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Police Respond to Reisterstown Road Fatal Hit-and-Run

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 22, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details On Jan. 21, at approximately 4:02 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers were dispatched to the 3500 block of Reisterstown Road to investigate an injured pedestrian in the roadway. Officer rendered... Read More

Two Killed in Curtis Bay Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 22, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 19, at approximately 10:22 p.m., Southern District Officers were dispatched to the 4300 block of Pennington Avenue to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, Baltimore Police Department officers... Read More

BPD Investigating Fairlawn Avenue Triple Murder

Details On Jan. 19, at approximately 8:02 p.m., Northwest District Officers were dispatched to the 5200 block of Fairlawn Avenue to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, Baltimore Police Department officers... Read More

Man Shot in North Conkling Street Incident

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 22, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 18, at approximately 12:51 a.m., Southeast District patrol officers responded to the 3500 block of Pulaski Highway for a report of a shooting. Once there, Baltimore Police Department... Read More

Baltimore Man Found Guilty for South Loudoun Avenue Murder

Details Dana Davenport was found guilty of first-degree murder on Jan. 24 for fatally shooting Tyrone Walker on the 200 block of South Loudon Avenue. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer... Read More

Baltimore City Prosecutor Leaves Plea Deal On The Table

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor agreed to leave a plea offer on the table for homicide defendant Andre Stevens on Jan. 18, while the defendant and his attorney review additional evidence... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects 40 Year Plea Deal

Details Homicide defendant Stevenson Reid opted to move forward with a jury trial after rejecting a plea of 40 years in prison before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copleand on... Read More

Judge Says Man Accused of 2020 Murder Incompetent to Stand Trial

Details On Jan. 17, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin found a 59-year-old homicide defendant incompetent again despite his own belief he is competent. Richard Sylvester Green is charged... Read More

Defendant Anticipates Home Detention While Awaiting Retrial for 2017 Double Homicide

Details After nearly seven years of incarceration, Willie Lewis Billinger was granted home detention pending a letter of approval on Jan. 17 as he awaits a retrial for a 2017 double... Read More

Suspected Getaway Driver in Belair Road Homicide Denied Bail

Details The alleged getaway driver in a homicide last February on Belair Road was denied bail by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria on Jan. 17. Davon Evans, 22,... Read More

Jury Renders Guilty Verdict in a Homicide

Details A jury found Damian Palmer guilty of attempted first degree murder on Jan. 16 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard. The prosecutor described how the victim, standing... Read More

Baltimore City Homicide Suspect’s Trial Date Pending

Details On Jan. 17, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland was unable to set a trial date for a 38-year-old homicide defendant. Kenneth Mackay is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Edison Highway Attempted Murder Defendant Receives Trial Date

Details On Jan. 17, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the jury trial of a 40-year-old man accused of a 2022 attempted murder. Kenneth Oakley is charged with... Read More

Man Accepts 15 Year Plea for Girlfriend’s Attempted Murder in 2022

Details A 29-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of his girlfriend following an agreement between defense counsel and the prosecution on Jan. 17. Samal Chavis accepted the assistant... Read More

Trial Begins for South Loudon Avenue Murder Defendant

Details Dana Davenport, 30, appeared in court for opening statements in his murder trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on Jan. 17. Davenport is charged with two... Read More

Officers Get Medical Attention for Teen Shot in Face

Details On Jan. 16, at approximately 6:47 p.m., Eastern District patrol officers were patrolling the area of Belair Road and Mayfield Avenue when they were approached by a victim who stated... Read More

No Jail Time for Baltimore Police Officer in Vehicular Manslaughter of 58-Year-Old Man

Details A Baltimore City Police officer will serve no jail time but faces probation after accepting a plea agreement on Jan. 16 for striking and killing a man with his police... Read More

Former Morgan State Student Gets 25 Years for Murder of 19-Year-Old Security Guard

Details A former Morgan State University student convicted of fatally shooting 19-year-old security guard Julian Fruh in August 2022 was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Jan. 16. Baltimore City... Read More

Defense Attorney’s Judicial Appointment Delays Client’s Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland continued the scheduling hearing of a 23-year-old attempted murder defendant because his attorney has been appointed a Baltimore County judge. Kyre Redd-Harris... Read More

Judge Sentences Dollar Store Murder Defendant to Serve Nearly 50 Years

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard sentenced a 26-year-old homicide defendant in excess of his sentencing guidelines despite all efforts by the defense to show mitigating circumstances in... Read More

33-Year-Old Man Acquitted of Murder Charges in 2022 East Hoffman Street Shooting

Details A Baltimore City jury acquitted homicide defendant Clipper Jordan on Jan. 5 after he was accused of aiding his co-defendant in the murder of Donte Miller. Jordan was acquitted of... Read More

Accused Edmondson Avenue Shooter Receives April Trial Date

Details On Jan. 11, a 47-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant received a new trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Nadeem Tajdin is charged with first- and second-degree... Read More

Defendant ‘Showed a Reckless Disregard for Human Life’ in Last Year’s Rec Center Shooting, Prosecutor Says

Details “We don’t know why [the defendant] discharged [the gun]. We don’t know who he discharged it at.” Defense attorney Lawrence Rosenberg spent his final moments with the jury presenting more... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Offer

Details On Jan. 16, a 28-year-old defendant, alongside his attorney Natalie Finegar, pleaded guilty before Baltimore CIty Circuit Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth. James Sutton was originally charged with first- and... Read More