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2021 Kermit Court Homicide Defendant Fires Attorney Before Receiving Life Sentence

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced a man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend, Trevon Jonson, after he fired his attorney during the sentencing hearing on Aug. 2. On May... Read More

Judge Orders Competency Evaluation for 18-Year-Old Defendant in Fatal T-Mobile Robbery Case

Details Defense attorney Maura Lynch filed a motion for a competency evaluation for her juvenile client charged with murder. Defendant Arthur McCaden appeared alongside Lynch in mental health court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale... Read More

Baltimore Man Convicted of Killing Pregnant Girlfriend, Daughter in 2020 on Boswell Avenue

Details A 26-year-old Baltimore man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend and her three-year-old daughter was served three consecutive life sentences on Aug. 1, shortly after he was found guilty of... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing for Defendant Accused in Laurens Street Homicide Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill sent a hearing to reception court for rescheduling on July 31 after defense counsel requested a postponement. Defense counsel, Jason Ott, requested a postponement for... Read More

73-Year-Old Man Convicted of Double Homicide Attends Mental Health Court for Status Check

Details A Baltimore City resident previously convicted for a 1973 double homicide was reported as compliant and doing well during a status check in mental health court on Aug. 2. Defendant... Read More

Southern District Detectives Launch Homicide Investigation

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

Details On Aug. 3, at approximately 2:00 p.m., officers responded to the 400 block of Russell Street to investigate a call for a vehicle crash. Upon arrival, officers observed 27-year-old Christopher... Read More

Officers Arrest Suspect in Fatal Cutting Case in Southern District

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

Details On July 28, at approximately 6:49 p.m., members of the Warrant Apprehension Task Force arrested 59-year-old Kenneth Craig on the 4100 block of Hollins Ferry Road. Detectives suspected that Craig stabbed... Read More

Northwest District Detectives Arrest Suspect in Wakefield Road Shooting Homicide investigation

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred on May 10, 2023, in the Northwest District, investigators have arrested 27-year-old Kedric Green of Baltimore. Investigators learned that Green shot and killed... Read More

Northshire Drive Homicide Case Dismissed After Judge Denies Prosecution’s Postponement Request

Details A homicide case against 22-year-old Draquan Smith was dismissed on July 31, following what a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge described as “improper conduct” from the prosecution. Smith—who is charged... Read More

‘I Take Full Responsibility,’ Defendant Tells Judge for 2020 Murder Outside The Garden Bar

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced 34-year-old Kevin Hall to 18 years of incarceration on Aug. 2 for his role in the murder of Antoine Crowder nearly three years... Read More

Homicide Investigation Underway in Southern District

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

Details On Aug. 1, at approximately 4:44 p.m., Southern District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 4800 block of Pennington Avenue to investigate the discharging of a... Read More

Scheduling Error Delays Trial for Codefendant in 2021 Flowerton Road Homicide Case

Details The man charged in a 2021 Flowerton Road homicide was supposed to start his jury trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on Aug. 1, but it was postponed. ... Read More

Defendant Charged with Fiancee’s Murder Expresses Frustration for Defense Attorney’s Neglect

Details A Baltimore City homicide defendant whose attorney filed a not criminally responsible (NCR) plea expressed frustration with his defense counsel’s neglect in reception court on July 31. Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Reason For 2021 Washington Boulevard Homicide Case’s Dismissal Not Discussed in Open Court

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor dismissed homicide charges against defendant Marcus Owens on July 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Jones. Reasons behind the dismissal were not discussed in... Read More

Judge Postpone Trial for Accused Busy Bee Grocery Store Homicide Defendant

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge postponed a murder trial on July 31 for a third time due to the prosecuting attorney being out on extended leave following the death... Read More

Baltimore Man Faces Two Life Sentences After Conviction of Pregnant Girlfriend’s Murder in 2017

Details After two and a half weeks at trial and less than a day of deliberations, a jury convicted Michael Andre Robertson of his pregnant girlfriend’s murder following her disappearance more... Read More

E. Chase Street Shooter Gets November Retrial After Mistrial in 2017 Murder Case

Details After his recent mistrial, homicide defendant Matthew Lipscomb received a November retrial date on July 27 during Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn’s reception court. The now-29-year-old defendant’s four-day... Read More

Three Shooting Victims Reported in Western District, Detectives Launch Homicide Investigation

By Baltimore Witness staff - July 31, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On July 31, at approximately 12:45 a.m., officers responded to the 1200 block of Dukeland Street to investigate a ShotSpotter alert. Upon arrival, officers observed a 21-year-old female suffering from... Read More

Northern District Detectives Seek Answers in ‘Blunt Force Trauma’ Homicide Investigation

By Baltimore Witness Staff - July 31, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On July 30, at approximately 10:25 p.m., officers responded to the 3900 block of Park Heights Avenue to investigate a report of aggravated assault. Upon arrival, officers were notified by... Read More

Eastern District Detectives Make Arrest in East Preston Street Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details On July 28, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force members arrested 19-year-old Tyresse Flemming of Baltimore on the 700 block of Villager Circle in Baltimore... Read More

Self-Defense or Murder: What Happened in the Trial of the Squeegee Boy?

Details “I’m not here because Timothy Reynolds died, I’m here because Tavon Scott lived,” said the defense attorney in the closing arguments of Scott’s murder trial on July 24. Also under... Read More

Former Morgan University Student Found Guilty in 2022 Killing of Security Guard

Details A jury returned a guilty verdict in the murder trial of Chase Marco Wilson on July 26 in connection to the Aug. 31, 2022 killing of 19-year-old security guard Julian... Read More

Opening Statements Start for Murder Defendants In W. North Avenue Homicide Case

Details On July 28, Defense attorneys argued that the defendants did not perform the actions of shooting at all while the prosecutor claimed that they did shoot the victim before Baltimore... Read More

Juvenile Homicide Defendant Charged as Adult Accepts Guilty Plea

Details On July 26, a 16-year-old homicide defendant accepted a plea deal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Geller. Defendant Damonyae Malone was charged with first-degree murder and firearm... Read More