Homicides Archives - Page 2 of 153

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

Police Arrest Suspect in September Murder

Details Detectives from the Baltimore Police Department apprehended at 19-year-old suspect they believe was connected to a homicide on Sept. 14. According to the press release, police arrested Quontay Spinks on... Read More

Police Arrest Suspect for August Homicide

Details On Oct. 28, homicide detectives with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) arrested 44-year-old Damion Thomas.Thomas is charged with the homicide of 37-year-old Brian Nesbitt. The incident took place on Aug.... Read More

Police Investigate Fatal Stabbing on N. Howard Street

By Baltimore Witness Staff - November 6, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating a homicide that occurred on Nov. 6 on the 2500 block of North Howard Street. According to a press release, officers responded to... Read More

BPD Death Investigations

By Baltimore Witness Staff - November 5, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details On Nov. 2, at approximately 9:36 p.m., police and fire personnel responded to the 5900 block of Bonnie View Drive following reports of an active vehicle fire. Once the fire... Read More

Judge Postpones Murder Trial at Prosecution’s Request

Details On Oct. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland pushed back a trial for a 33-year-old murder defendant to next year. Tyrone Bennett is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Prosecutor Says Electronic Evidence Links Teen to 2023 Double Homicide

Details “There’s no such thing as the perfect murder” and according to Baltimore City prosecutors, defendant Jabre Griffith proves their point with the alleged killing of Ernest Hall and Micah Young—back-to-back... Read More

Judge Finds Homicide Defendant Incompetent in Roommate’s Murder

By Khanh Nguyen - November 4, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details A 59-year-old man was ruled incompetent to stand trial by Judge Gale E. Rasin on Oct.30. Patrick Cromwell, 59, is charged with first-degree murder and dangerous weapon with intent to... Read More

Judge Rules Homicide Defendant Incompetent to Stand Trial for Roommate’s Murder

Details A 59-year-old man was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial by Judge Gale E. Rasin on Oct.30. Patrick Cromwell, 59, is charged with first-degree murder and dangerous weapon with intent... Read More

Judge Grants Prosecution’s Joinder Motion for West Lexington Street Murder

Details Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams granted the prosecution’s joinder motion for three murder defendants. Charles Bowen, 20, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, armed robbery, conspiracy... Read More

Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Fatally Shooting Roommate Inside Their Apartment in 2023

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced Markis Russell to 40 years in prison on Oct. 30 for the murder of his roommate, 22-year-old Jeffery Brooks Jr., last year. The... Read More

Parking Dispute With Motorcycle Club Member Turns into a Fatal Shooting

Details A member of the Thunderguards motorcycle club will remain in jail while awaiting trial for the murder of 36-year-old Anthony Martin after he allegedly shot the victim while at a... Read More

22-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting, Burning Victim’s Body

Details A Baltimore man will serve the next 35 years in prison after pleading guilty on Oct. 30 to fatally shooting 18-year-old Jeremiah Williamson and burning the victim’s body alongside the... Read More

Murder Defendant Prepares for Motion Hearing After Mistrial

Details A murder defendant, who received a mistrial nearly one week ago, was scheduled Nov. 1 for a motion hearing. The hearing would decide whether the codefendants would be tried together.... Read More

Police Investigate Homicide on E. Baltimore Street

By Baltimore Witness Staff - October 29, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details Detectives from the Baltimore Police Department are investigating a homicide on Oct. 23 on the 2600 block of East Baltimore Street. According to a press release, officers found 26-year-old Jose... Read More

Police Announce Arrest of Suspect in Toone Street Murder

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced Oct. 29 the arrest of 27-year-old Gabriel Gomez-Fiorenza for his alleged involvement in the murder of 28-year-old Amy Armstrong on the 3700 block of... Read More

Judge Postpones Homicide Defendant’s Trial to 2025

By Jonathan Keesee - October 29, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On Oct. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed a 28-year-old homicide defendant’s trial to March 3, 2025. Dayrel McFarland is charged with first-degree murder and possession... Read More

Double Homicide Trial Postponed

Details A double homicide trial was postponed by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland after the prosecution requested more time because they were still trying to gather more information... Read More

Defense Attorney Requests Postponement of Manslaughter Trial

By Baltimore Witness Staff - October 29, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details The trial of a 61-year-old manslaughter defendant was postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland.Steven Heggie, Sr, is charged with first-degree child abuse resulting in the death... Read More

Homicide Case Declared a Mistrial

Details A homicide case was declared a mistrial on Oct. 24 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Daaon Spears, 18, was accused of murdering 16-year-old Deanta Dorsey during a shooting on the... Read More

Police Arrest Suspect in McHenry Street Murder

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced Oct. 28 the arrest of 33-year-old Dominic Felder.Felder is charged with a homicide that took place on Oct. 2 on the 2500 block of... Read More

‘He Wanted to Be the Judge, Jury, and Executioner,’ Prosecutor Argues in Closing Statements

Details Counsel debated Oct. 28 whether a murder defendant acted in imperfect self-defense during closing statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy. Darius Daye, 21, faces first-degree murder... Read More

Murder Case Postponed After Weapon Located

Details A murder case was postponed by Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland from Judge Paul E. Albert‘s court after the prosecution received a report that the murder weapon in... Read More

Police Investigate Homicide on Toone Street

By Baltimore Witness Staff - October 28, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details A 28-year-old female was fatally shot Oct. 28 on the 3700 block of Toone Street. According to a press release, officers from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) discovered Amy Armstrong’s... Read More