Homicides Archives - Page 5 of 153

Co-Defendants’ Joinder Motion Gets December Hearing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a December motions date to determine next steps for two men accused of a December 2023 fatal shooting. Joseph Coates, 40,... Read More

Two Co-Defendants Face Trial in West Lexington Street Robbery, Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled another hearing for the 20-year-old and 18-year-old co-defendants suspected of killing 19-year-old Darcell Mitchell on the 800 block of West Lexington... Read More

Murder Defendant Awaits Plea Offer

Details A 34-year-old murder defendant received a trial date in Baltimore City Circuit Court Oct. 4. Tony Dukes is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime and... Read More

North Curley Street Murder Defendant Receives Trial Date

Details A 33-year-old murder defendant received a trial date in a Baltimore City Circuit Court hearing on Oct. 4. Defendant Jermaine Sanders is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit armed... Read More

Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant May Take Plea by January Trial Date

Details A 26-year-old accused of killing an individual in a drunk driving accident received a tentative trial date in the new year, despite his attorney’s believing the case may end in... Read More

Defendant in Spring Murder to Be Tried by Year’s End

Details A 28-year-old murder defendant received a December trial date in Baltimore City Circuit Court Oct. 4. Timothy Knott is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony violent crime,... Read More

Person of Interest in Custody for McHenry Street Murder

Details On Oct. 2, at approximately 9:49 p.m., Southwest District patrol officers responded to the 2500 block of McHenry Street to investigate discharging of a firearm. Upon arrival, Baltimore Police Department... Read More

Defendant Receives 20-Year Sentence for Manslaughter Charges

Details A defendant was sentenced to 20 years in prison for manslaughter charges on Oct. 3 at the Baltimore City Circuit Court. In June, Jewel Crowder, 41, was convicted of manslaughter... Read More

Jury Convicts 60-Year-Old Man for Fatally Stabbing Girlfriend in April 2023

Details A jury found 60-year-old Kenneth Craig guilty of second-degree murder on Oct. 2 after his girlfriend was found brutally stabbed to death in Baltimore City’s Brooklyn neighborhood in 2023. Craig... Read More

Police Update Non-fatal Shooting on McHenry Street to Homicide

By Baltimore Witness Staff - October 3, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department updated the status of a non-fatal shooting that occurred on Oct. 2 to homicide. According to the press release, the BPD announced the death of a... Read More

Non-Fatal Shootings Rise, Homicides Decrease in September

Details Baltimore saw an increase in non-fatal shootings, but a decrease in homicides from August to September, according to Baltimore Witness data. Data shows there were approximately 27 non-fatal shootings reported... Read More

2020 Murder Defendant Declared Competent to Stand Trial

Details After two years in mental health court, an Anne Arundel County man was finally deemed mentally competent received a trial date for a 2020 assault and robbery which eventually killed... Read More

Defendant Sentenced to Life Plus 21 Years in Baltimore Rapper’s Murder

Details A 28-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison plus 21 years for the murder of Baltimore rapper David Boykin, also known as President Davo, before Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Abingdon Man Responsible for Two 2022 Murders, to Face Sentencing in December

Details A 35-year-old Harford County man was found guilty of murdering a 66-year-old man and pleaded guilty to killing his cellmate in Baltimore City Circuit Court Oct. 1. Gordon Zacharie Staron,... Read More

Woman Arrested for Penn North Murder

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred in the Western District on Sept. 22, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 38-year-old Teresa Collins of Baltimore. Investigators learned that Collins shot... Read More

Suspect Convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter Despite ‘Defense of Others’ Claim

Details A jury convicted Jerrod Smith, 22, of voluntary manslaughter in a case that hinged on whether the defendant was trying to protect other people from a knife-wielding man on drugs... Read More

ShotSpotter Alerts BPD to Man Killed From Multiple Gunshot Wounds

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 30, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 29, at approximately 11:17 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1800 block of Wilhelm Street for a ShotSpotter alert. Once there, officers located a 43-year-old male... Read More

Man Slain in Southwest District Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 30, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 28, at around 8 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 4100 block of Frederick Avenue to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed... Read More

Defense Questions Surviving Victim’s Police Interview in Murder Conviction

Details “The tragic killing of one person should not lead to the wrongful conviction of another.” On Sept. 5, defense attorney Judit Otvos reflected on the testimony of the surviving victim,... Read More

Defendant Guilty of 2023 Homicide on ‘The Block’

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court jury found a 30-year-old defendant guilty of multiple charges for the killing of a 29-year-old man despite his claims of self-defense. Kwante Betters was found... Read More

Forensic Scientist Declares Death A Homicide

Details A crime analyst testified the death of a woman was a homicide in a hearing on Sept. 26 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The defendant, 60-year-old Kenneth Craig, is charged... Read More

Assault Victim Succumbs to Injuries Days Later

By Baltimore Witness staff - September 27, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details On Sept. 21, at approximately 3:23 a.m., Southeast District officers were dispatched to the 6300 block of Eastern Avenue in response to a reported aggravated assault. Once there, Baltimore Police... Read More

Second Suspect Shot Victim for ‘Beating On’ His Mother, Defense Argues at Co-Defendant’s Trial

Details “He’s into it up to his neck, but not by choice.” According to defense attorney Marci Johnson, defendant James Jenkins III had no idea what the accused shooter had planned... Read More

Counsel Claims Defendant Acted in Self-Defense During Shooting Outside Adult Club Last Year

Details A 30-year-old Baltimore man and his defense counsel put forth an argument of self-defense in the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Stephon Stinnett last September, claiming Stinnett was armed with “a... Read More