Data Archives - Baltimore Witness

Prosecution Presents Aerial, Body-Worn Camera Footage in Appleton Street Murder Trial

Details “I’ve been dealing this sh*t for two years because of a crime I didn’t even commit!” said 29-year-old defendant Kemonta Johnson to the court on the first day of his... Read More

Judge Sentences Unruly Defendant to Life in Prison

Details On Dec. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Schiffer sentenced an unruly homicide defendant to life in prison, suspending all but 30 years with five years supervised probation. William... Read More

Suspect Killed Murder Victim in Front of His Home, Says Prosecutor

Details On Dec. 12, opposing counsel opened their arguments in a homicide trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Daniels. Antonio Bardney, 24, is charged with first-degree murder and robbery... Read More

Judge Sentences Homicide Defendant to Life Suspending All But 25 Years

Details On Dec. 12, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced a homicide defendant to life in prison, suspending all but 25 years with five years under supervised probation.... Read More

Defense Claims Image of Gun in A Shooting Could Be A Bird

By Jonathan Keesee [former] - December 12, 2024
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Data |

Details On Dec. 11, lawyers gave their closing arguments in the trial of a 22-year-old attempted murder defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin Welch. During the proceeding, the defense... Read More

Judge Sentences Homicide Defendant to Life In Prison, Suspending 50 Years

Details On Dec. 10, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn sentenced a 19-year-old homicide defendant to life in prison, suspending all but 50 years. William Holloman was charged and... Read More

Judge Resets Homicide Defendant’s Pre-Trial Conference Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland reset a homicide defendant’s pre-trial conference in reception court on Dec. 9. Johnnie Teague, 52, is charged with first- and second-degree murder,... Read More

Judge Postpones Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant’s Trial to Early 2025

Details On Dec. 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of the non-fatal shooting defendant to Jan. 23, 2025. Matthew Leo Garner, Jr., 20, is charged... Read More

Witness Lies Under Oath While Testifying Against Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant

Details On Dec. 5, the defense and prosecution argued whether a witness was telling the truth about a 31-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant during closing statements before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Troy... Read More

Murder Suspect Waives Statutory Trial Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of a 19-year-old homicide defendant until Apr. 2, 2025. The action came in a reception court hearing on Dec. 3.... Read More

Judge Postpones Homicide Defendant’s Pre-Trial Conference

Details On Dec. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed a hearing for a 31-year-old homicide defendant until Feb. 7, 2025. Uriah Cunningham is charged with first-degree murder, firearm... Read More

Judge Postpones Attempted Murder Case Until Next Year

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of a 36-year-old attempted murder suspect until Feb. 25, 2025. The action came in a reception court hearing on Nov.... Read More

Judge Dismisses Attempted Murder Case

Details On Nov. 21, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Anthony Vittoria dismissed an attempted murder case against a 20-year-old defendant but the reasons were undisclosed. Mandyae Turner, 20, was charged with first-... Read More

Counsel Gives Opening Statements in Murder Trial

Details On Nov. 19, a jury heard opening statements from the prosecution and defense attorney Augustine Okeke in the trial of a 20-year-old attempted murder suspect. Mekhi Green, 20, is charged... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Takes Plea Deal

Details On Nov. 19, a 28-year-old attempted murder suspect accepted a plea deal from the prosecution for two charges of first-degree assault and firearm use in a felony or violent crime... Read More

Jury Finds Double Homicide Defendant Guilty of Murder, Acquits on Conspiracy

Details On Nov. 13, before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer a jury found a 19-year-old homicide defendant guilty of the most serious charges against him. Jabre Griffith is accused... Read More

Jury Acquits Homicide Defendant

By Jonathan Keesee [former] - November 12, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Data | Homicides |

Details Before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Alan C. Lazerow a jury acquitted a 33-year-old homicide defendant on Oct. 24. Martez Brooks was charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony-violent crime,... Read More

Ballistics, Cell Phone Evidence Presented in Double Homicide

Details The prosecution called two expert witnesses to discuss ballistic and cell phone evidence linked to a double homicide allegedly committed by Jabre Griffith on Nov. 7. The 19-year-old defendant’s jury... Read More

Year-Over-Year Trends Show Increase in Plea Deals Offered

Details Plea offers for homicides and non-fatal shooting defendants increased by 114 percent between 2023 and 2024, according to Baltimore Witness data. In 2023, there were 64 plea offers, whereas in... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Attempted Murder Defendant to Early Next Year

By Jonathan Keesee [former] - October 29, 2024
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | Data | Victims |

Details On Oct. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed a 43-year-old attempted murder defendant to Jan. 8, 2025. Marrico Bell faces multiple charges including attempted first- and... Read More

July Breaks 2024 Homicide Record

Details July brought both record-breaking highs and lows of violent crime to Baltimore. The city experienced the highest number of homicides per month and the lowest number of non-fatal shootings per... Read More

June Sees Citywide Month-Over-Month Rise in Violence

Details June saw an increase in violence across Baltimore, with a rise in both homicides and non-fatal shootings, compared to May. Baltimore Witness data shows that there were 30 non-fatal shooting... Read More

Baltimore Reaches Yearly Low for Non-Fatal Shootings as Homicides Remain Down

Details May marked the lowest monthly total of non-fatal shootings that Baltimore has seen in 2024. Although homicide numbers rose from the yearly citywide low in April, May’s total remains among... Read More

Baltimore Hits Year-Low in Homicides as Shootings Creep Upward

Details Baltimore Witness data reveals April was another month of falling homicide numbers. However, monthly non-fatal shootings rose slightly to 44 from March’s 32, according to shootings reported by the police. ... Read More