Homicides Archives - Page 63 of 174

Southeast Detectives Investigate Fatal Hit and Run

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 6, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details On Oct. 3, at approximately 7:07 a.m., Crash Team detectives responded to the 5800 block of Pulaski Highway in reference to a person unresponsive in the median. Once there, Baltimore... Read More

2021 Fairview Avenue Murder Defendant Schedules Retrial

Details On Oct. 5, a murder defendant who successfully appealed his first trial outcome appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to hear the prosecution’s plea offer. Jonathan... Read More

Judge Schedules 2024 Trial for 17-Year-Old Accused in Mass Shooting

Details On Oct. 4, neither the prosecutor nor and defense could not come up with a 2023 trial date for a 17-year-old defendant charged with shooting five people in January. Daaon... Read More

Murder Defendant Rejects 30-Year Plea Deal

Details On Oct. 4, defense attorney Roland S. Harris appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court to schedule his client’s trial before Judge Dana M. Middleton. Knowledge Hamilton is charged with first-degree... Read More

Defense Challenges Client’s ‘Criminal Responsibility’ in a Murder Case

Details On Oct. 4, defense attorney Tara LeCompte ordered an independent competency exam for her client George Kuhn before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin. According to the Maryland... Read More

‘Your Honor, This Is the Definition of Senseless Violence,’ States Prosecutor During Murder Sentencing

Details On Oct. 4, emotionally charged statements from both the victim’s and defendant’s families were heard by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Erik S. Atas during a sentencing hearing for murder.... Read More

Baltimore Man Convicted of Double Homicide Outside Carroll Motor Fuels

Details A Baltimore jury found defendant Lamarr Candia guilty of the murders of 33-year-old Robert Carter and 27-year-old Kennard Wilds on Oct. 3, one day after deliberating. Candia is currently scheduled... Read More

Western District Officers Find Dead Victim in Vacant Home

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 3, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On Oct. 2, at approximately 4:36 p.m., Western District patrol officers responded to a vacant home on the 500 block of N. Payson Street in reference to a wellness check.... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Last Defendant in N. Franklintown Road Murder

Details On Oct. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a jury trial for the remaining defendant in a two-year-old murder case. Ronnie Harris, Jr., is charged with... Read More

Homicide Defendant Abandons Plea He’s Not Criminally Responsible

Details On Oct. 3, a defendant in a 2022 homicide case withdrew his not criminally responsible (NCR) plea in a Baltimore City Circuit Court reception hearing before Judge Melissa M. Phinn.... Read More

Defendant Rejects 40-Year Guilty Plea for Barber Shop Killing

Details On Oct. 3, a 45-year-old man accused of murder declined a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Donte Simms is charged with first-degree murder, firearm... Read More

Judge Schedules Retrial for 2022 Double Murder Defendant

Details On Oct. 3, a 24-year-old homicide defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to schedule his next jury trial on double murder charges. Montay Shuler is... Read More

Suspect in N. Curley Street Murder Arrested

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred in the Southeast District on Sept. 23, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 38-year-old Jamel McClurkin of Baltimore. Investigators learned that McClurkin shot... Read More

Opening Statements Delivered for Co-defendant Accused of Friend’s 2021 Murder

Details Matthew Connell, the defense attorney who represented murder co-defendant Travon Shaw at trial on Oct. 3, emphasized to the jury that there was a lack of witnesses to the crime... Read More

Judge Sets Murder Trial Date for Former HBO Actress

Details On Oct. 2, a former HBO actress appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court to schedule her jury trial before Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Lakeyria Doughty of HBO’s “Charm City Kings”... Read More

Conflict Over Representation Leads to Continuance in Manslaughter Case

Details On Oct. 2, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a 34-year-old defendant’s reception court hearing because neither the defense attorney nor the prosecutor were prepared to schedule... Read More

2022 Ruskin Avenue Murder Defendant Rejects Plea

Details On Oct. 2, a 31-year-old suspect appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to hear the prosecution’s plea offer and schedule a trial date. Leonard Joyner is... Read More

Judge Continues Scheduling for Teen Facing Over 30 Charges, Two Murders

Details On Oct. 2, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn was unable to schedule a defendant’s trial since the prosecutor’s waiting on the outcome of a hearing for his... Read More

Defendant Was an Accomplice for the Triggerman in Double Homicide, Prosecutor Argues

Details Homicide defendant Lamarr Candia wasn’t the triggerman in the murders of 33-year-old Robert Carter and 27-year-old Kennard Wilds, but his actions made him an accomplice, according to the Baltimore City... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing for Woman Accused in Children’s Deaths

Details On Oct. 2, a woman accused of murdering her two children appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Jameria Hall is charged with two... Read More

Officers Respond to Fatal Patapsco Avenue Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 2, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Oct. 1, at approximately 8:56 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 500 block of E. Patapsco Avenue to investigate a person lying in the street. Upon arrival,... Read More

Pedestrian Killed in Northern District Accident

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 2, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Traffic | Victims |

Details On Oct. 1, at approximately 3:58 p.m., Northern District patrol officers responded to the 4600 block of N. Charles Street to investigate an accident involving a pedestrian. Once at the... Read More

Baltimore Police Department Announces Arrest for Sheriff Deputy Homicide

Details Regarding the Sept. 29 homicide that occurred on the 1100 block of S. Charles Street, 40-year-old Jewel Crowder, of Baltimore, has been arrested. Crowder was taken into custody on Sept.... Read More

Police Respond to N. Montford Avenue Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 2, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Sept. 30, at approximately 1:13 a.m., Eastern District officers responded to the 400 block of N. Montford Avenue to investigate a shooting. Once at the location, Baltimore Police Department... Read More