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Baltimore City Circuit Court Halts Jury Trials Amid COVID Surge

Details Former Baltimore prosecutor turned defense attorney Roya Hanna said she had three criminal jury trials set between the first of the year and early February. Little did she know that... Read More

Murder Defendant’s Retrial Set for September

Details Murder defendant Tracy Jones is scheduled to begin a retrial of his case in September. The 18 year old, who had just turned 16 at the time of the shooting,... Read More

Officer in ‘Guarded Condition,’ Police Investigate Shooting

Details Detectives from the Baltimore Police Department is investigating an incident on Dec. 16 that left an officer wounded. According to the press release, officers responded to a report of a... Read More

Police Investigate Homicide on Lucia Ave

Details Detectives from the Baltimore Police Department are investigating a homicide that occurred on Dec. 16. According to a press release, officers responded to the 600 block of Lucia Avenue after... Read More

Police Investigate Shooting in Northwest Baltimore

By Baltimore Witness Staff - December 16, 2021
Daily Stories | Home Page | Non-Fatal Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place on the 5200 block of Cuthbert Avenue Dec. 15. According to a press release, officers responded to a local... Read More

Non-fatal Shooting Defendant Set to Return to Court in May

Details A defendant who is charged in three felony cases at the Baltimore City Circuit Court is scheduled for trial in May of 2022. In his non-fatal shooting case, Khalil Clark... Read More

Homicide Defendant Scheduled to Return to Reception Court

Details A homicide defendant is set to return to reception court after his defense attorney could not be reached Dec. 7. Cortez Johnson is charged with first-degree murder, use of a... Read More

Defendant Accused of Murdering Child Slated for April Trial Date

Details A defendant charged with murdering a child rejected a plea deal of life Dec. 7. Darius Williams, 34, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree child abuse resulting in the death... Read More

Non-fatal Shooting Defendant Accepts Plea

Details A defendant charged in a non-fatal shooting, who was also injured, accepted a plea agreement Dec. 7. Rondell Ross was charged with attempt to kill or murder, second-degree murder, first-degree... Read More

Defendant Proceeds to Trial for 2020 Double Homicide

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a homicide trial to begin in early June. Deamonte Spencer, 29, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, 2 counts of... Read More

Shooting Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

By Baltimore Witness Staff - December 1, 2021
Court | Home Page | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A Baltimore man allegedly involved in a non-fatal shooting accepts a plea offer on Dec. 1 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. A 29-year-old is charged with possession... Read More

Transfer Hearing Set in Case for Teen Charged As Adult

Details Counsel discussed a potential date for a teen’s transfer hearing from the Department of Youth Services during a court hearing on Nov. 30 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Off Duty Police Officer Shoots and Kills Gunman While Getting a Haircut

Details On Nov. 13 an off-duty Baltimore Police Department officer shot and killed a suspected gunman who burst into a barber shop where he was getting his haircut on Saturday. According... Read More

Police Investigate W. Belvedere Ave Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - November 15, 2021
Daily Stories | Home Page | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Officers from the northwest district responded to an area hospital after receiving a report of a shooting victim. According to a press release, the Baltimore Police Department located a 59-year-old... Read More

Police Arrest Suspect Connected to October Shooting

Details Officers from the Baltimore Police Department arrested a 19-year-old Nov. 11 for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting. According to a press release, Tylon Tates is being charged with... Read More

Police Search for Male Suspect in Shooting

Details Homicide investigators from the Baltimore Police Department are searching for a suspect after a man was shot. According to a press release, on Nov. 14, at approximately 2:14 p.m., patrol... Read More

Early November Data Suggests Trend in Violent Crime Continues

Details As the middle of November approaches, data from homicides that occurred during the first 11 days of the month show a trend in violent crime that is set to continue.... Read More

Trial Date Set in Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A trial date was set for a non-fatal shooting defendant after his attorney told a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge that he had not yet had the opportunity to review... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date in Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A judge at the Baltimore City Circuit Court scheduled a trial date for a non-fatal shooting defendant who decided to reject a plea offer from the prosecution on Nov. 11.... Read More

Not Guilty: Manslaughter Trial Postponed After Defense Gets New Data

Details A manslaughter case is set to return to reception court after defense counsel requested a postponement on Nov. 3 at the Baltimore City Circuit Court. Levar Shedrick, 37, is charged... Read More

Three Co-Defendants Offered Plea in Homicide Case

Details A motions trial was set for three co-defendants involved in a homicide in May before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Omarion Anderson, 18, William Clinton III, 19, and... Read More

21-year-old baltimore man offered a plea

Details A Baltimore man accused of homicide was offered a plea deal on Nov. 2 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Singleton Duppins, 21, is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Defendant Charged with Murder of Dante Barksdale Rejects Plea Offer

Details A Baltimore man accused of homicide was given a plea offer on Nov. 2 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Garrick Powell, 28, is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Postponement Granted in Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A defendant’s case was postponed on Nov. 2 to give him time to review a plea offer. The 24-year-old Baltimore resident is charged with two counts of third-degree sex offense,... Read More