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Kerryn Ayers [former]
, Kristen Wheeler [former] - February 14, 2025
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Details Gregory Jones, 25, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland for an initial pre-trial hearing on Feb. 14. Jones is charged with first- degree murder, firearm use... Read More
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Kerryn Ayers [former]
, Kristen Wheeler [former] - February 14, 2025
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Details Following an altercation with Jasmine Simuel, 39-year-old Teresa Collins, who was wearing a bright blue wig, was allegedly seen removing a gun from her purse near the 2700 block of... Read More
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Claire Schreiber [former]
- February 14, 2025
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Details in closing arguments, lawyers debated whether evidence at trial clearly identified Davonte Hamlett, 22, as a homicide suspect. The proceeding was heard before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B.... Read More
By
Kerryn Ayers [former]
- February 13, 2025
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Details A jury found 29-year-old homicide defendant Kemonta Johnson guilty of all charges on Feb. 7. Despite attorney Jason Rodriguez’s attempts, the panel found the defendant guilty of first-degree murder, firearm... Read More
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Ziqi Zhou [former]
- February 11, 2025
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Details A 23-year-old Baltimore County woman charged in the death of a one-year-old child rejected a plea deal on Feb. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Aurielle... Read More
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Ziqi Zhou [former]
, Sage Cho - February 11, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland reset the trial of 21-year-old homicide defendant Cahari Ferguson to May 27. Ferguson and co-defendant Tyrell White are charged with two counts... Read More
By
Ziqi Zhou [former]
- February 10, 2025
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Details A 61-year-old man manslaughter defendant received a new trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Feb. 10. Steven Heggie, Sr., is charged with first-degree child... Read More
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Claire Schreiber [former]
- February 10, 2025
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Details Alan Geslicki, 33, pleaded guilty to the brutal murder of six-year-old Seron O’Neal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams on Feb. 10. The incident occurred on Jan.... Read More
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Abraham Leo [former]
, --- staff --- - February 10, 2025
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Details Prosecutors introduced Baltimore CitiWatch surveillance footage as evidence in a case involving 42-year-old homicide defendant Lionel Matthews in a Feb. 5 trial before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer.... Read More
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Tomas Coles
- February 10, 2025
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Details Counsel delivered opening statements in the first day of homicide defendant Davonte Hamlett’s jury trial on Feb. 10. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer presided over an emotional... Read More
By
Carmen Gregg [former]
- February 7, 2025
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Details Jury selection began on a note of controversy in a first-degree murder trial on Feb. 7. Davonte Hamlett, 21, is on trial for the murder of Sherman Anderson, 25 on... Read More
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Claire Schreiber [former]
- February 7, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a motion hearing for 27-year-old Kalim Satterfield on Feb. 7. Satterfield and 37-year-old co-defendant, Darrell Morton were arrested on Sept. 17,... Read More
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Tomas Coles
- February 7, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Nicole K. Barmore stopped the proceedings in homicide defendant Darrell Sewell’s jury trial on Feb. 7 after the defendant’s mother disappeared the previous night while... Read More
By
Claire Schreiber [former]
- February 7, 2025
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Details Homicide defendant Uriah Cunningham, 32, rejected an all but life sentence before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland who also scheduled a trial date in a Feb. 7... Read More
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Baltimore Witness Staff
- February 7, 2025
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Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a 2021 homicide case. On Jan. 30, 2021, at approximately 9:24 p.m., Terrell Turmon was shot and critically injured in the... Read More
By
Ben Dutcher [former]
, Yuer Wang [former] - February 6, 2025
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Details Baltimore saw a decrease in homicides, but the amount of non-fatal shootings remained the same from December to January, according to Baltimore Witness data. Data shows there were approximately 9... Read More
By
Sage Cho
, Abraham Leo [former] - February 6, 2025
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Details Dontae Johnson, 30, was absent from his family’s table on Thanksgiving in 2021. Instead, he was laid out on an autopsy table, where medical examiners announced the cause of his... Read More
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Kristen Wheeler [former]
- February 5, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy presided over the third day of a jury trial for 29-year old defendant Kemonta Johnson. Johnson is accused of the murder of... Read More
By
Laura Flores [former]
, Claire Schreiber [former], Caroline Sutley [former] - February 5, 2025
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Details Homicide defendant Jamal Smothers, 19, muttered a curse at Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland after she waived his Hicks date due to his defense counsel’s lack of... Read More
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Baltimore Witness Staff
- February 5, 2025
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Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a homicide. Justin Davis, a Black male born on Nov. 13, 1989, was involved in a Jan. 26 incident that occurred... Read More
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Baltimore Witness Staff
- February 5, 2025
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Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a Jan. 26 homicide. Justin Davis, a Black male born on Nov. 13, 1989, was killed in the 1500 block of... Read More
By
Ben Dutcher [former]
- February 4, 2025
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Details Counsel gave opening statements in the trial of 41-year old Lionel Matthews on Feb. 4 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Matthews is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More
By
Kristen Wheeler [former]
, Claire Schreiber [former] - February 4, 2025
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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