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Woman Charged With Child’s Death Accepts Once Rejected Plea Deal

Details Defendant Quanshay Timmons appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant to accept the prosecution’s plea offer. Timmons, 27, is charged with first-degree murder, child abuse in the... Read More

Defense Claims Shooting, Murder Was Unintentional

Details On Feb 28., counsel presented opening statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton in the case of 22-year-old Stephawn Tate. Tate is charged with first-degree murder for... Read More

One-Time College Football Player Accepts Plea Deal in Shooting

Details A 22-year old defendant in an attempted murder trial appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge M. Brooke Murdock on Feb. 28 to plead guilty. Tyrell Whitt, represented by Christopher... Read More

Fatal Stabbing Defendant Rejects 60 Year Plea Deal

Details On Feb. 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for 46-year-old Alphonso Ward. Ward is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a deadly... Read More

Acquitted: Jury Reaches Not Guilty Verdict in Attempted Murder Trial

Details The jury reached a not guilty verdict for 20-year-old Tyresse Flemming on Feb. 28, acquitting him of all charges. The charges filed against him were attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree... Read More

Jury Reaches Not Guilty Verdict for Some Charges in Attempted Murder

Details A jury reached a split decision in the attempted murder trial of 35-year-old Jamal Piles on Feb. 28. The charges pressed against him were attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder,... Read More

Police Arrest Man Wanted for December 2023 Attempted Murder

Details On Feb. 22, Western District patrol officers arrested 30-year-old Eric Nelson of Baltimore. Detectives believe that Nelson was involved in the shooting of a 54-year-old male on Dec. 20, 2023,... Read More

Six Carjacking Suspects Linked to Murder, Attempted Murders and Other Violent Crimes in Baltimore City and Baltimore County

Details Members of a criminal organization responsible for murder, attempted murder and additional violent crimes have been charged in multiple incidents, spanning more than 80 victims over 10 months from 2022... Read More

Man Claims Self-Defense for Attempted Murder of Girlfriend’s Stepfather

Details On Feb. 27, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Philip S. Jackson presided over opening statements for the attempted murder trial of a 20-year-old man accused of shooting his girlfriend’s stepfather... Read More

Alleged Cop Killer ‘Ambushed’ Baltimore Officer Before Committing Another Murder Less Than 2 Hours Later, Prosecutor Says

Details “Two executions. Ninety minutes apart. Two different neighborhoods in Baltimore City.” On Dec. 16, 2021, Baltimore Police Department (BPD) Officer Keona Holley and Baltimore resident Justin Johnson were allegedly shot... Read More

Edmondson Avenue Shooting Investigation Begins

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

Details On Feb. 26, at approximately 9:10 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 4400 block of Edmondson Avenue to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located... Read More

BPD Arrest Suspect in January Murder

Details On Feb. 22, Eastern District Intel members, Eastern District patrol members and Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force members collaborated, resulting in the arrest of 32-year-old Isaiah Eaddy of Baltimore.... Read More

Judge Grants Postponement in Shannon Drive Murder Case

Details The jury trial for a 2023 homicide case was postponed on Monday morning due to the prosecutor’s illness. Defendant Desron Barber, 22, is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree assault, using... Read More

Judge Gives County Man June Murder Trial Date

Details On Feb. 26, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the murder trial for a 39-year-old Baltimore County man. Jamel McClurkin of Owings Mills, Md. is charged with... Read More

Scheduling Conflicts Continue for Attempted Murder Trial

Details Attempted murder defendant Deon Hudson appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Feb. 26 to reschedule his trial. Hudson, 29, is charged with attempted first-degree murder,... Read More

Counsel Agree to May Trial Date for 2016 Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a 27-year-old defendant’s murder trial during a reception court hearing on Feb. 26. Christopher Straham is charged with first-degree murder, possession... Read More

Closing Statements for Defendant Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter

Details On Feb. 23, a 34-year-old appeared in court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton for vehicular manslaughter. Shawn Lee Brunson is charged with vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial Postponed Until Summer

Details On Feb. 26, Jamal Davis appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to set a new date for trial. Davis’ defense attorney, Natalie Finegar, was in a... Read More

Man Claims Self-Defense for Murder of Ex’s New Boyfriend

Details Closing statements were held in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland Friday, Feb. 23, in connection to a December 2022 homicide. Darian McFarland, 34, is facing... Read More

Defense Declares a Witness in Decade-Old Murder Case ‘100 Percent Unreliable’

Details Counsel delivered their closing statements in a decade-old cold case on Feb. 23 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Brandon Brown, 34, is accused of killing 26-year-old... Read More

ACQUITTED: Judge Grants Defense Motion to Dismiss in 2022 Murder Case

Details On Feb. 22, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria oversaw a judgment of acquittal for a 21-year-old defendant in a homicide committed on April 19, 2022. Isaiah Bell... Read More

Marion Street Shooting Victim Dies Days Later

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 26, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 17, at approximately 3:15 p.m., Central District patrol officers were called to the 200 block of Marion Street for a report of a shooting. Once there, Baltimore Police... Read More

Unidentified Suspect in Northern District Shooting Remains at Large

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 26, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 25, at approximately 7:09 p.m., Northern District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for a report of a walk-in shooting victim. Once there, Baltimore Police Department officers... Read More

Police Investigating Huron Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - February 26, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Feb. 24, at approximately 9:51 a.m., Southern District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for a report of a walk-in shooting victim. Once there, Baltimore Police Department officers... Read More