Homicides Archives - Page 103 of 176

67-Year-Old Charged with Fatal Stabbing Gets New Counsel, Trial Date

Details Homicide defendant Jeffrey Chaney received a new defense attorney and a trial date on Dec. 22, less than two weeks after expressing issues with his prior representation. The 67-year-old defendant... Read More

Fatal Stabbing Case Postponed for Second Time in December after Receiving New Prosecutor

Details The case of homicide defendant Darius Williams was postponed for the second time this month after a new prosecutor was assigned on Dec. 21. Williams, 35, last appeared in reception... Read More

Convicted Homicide Defendant Has Sentence Modified

Details On Dec. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles Blomquist granted a defendant’s request to modify his sentence. Defense counsel John Hassett filed the motion on behalf of Curtis Robinson, who was... Read More

Questionable Death of Man on Fire Reported in Central District

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 22, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating the death of a man on Dec. 22, who they believed to be homeless. On Thursday, at approximately 2:42 a.m., police and fire... Read More

Central District Detectives Report Homicide on South Howard Street

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 22, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details Officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating the homicide of an unidentified man on Dec. 21. On Wednesday, at approximately 2:49 p.m., Central District patrol officers responded to... Read More

Shooting Homicide Reported in Northwest District

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 22, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department’s (BPD) Northwest District has launched an investigation into the murder of a 44-year-old male on Dec. 21. On Wednesday, at approximately 5:01 p.m., officers were dispatched... Read More

Man Denied Bail after Hung Jury in 2020 Murder Trial

Details Although acquitted of first-degree murder in October, 24-year-old homicide defendant Chance Taylor appeared for a bail review on Dec. 20 after the jury was unable to give a unanimous verdict... Read More

Prosecutor Not Yet Assigned to Case of 15-Year-Old Squeegee Shooter

Details The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office anticipates assigning a prosecutor to the case of 15-year-old Tavon Scott in the new year for the fatal shooting of Timothy Reynolds in July. Scott is... Read More

Man Accused of Fatally Stabbing Roommate Begins Bench Trial

Details Isaiah Drummond always greeted his family in the morning with a text message that read, “Good rising.” When they didn’t receive that text message one morning, his family members grew... Read More

Penn North Resident Set for Murder Trial in July 2023

Details On Dec. 19, a 20-year-old man accused of homicide was set for trial in July 2023. Isaiah Bell, of the Penn North neighborhood, is charged with first-degree murder and firearm... Read More

Western District Police Investigate Fatal Stabbing on Edmondson Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 20, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred on Edmondson Avenue on the evening of Dec. 17. According to a news release, patrol officers were called... Read More

Homicide Defendant Becomes Eligible for Parole after Modified Sentence

Details Homicide defendant Eric Charles Smith became eligible for parole on Dec. 16 after a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge modified his sentence in the 27-year-old murder case. Smith’s motion for... Read More

Homicide Defendant Pleads Guilty in Connection to Death of MTA Mobility Van Driver

Details A 31-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty to murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Anthony F. Vittoria on Dec. 15. Ernest Ford, represented by Tony Garcia, is charged with two counts of... Read More

Sentence Reduction Under Discussion in 30-Year-Old Murder Case

Details After serving three decades in prison for murder, Omar Johnson is pursuing a reduced sentence to transition back into society with support from his defense counsel and the Baltimore City... Read More

Retrial for Trio Accused of Murder Set for Late 2023 After Hung Jury Results in Mistrial

Details A mistrial was declared on Dec. 15 in the case of three co-defendants charged with the murder of 33-year-old Antonio Lamont Jackson after the jury was unable to make a... Read More

April Trial Set for Man Accused of Killing Pregnant Woman and Her Daughter

Details A 26-year-old Baltimore man accused of murdering a pregnant woman and her 3-year-old daughter rejected two concurrent life sentences for each killing on Dec. 15. Devon Sample, who is represented... Read More

Police Report Murder of 21-Year-Old Male in Northeast District

By Baltimore Witness staff - December 15, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Dec. 13, 2022, at approximately 6:09 p.m., officers for the Baltimore police Department (BPD) responded to the 5500 block of Silverbell Road for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located... Read More

Murder Defendant Asks for Bench Trial in Spite of Attorney’s Push for Jury Trial

Details A Baltimore man elected to proceed with a bench trial on Dec. 14 for a 2020 homicide before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda Tanner. In what was supposed to be... Read More

Man Convicted of Fatally Beating Woman and Setting Home Ablaze Asks for Another Retrial Postponement

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge had difficulty getting a defendant to pick a date for his retrial on Dec. 14 as he asked for yet another postponement. In 2016,... Read More

Probation Violation Hearing Postponed for Decade-Old Child Murder

Details A 28-year-old man accused of his infant son’s death more than a decade ago is scheduled for a probation violation hearing in May 2023. Myron Evans was originally set to... Read More

Convicted Homicide Defendant Faces More Prison Time After Violating Probation

By Andrew Michaels - December 14, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details After serving a 15-year sentence for murder almost two decades ago, a 64-year-old Baltimore man may return to prison after violating his probation. Anthony Thompson was convicted of second-degree murder... Read More

Prosecutor’s Busy Schedule Delays Homicide Trial

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge postponed scheduling a trial date for 34-year-old homicide defendant Kevin Hall because the prosecutor was unavailable. Defense attorney William Buie argued against the postponement... Read More

Post-Conviction Hearing Canceled For Man Convicted of Girlfriend’s Murder in 2011

Details A post-conviction hearing was canceled on Dec. 12 for a Baltimore man currently serving a life sentence plus 20 years for killing his girlfriend over a decade ago. Daniel Sullivan,... Read More

Trial Date Given to Defendant for 2020 Homicide

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge issued a trial date on Dec. 14 for a man charged in a fatal 2020 shooting on the 5600 block of Haddon Avenue. Shae-von... Read More