Homicides Archives - Page 113 of 177

Judge Schedules Trial Date for Baltimore Man Charged with Murder

Details A 30-year-old Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder received a new trial date on Oct. 11 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Sean Melton Jr. is charged... Read More

‘I Would Trade Places With My Daughter if I Could,’ Convicted Homicide Defendant Says

Details On Oct. 11, the victim’s great-grandmother sobbed as impact statements were read before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Jones. Anthony Ford, 25, was convicted in August of first-degree child... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Collateral Hearing Postponed Until November Due to Transfer Issue

Details A Baltimore man convicted of murder in 2019 was scheduled to be heard before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Erik S. Atas on Oct. 11 but had his hearing postponed due to... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Date for Double Homicide Defendant

Details On Oct. 11, a trial was scheduled for a 29-year-old double homicide defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Deamonte Spencer is charged with two counts of... Read More

Adnan Syed: 1 of Baltimore’s 4 Wrongfully Convicted Defendants Exonerated By DNA Evidence

Details Baltimore City has seen at least one exoneration each year since 2014, the latest wrongly convicted defendant being Adnan Syed whose murder charges from 1999 were officially dropped on Oct.... Read More

Michigan Man Charged with Murder of his Baby’s Mother

Details On Oct. 4, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial date for a 41-year-old Baltimore man charged with murder. His trial will happen next year. Michael Robertson... Read More

Defense Counsel Says Detectives Failed to Investigate Evidence

Details In Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles Blomquist‘s packed courtroom on Oct. 7, jurors in the murder trial of a 21-year-old defendant listened attentively to closing arguments from the defense... Read More

Murder Defendant Acquitted In 2020 Fatal Stabbing

Details A 31-year-old Baltimore man was acquitted on Oct 12 after facing charges for homicide. Isaiah Eaddy was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and use of a deadly weapon... Read More

Baltimore Man Fatally Stabbed on N. Central Avenue

By Alyssia Davis [former] - October 7, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a fatal stabbing in the early morning on Oct. 5. According to a news release, officers were called to the 1400 block of N.... Read More

A Homicide on Edmondson Avenue Leaves One Victim Dead and Two Others Injured

By Alyssia Davis [former] - October 7, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a homicide in the early morning hours on Oct. 5. According to a news release, officers heard gunshot and began to canvass the area... Read More

Young Baltimore Man Arrested for Fatally Stabbing a 43-Year-Old Man

By Alyssia Davis [former] - October 7, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details A 23-year-old man has been arrested for the murder of a 43-year-old man on Oct. 5. The Baltimore Police Department has reported the arrest of Jayquann Bridgeman, 23, after the... Read More

Medical Evaluation Request Delays Start of Homicide Defendant’s Trial

Details The trial for a 26-year-old Baltimore man charged in connection to a double homicide did not commence as scheduled due to a request for further medical evaluation. During a mental... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Competency for Trial Could Be Overturned Based on Results of Independent Eval

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge granted defense counsel’s postponement request on Oct. 6, as he and his client await the results of an independent mental health evaluation. Major Kinchen,... Read More

Trial Date Set For Woman Accused of Aiding in Kidnapping, Setting Victim’s Body on Fire

Details After more than four years of postponements and delays, a Glen Burnie woman had her jury trial scheduled for April 2023 in connection to the kidnapping and killing of 29-year-old... Read More

Judge Upholds Sentence for Murder Defendant Due to ‘Severe Nature of Harm’ Involved in The Crime

Details A defendant currently serving a 28-year sentence for a 2014 murder sought to have his sentence reduced on Oct. 5 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda Tanner. Deshawn Richardson, who... Read More

Third Defendant in Shipley Hill Murder Has Trial Postponed for Third Time

Details The defense attorney representing a homicide defendant charged in a 2019 incident did object to postponing her client’s trial on Oct. 5 due to a delay in the results of... Read More

Doctor’s Report Restores Competency of Man Convicted of Shooting Radio Host

Details Defense attorneys questioned the results of a doctor’s competency review of their client before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin on Oct. 5. Based on a report given... Read More

Police Body Cam Footage Shows Jurors Murder Scene Minutes After Double Shooting

Details On a dreary day in Baltimore City, jurors rose from their seats to get a better look at a Baltimore police officer’s body camera footage from the night of a... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Homicide Co-Defendants

Details Two homicide defendants had their trial set by Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Oct. 4 for an incident that occurred in 2019. Dante Gregg and Gary Watkins are charged with... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea Agreement for 2021 Laundromat Murder, Scheduled for Sentencing

Details Judge Paul Cucuzzella of the Baltimore City Circuit Court accepted a motion to downgrade the change for a defendant from first-degree to second-degree murder on Oct. 4. Lamar Williams accepted a binding... Read More

Over Half of Baltimore’s Homicide and Non-Fatal Shooting Trials Reach Guilty Verdicts

Details The results of its continually decreasing backlog are beginning to emerge in the Baltimore City Circuit Court, where nearly 58 percent of all completed homicide and non-fatal shooting trials since... Read More

Attempted Murder Case for Baltimore Man Postponed

Details A 54-year-old defendant had his trial scheduled for December on Oct. 4 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Eric Harcum is charged with attempted first-degree murder, second-degree... Read More

Convicted Homicide Defendant Gives Up Post-Conviction Rights

Details On Sept. 29, a convicted homicide defendant voluntarily gave up his post-conviction rights before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles Blomquist. Patrick Glasco was convicted of first-degree murder and using... Read More

Murder Defendant’s Trial Postponed a Day Due to Lack of Jurors

Details A homicide defendant will have to wait a day to have his trial begin due to there not being enough jurors on Oct. 4. Prosecutors told Baltimore Witness they were... Read More