Daily Stories Archives - Page 7 of 325

Teen Homicide Co-Defendant Rejects a Plea, Hearing Date Set

By Claire Schreiber , Kristen Wheeler - January 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details During reception court on Jan. 31, 19-year-old Bishop Chance stood before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland to schedule a hearing in his homicide case. Chance is charged with... Read More

Trial Scheduled For Three Homicide Co-Defendants

By Claire Schreiber , Kristen Wheeler - January 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland with the help of an interpreter scheduled a jury trial for three codefendants accused of homicide in a hearing on Jan. 31. Twenty-one-year-old Brian... Read More

Defense Files Motion to Dismiss Murder Case Over Speedy Trial Issue

Details During a pre-trial conference on Jan. 31, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a hearing on a defense motion to dismiss a case due to an alleged violation... Read More

Judge Sets Mental Health Court Date for Stabbing Suspect

By Tomas Coles - January 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details In reception court on Jan. 31, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland scheduled a mental health hearing and a jury trial for a man charged with stabbing a 14-year-old. Brandon... Read More

Jury Acquits Pembridge Avenue Murder Suspect

Details A jury acquitted Daquan Parker, 27, for the murder of 19-year-old Rasheed Lindsey on Jan. 29. The incident occurred on March 9, 2024 on the 5000 block of Pembridge Avenue. ... Read More

East Fayette Street Shooting Leaves 1 Injured

By Baltimore Witness Staff - January 30, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Southeast District. On Jan. 30, at approximately midnight, patrol officers responded to the 3300 block of East Fayette Street... Read More

Clay Street Shooting Leaves 35-Year-Old Man Injured

By Baltimore Witness Staff - January 30, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a shooting investigation in the Central District. On Jan. 29, at approximately 10:25 a.m., Central District patrol officers responded to the 200 block of... Read More

Citing Dangerousness, Judge Deems Homicide Defendant Incompetent For Trial

Details A 25-year-old murder defendant was found mentally incompetent to stand trial, and he was deemed a danger to himself and others. Ajay Wiggins is charged with first-degree murder in connection... Read More

10-Year-Old Girl Dies Days After Shooting Self in the Head

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the death of E’vaa Sewell, a 10-year-old girl, on Jan. 28. Investigators believe Sewell accidentally shot herself in the head at her grandmother’s home... Read More

‘He Didn’t Want to Die,’ Victim’s Mother Tells Defendant At Sentencing

Details Paul Ray IV was sentenced to a modified life term on Jan. 29 by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan Lazerow for the fatal shooting of Bryson Hudson. Ray previously... Read More

Judge Sets Court Dates in Homicides, Attempted Murder Cases

Details Darrell Morton, 37, was among the defendants coming before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Jan. 29 to consider his homicide case. Morton and his co-defendant Kalim... Read More

Judge Sentences Metro Track Murder Defendant to 40 Years

By Carmen Gregg , Jamiya Austin - January 29, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects | Victims |

Details Joseph J. White III was sentenced to 40 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder for pushing Christopher Foster, 28, onto the train tracks at... Read More

Defendant Seeks Release for 1994 Homicide as Youth

Details On Jan. 29, Marcel Terry Smith, 47, appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court to discuss a potential modification of his life sentence for the 1994 murder of Antoinette Wilson. The... Read More

Judge Denies Bail for Suspect Who Allegedly Shot at Roommate in Brawl Over Booze

By Laura Flores - January 29, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A man accused of shooting at his roommate in an argument over alcohol was denied bail and home detention instead of jail on Jan. 28. Charles Ward, 25, is charged... Read More

Judge Orders New Mental Eval For Shooting Suspect

Details A defendant whose mental competence is in doubt appeared for a mental health evaluation before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Judge Gale E. Rasin on Jan. 29. Tyrelle L. Fields,... Read More

Police Investigate Brendan Avenue Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - January 29, 2025
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an investigation into a shooting in the Eastern District. On Jan. 28, at approximately 11:30 p.m., patrol officers responded to an area hospital for... Read More

Defendant Claims Innocence in Murder Trial Testimony

By Ben Dutcher - January 28, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Homicide defendant Daquan Parker, 27, took the stand on Jan. 28 to testify on the fifth day of his trial. He was the final witness called before counsel gave closing... Read More

Former Teacher Sentenced to 20 Years For Conspiracy in Teen Shooting

By Carmen Gregg - January 28, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Matthew Biegel, 39, a former teacher at Reginald F. Lewis High School, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree assault during a plea hearing on Jan. 27 before Baltimore City... Read More

Eyewitness And Police Testimony Shape Day Four of Murder Trial

By Claire Schreiber , Tomas Coles , Ziqi Zhou - January 28, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Police and bystander witnesses took the stand on Jan. 27, the fourth day of 27-year-old Daquan Parker’s homicide trial before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Nicole Baremore. Parker is accused of... Read More

Police Arrest 15-Year-Old Suspect in Connection to McDonald’s Homicide

By Baltimore Witness Staff - January 28, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Victims |

Details On Jan. 28, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an arrest in reference to a Northern District homicide. The 15-year-old suspect is accused of fatally shooting and killing 38-year-old security... Read More

Edmonson Avenue Shooting Victim Succumbs to Injuries

By Baltimore Witness Staff - January 28, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details In an update to a Jan. 26 Southwest District shooting, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the death of 19-year-old Lamel Edwards. Edwards was shot at approximately 9:58 p.m. in... Read More

Jury Finds Teen Guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Murder

By Kristen Wheeler - January 27, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams heard a jury declare defendant Ethan King, 19, guilty of conspiracy, attempted murder and related charges on Dec. 20, 2024. The jury... Read More

Defendant Waives Trial Start Date Against Judge’s Advice

Details At a Baltimore City Circuit Court reception hearing on Jan. 24, 28-year-old homicide defendant Bryant James Peyton waived his Hicks trial start date against Judge Melissa K. Copeland‘s advice. Peyton... Read More

Judge Approves Defense Request to Move Trial Deadline

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland approved a request to waive 32-year-old Deonte Anthony Simms’s initial Hicks date on Jan. 24 following concerns regarding his defense counsel. The... Read More