Daily Stories Archives - Page 9 of 340

Johnston Square Shooting Suspect Arrested in Ohio

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an arrest related to a homicide in the Central District. On March 18, investigators identified 26-year-old Unique Thorn of Baltimore as the suspect in... Read More

Footage Released of January Officer-Involved Courthouse Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 3, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General announced the release of government-owned surveillance camera footage from the District Court of Maryland, Baltimore City Eastside... Read More

Shooting Defendant Faces May Trial if Plea Negotiations Fail

By Laura Flores - April 3, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a May 27 trial date for shooting defendant Charles Ward in an April 2 hearing. Ward, 25, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Defense Moves to Exclude Car Tracking Data From Murder Trial

Details Defense attorney Mary L. Patton filed a motion to exclude vehicle tracking information as evidence in the murder trial of 41-year-old Jenita Foster on April 2. The data was recovered... Read More

Trial Continues For Teen’s Fatal Shooting

Details Trial continued for Davon “Dae Dae” Butler, 19, Charles “Sleepy” Bowen, 20, and a third teenage boy before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on April 3. Butler... Read More

Patterson Avenue Shooting Leaves Man Dead

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 3, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Northwest District. On April 3, at approximately 8:43 a.m., Northwest District patrol officers responded to the 4100 block of... Read More

Man Dies in Hawkins Point Fatal Crash

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 3, 2025
Daily Stories | Traffic |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a fatal vehicle crash in the Southern District. On April 2, at approximately 10 p.m., Southern District patrol officers responded to the 2500 block... Read More

Three Co-Defendants Accused of Murdering Victim For $50

Details Counsel delivered opening statements in the trial of three murder defendants before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on April 2. Charles “Sleepy” Bowen, 20, Davon “Dae Dae”... Read More

Murder Suspect Gets Trial Date in Teen Killing

Details Dejuan Cole, 20, received a trial date following a postponement in a hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Cole is charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery,... Read More

Judge Schedules June Trial For Harford Road Shooting Suspect

Details Daquan McCray, 27, and defense attorney Robert A. Cohen declined the prosecution’s plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 2. The deal included a... Read More

Judge Grants Postponement, Awaits New DNA Analysis in a Homicide

By Kerryn Ayers [former] - April 2, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland approved counsel’s motion for “appropriate relief” on April 1 after defense attorney Daniel Wright requested more time to obtain additional DNA samples... Read More

Mistrial Declared After Jury Fails to Convict Accused Cop Killer

By Ben Dutcher [former] - April 2, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The jury in 25-year-old Dion Thompson‘s murder case failed to reach a verdict, causing Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays to declare a mistrial on April 1. Deliberations... Read More

Juvenile Sentenced to 10 Years in Pennsylvania Avenue Shooting

Details Kamari Morris, 17, entered a guilty plea in a shooting before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Brooke M. Murdock on April 1. The juvenile was tried as an adult. The... Read More

Victim Pleads The Fifth, Shooting Suspect Acquitted

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Doory acquitted attempted murder defendant Patrice Lankford, 36, of all charges on April 1 after the victim in the case invoked the Fifth... Read More

Man Charged in Elementary School Shooting Faces July Trial

Details Milton Johnson, 21, declined a plea deal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on March 27. The prosecution offered Johnson ten years, suspending all but seven, for attempted... Read More

Man Sentenced To 5 Years For Killing Friend Who Pulled An Empty Gun

By Kerryn Ayers [former] - April 1, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong sentenced Mandarin Jessup, 42, to five years without the possibility of parole for possession of a firearm with a prior felony conviction... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Prints Linked to Firearm, Says Prosecutor

Details On March 31, the prosecution in the murder case of 22-year-old Derrien Gamble claimed that video surveillance footage, cellular location data, and fingerprint analysis link Gamble to the February 2023... Read More

Heated Debate in Closings Over Off-Duty Cop’s Killing

Details Closing arguments over who was responsible for a policeman’s killing grew heated in Dion Thompson‘s murder trial on March 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays “All... Read More

Ballistics Evidence Links 2 Shootings in Murder Trial

Details On March 27, a firearms examiner presented evidence that seemed to link homicide defendant Derrien Gamble to two gun-related incidents from 2023 and 2024. Gamble is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Trial Set for Child Abuse Defendant

By Jamiya Austin [former] - March 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ordered a woman accused of neglecting, abusing, and murdering her 5-year-old daughter to return to court May 5 for a jury trial... Read More

Prosecutor Claims Defense, ‘Distracts, Deflects, Diminishes,’ During Cinder Block Murder Trial

Details There were heated closing arguments in the homicide trial of Dayrel McFarland on March 28, with the prosecution claiming that defense attorney Joseph Owens was employing tactics to “distract, deflect,... Read More

Charges Dismissed for 19-Year-Old Defendant

By Sage Cho - March 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy dismissed all charges against Callen Brown, 19, on March 27. The dismissal came after defense attorney Robert D. Cole, Jr. moved to... Read More

Teen Defendant Sentenced to 12 Years After Pleading Guilty to Assault

By Ziqi Zhou [former] - March 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories |

Details A 19-year-old defendant pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and firearm use in a felony or violent crime before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Nicole K. Barmore on March 31. Montaze... Read More

Judge Calls Couple Guilty of Child Abuse ‘Hideous’

By Caroline Sutley [former] - March 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details Brandon Wheatley and Jalesia Offer, both 34, appeared side-by-side in court on March 31, facing charges in connection to two victims of child abuse. One of their victims was six-year-old... Read More