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Judge Accommodates Sick Prosecutor, Schedules Homicide Trial in September

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland scheduled a homicide defendant’s trial in September due to the prosecutor being out sick on May 16. Defense counsel Marc Zayon also informed... Read More

Baltimore Resident Faces 2 Separate Homicide Cases, Rejects Plea Offer For Life in Prison

Details On May 16, a prosecutor made a global plea offer, giving a homicide defendant the maximum sentence for two murder cases before Baltimore CIty Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland.... Read More

17-Year-Old Teen Faces 40 Years in Prison for Fatal BP Gas Station Shooting

Details A 17-year-old teenager, who was charged as an adult in a fatal shooting outside a BP gas station last year is expected to serve 40 years in prison after counsel... Read More

Police Arrest Suspect in Central Homicide

By Baltimore Witness Staff - May 17, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details Detectives from the Baltimore Police Department arrested 39-year-old Joseph White for his alleged connection with the death of 28-year-old Christopher Foster. According to a press release, police suspect White pushed... Read More

Argument Over Dice Game Ended with Fatal Shooting, Prosecutor Says

Details It was a heated argument over a dice game that ended with the death of 45-year-old John Wilford Jr. on Oct. 30, 2021. On May 16, Wilford’s accused killer, 38-year-old... Read More

Eastern District Detectives Seek Answers in Homewood Avenue Homicide Case

Details On May 14, at approximately 9:22 p.m., officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 2300 block of Homewood Avenue for a ShotSpotter alert. Upon arrival, officers located 18-year-old Jamal Martin... Read More

Police Identify Victim in May Homicide

By Baltimore Witness Staff - May 16, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details A press release from the Baltimore Police Department identified a victim, who died from trauma, on May 1 as 38-year-old Krista McGuire. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Schedules Another Retrial After Murder Defendant’s Conviction Was Overturned

Details On May 15, defense counsel for a murder defendant, whose conviction was overturned, requested that Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn schedule another retrial date because he recently entered... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects 50 Year Plea

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a homicide defendant’s trial after he rejected a plea offer on May 15. Lexus Hart and her defense counsel, Roland Harris, rejected... Read More

Counsel Reschedules Murder Defendant’s Trial Due to Being Unavailable

Details On May 15, a Baltimore resident’s trial, which was initially scheduled to begin on Monday, was rescheduled towards the end of the year due to counsel being unable to try... Read More

Officers Report Pedestrian Fatality on Perring Parkway

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 16, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department’s Crash Team (BPD) is investigating a pedestrian crash that killed 55-year-old Kevin Anthony Mason Sr. on May 14 on the 5400 block of Perring Parkway. According... Read More

Judge Hands Down Sentences to Men Convicted of Fatal Shooting on East Belvedere Avenue

Details Two Baltimore men were sentenced in Baltimore City Circuit Court on May 15 for the deadly shooting of 31-year-old Cordelle Bruce in 2020 in what one defense attorney described as... Read More

Police Identify Victim in Washington Boulevard Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - May 15, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On May 14, at approximately 2:42 a.m., officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 2400 block of Washington Boulevard for reports of a discharging. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by Motorcycle at Intersection

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 15, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers are investigating an incident in which a motorcycle struck and killed a pedestrian at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Inverness Avenue on May 15.... Read More

Police Investigate Shooting Homicide on Washington Boulevard

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 15, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details Officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating a homicide that occurred on the 2400 block of Washington Boulevard on May 15. According to a press release, officers found... Read More

Police Investigate Homicide in Western District

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 15, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details Officers from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred on the 1600 block of Ruxton Avenue on May 15. According to a press release, officers... Read More

Man Dies from Shooting Injuries Nearly Eight Years Later

By Baltimore Witness Staff - May 15, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) reported that a 46-year-old man has died from injuries he received after being shot on June 26, 2005 on the 900 block of Bethune Road.... Read More

Male Victim Dies after Shooting on The Alemada

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 15, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details Officers from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) located a unidentified male victim suffering from a gunshot wound on the 4800 block of The Alameda after 9:52 p.m. on May 13.... Read More

Grandfather and Grandson Co-Defendants Found Not Guilty in 2020 Murder

Details “Convict them of murder anyway. That’s offensive,” said defense attorney Staci Pipkins on the last day of trial for a homicide co-defendant accused of murdering 25-year-old Devante Smith before Baltimore... Read More

Northwest District Detectives Seek Answers in Wakefield Road Shooting Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 12, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On May 10, at approximately 8:35 p.m., Northwest District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 4500 block of Wakefield Road to investigate a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed a... Read More

Officers Seek Answers in Northeast District Shooting Cases

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 11, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details On May 10, at approximately 4:17 p.m., Northeast District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 5400 block of Moores Run Drive to investigate a report of... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for Female Defendant Convicted in 2021 Derby Manor Drive Murder Case

Details The defendant convicted for murdering 24-year-old Tyrell Johnson-Woods had her sentencing hearing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta Brown on May 10. On Wednesday, defense attorney Natalie Finegar,... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s ‘Final Judgement Is to Come’ for Drug-Related Shooting in 2020

Details Homicide defendant Chance Taylor was sentenced to ten years of incarceration on May 9 after moving forward with a plea offer rather than a retrial. A jury acquitted the 24-year-old... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for Defendant Convicted in 2021 West Saratoga Street Shooting Homicide

Details On May 10, a Baltimore man convicted of murdering 32-year-old Tavon Hutton had his sentencing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta Brown. During Wednesday’s hearing, defense attorney Natalie Finegar... Read More