Khalil Madden, 30, was charged with first-degree... Read More

Opening Statements Mark Northshire Drive Murder Retrial

Details Opening statements for a homicide retrial were presented before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson on March 27. Draquan Smith, 22, is accused of shooting and killing 20-year-old Joshua... Read More

Defense Argues Shooting Victim Started A 2022 Fracus Outside Sinclair Gates Apartments

Details “Fairness and justice mean not convicting a man of crimes he did not commit.” At the start of his client’s trial on March 25, defense attorney Brandon Taylor said defendant... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial Date Set

Details On March 27, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 26-year-old Rudolph Riddick allegedly involved in two shooting incidents. Riddick is charged with attempted... Read More

BPD Arrests Woman for Loch Raven Boulevard Murder

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred in the Northeast District on March 6, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 23-year-old Niyiraha Berry of Baltimore. Investigators learned that Berry fatally... Read More

Western District Shooting Upgraded to Homicide Investigation

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 27, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 26, at approximately 4:44 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an unidentified... Read More

Pennsylvania Avenue Shooting Victim in Critical Condition

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 27, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 26, at approximately 4:44 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers located 28-year-old Eugene... Read More