Homicides Archives - Page 58 of 174

Judge Sentences Defendant to Life for Stabbing His Girlfriend Nine Times

Details On Nov. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Myshala E. Middleton sentenced 39-year-old Forell Isaac to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of 29-year-old... Read More

West Mulberry Street Defendant Guilty of Manslaughter, Firearms Charges

Details On Nov. 15, defendant Dominic Hicks and his attorney Michael Cooper appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer for a verdict in a homicide case. Hicks, 38,... Read More

2022 Murder Defendant Receives New Trial Date

Details On Nov. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a 28-year-old murder defendant’s next trial date after counsel were unable to begin a trial earlier this month.... Read More

Scheduling Hearing Continued for April Bayview Murder

Details On Nov. 20, counsel before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn could not come up with a trial date for a 21-year-old murder defendant. Kerin Alvarez is charged... Read More

Man Accused of Pushing Victim Onto Train Tracks Gets Trial Date

Details After hearing his complaints about his attorney, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled the trial of a 40-year-old homicide defendant on Nov. 20. Joseph White is charged... Read More

West Mulberry Street Homicide Defendant Claims Self-Defense

Details On Nov. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer heard arguments in a homicide case. The defendant Dominic Hicks and his defense attorney, Michael Cooper, claimed the suspect’s... Read More

Mental Status of Suspect in Mother’s Murder Remains in Question

Details In mental health court on Nov. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin heard the most recent competency status of a defendant charged in his mother’s murder. Kenard Kuniken, 33, is... Read More

Jury Finds Homicide Defendant Guilty of Second-Degree Murder

Details On Nov. 17, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton read a verdict of guilty for 53-year-old defendant Shawn Brewton. Brewton was charged with first- and second-degree murder, conspiracy... Read More

Suspects to Receive More Charges After 2016 Stabbing Victim Dies

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 17, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing | Victims |

Details On Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at 5:29 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 600 block of North Highland Avenue for a report of a cutting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Judge Declares Mistrial in First-Degree Murder Trial

Details On Nov. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin P. Welch declared a mistrial in the first-degree murder case of Levar Attura Octavies Cooper. Cooper, 45, who is represented by... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Harford County Man Accused of Fatal Stabbing

Details On Nov. 16, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a 34-year-old Abingdon man’s murder trial. Gordon Zacharie Staron is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a... Read More

Victim Dies After North Curley Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 16, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Nov. 15, at approximately 4 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 500 block of North Curley Street to investigate a ShotSpotter alert. Upon arrival, officers observed 32-year-old... Read More

Judge Grants Motions Hearing for Teenage Double-Homicide Defendant

Details On Nov. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland heard defense attorney Howard Cardin request a motions hearing to join three cases facing 18-year-old Jabre Griffith. The defendant... Read More

2021 Homicide Defendant Has Trial Scheduled for 2024

Details On Nov. 15, Ameer Gittens appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles J. Peters to stand trial for murder. However, Gittens’ attorney, James Sweeting III, said he was not... Read More

Defendant Argues Self-Defense in West Mulberry Street Homicide

Details On Nov. 15, defense attorney Michael Cooper passionately argued in Baltimore City Circuit Court that his client had a right to defend himself and his child. Dominic Hicks, 38, is... Read More

Trial Begins for Homicide Co-Defendant in West Belvedere Avenue Murder

Details On Nov. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton presided in Shawn Brewton‘s murder trial. Brewton, 53, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, firearm use in... Read More

Guilty Verdict Reached for Sturbridge Drive Homicide Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong presided as the jury foreperson read the verdict for Donzo Monk, Jr who was found guilty of first-degree murder on Nov. 14. ... Read More

Medical Examiner Rules Man Died of 2021 Shooting Injuries

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

Details On May 14, 2021, at approximately 5:32 p.m., Southwest District patrol officers responded to a home on the 2500 block of Hollins Street for a report of a shooting. Once... Read More

Western District Shooting Leaves Two Dead

Details On Nov. 14, at approximately 10:32 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 2800 block of Edmondson Avenue to investigate a ShotSpotter alert. Upon arrival, Western District officers observed... Read More

Last Codefendant in 2020 Fatal Crash Pleads Guilty

Details On Nov. 14, a 35-year-old vehicular manslaughter defendant accepted a guilty plea before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Russell Anthony Edwards, Jr., is charged with a traffic... Read More

Hollins Street Murder Defendant Receives Trial Date

Details On Nov. 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial of a 39-year-old murder defendant. Steven Gibson is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a... Read More

Man With Over 130 Charges May Take Plea

Details On Nov. 13, the stand-in attorney for a defendant charged in a gang indictment told Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn that his client needed more time to... Read More

One Defendant Among Many in Gang Indictment Rejects 20-Year Plea

Details On Nov. 13, a 39-year-old defendant charged in the “39 Babies” gang indictment rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. James Brunson is charged... Read More

Alleged ‘39 Babies’ Gang Members Finally Receive Trial Date

Details On Nov. 13, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial of three co-defendants accused of being in the ’39 Babies’ gang and committing multiple violent crimes... Read More