Homicides Archives - Page 30 of 173

Late Evidence Pushes Back A Murder Trial

Details New revealed evidence postponed a jury trial that was scheduled to start on Aug. 5 and run into September. Kenneth Craig, 60, is charged with first-degree murder and using a... Read More

Homicide Defendant Gets, ‘Far Less Than What You Deserve,’ Says Victim’s Grandmother.

Details In an Aug. 5 hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams, a homicide defendant was sentenced to 30 years in prison, suspending all but 15 years, with... Read More

Homicide on North Monroe Street

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

Details Officers from the Baltimore Police Department found a woman suffering from a fatal gunshot wound in the 800 block of North Monroe Street on Aug. 4. Tavion Lathan, 24, was... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Dates for Double Homicide Defendants

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled trial dates for two defendants allegedly involved in a double murder. Vincent Harris, 26, is charged with four counts of first-degree... Read More

Judge Schedules Motions Date for Murder Co-Defendants

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a motions hearing date for two adult h defendants along with a juvenile allegedly involved in a murder on 800 block... Read More

Retrial for Toddler’s Murder Ends in Plea Deal

Details A 41-year-old homicide defendant’s retrial ended when he agreed to plead guilty to murdering his girlfriend’s 17-month-old child before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Alpert on Aug. 1.... Read More

Teen Found Guilty of Murder, Attempted Robbery

Details The defendant in a 2021 Fords Lane murder case was found guilty on July 25 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. A jury concluded that William Holloman, 19, killed 31-year-old Efraim... Read More

Southern District Investigates August’s First Murder

By Baltimore Witness staff - August 1, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Aug. 1, at approximately 3:19 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers heard discharging on the 900 block of East Patapsco Avenue. They responded and located 38-year-old Ondrell Mayo Jr. suffering... Read More

Judge Finds Defendant Incompetent Despite Contrary Findings

Details Despite a July psychological evaluation that found him competent to stand trial, a 60-year-old homicide defendant was once more ruled incompetent in mental health court on July 31. Richard Sylvester... Read More

Defendant Found Guilty in Lorelly Avenue Murder

Details A jury found Devon Young, 24, guilty in a Lorelly Avenue shooting that resulted in the death of a 19-year-old man. Young was accused of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, firearm... Read More

Man Wanted for August 2023 Murder

Details Regarding a shooting that occurred on Aug. 4, 2023, in the Southwestern District, Baltimore Police Department investigators need your help in locating 37-year-old Lamont Bethea Johnson Jr. of Baltimore. Homicide detectives... Read More

Phone’s Ownership Key Evidence in Murder Trial

Details Parties presented closing arguments on July 30 in the trial of a 24-year-old homicide defendant in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr. Devon Young is... Read More

Juvenile Arrested for Metro Center Shooting, Murder

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred in the Western District on July 21, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested a 15-year-old male. Investigators learned that the 15-year-old male suspect... Read More

Defendant Guilty of Second-Degree Fatal Stabbing

Details A jury delivered a mixed verdict for a Ramsay Street homicide defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays on July 26. The jury acquitted Alphonso Ward, 47,... Read More

Co-Defendant in Teen’s Murder Has Trial Postponed

Details The trial of an 18-year-old co-defendant charged in connection with a teen’s murder last year was postponed in Baltimore City Circuit Court by Judge Charles H. Dorsey III on July... Read More

Experts Testify in the 2022 Murder of a 19-Year-Old

Details Testimony began on July 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor, Jr., in the murder case of Damond Price, 19. The defendant, Devon Young, 24, is charged... Read More

Trial Begins for Lorelly Avenue Murder

Details Counsel delivered opening statements in the murder trial of a man accused of shooting and killing a 19-year old on July 29. Devon Young, 24, is charged with two counts... Read More

Northwest District Victim Pronounced Dead on Scene

By Baltimore Witness staff - July 29, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On July 29, at approximately 12:12 a.m., Northwest District patrol officers were called to the 5200 block of Saint Charles Avenue, for a report of a shooting. Once there, Baltimore... Read More

Man Killed in Central District Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - July 29, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On July 26, at around 11:37 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1000 block of North Eden Street to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Bicyclist Hit by Three Separate Vehicles in Fatal Accident

By Baltimore Witness staff - July 29, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details On July 26, at around 5:25 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 400 block of South Caroline Street to investigate a call for a bicyclist struck by a... Read More

Pulaski Highway Three-Car Crash Kills Driver

By Baltimore Witness staff - July 29, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details On July 26, at around 8:46 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 3900 block of Pulaski Highway to investigate a call for a three-vehicle accident with injuries. Upon... Read More

‘There Was Some Real Anger Behind That,’ Prosecution Says During Closing Arguments

Details Closing arguments were presented by both parties on July 26 in the trial of a 48-year-old Alphonso Ward accused of fatally stabbing his cousin six times before Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

16-Year-Old Defendant Accepts Plea Deal for Kentucky Avenue Murder

Details A homicide defendant accepted a plea agreement before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner for a 2022 murder on July 26, Costello Simms, 16, was charged with two... Read More

Edlynne Road Murder Defendant Guilty of Weapons Offenses, Jury Decides

By Kylah Chacko [former] - July 26, 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details A jury reached a verdict on July 18 for a 32-year-old murder defendant in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Kyle Cooper was charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony... Read More