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Baltimore Witness Staff
- February 5, 2025
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Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a Jan. 26 homicide. Justin Davis, a Black male born on Nov. 13, 1989, was killed in the 1500 block of... Read More
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Ben Dutcher
- February 4, 2025
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Details Counsel gave opening statements in the trial of 41-year old Lionel Matthews on Feb. 4 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. Matthews is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More
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Kristen Wheeler
, Claire Schreiber - February 4, 2025
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Details “I’ve been dealing this sh*t for two years because of a crime I didn’t even commit!” said 29-year-old defendant Kemonta Johnson to the court on the first day of his... Read More
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Sage Cho
- February 4, 2025
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Details Teenage Defendants Plead Guilty in 2023 Brooklyn Day Mass Shooting Case Of the guilty plea deals offered in 2024, three defendants were charged in the 2023 Brooklyn Day mass shooting.... Read More
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Baltimore Witness Staff
- February 4, 2025
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Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a homicide. Troy Kavanaugh, a Black male born on Nov. 19, 1987, was killed on Feb. 2. The incident occurred in... Read More
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Jamiya Austin
, --- staff --- - February 3, 2025
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Details Lionel Matthews, 41, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer for the first day of his trial on Feb.2. Matthews faces first-degree murder and related firearms charges... Read More
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Caroline Sutley
- February 3, 2025
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Details Tyrell White, 21, is set to plead guilty to being an accessory after the fact in the May 20, 2023 homicide of Sean Brown. The decision comes after a sentencing... Read More
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Abraham Leo
, --- staff --- - February 3, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ordered an in-person mental evaluation for a man accused of a 2018 murder after he previously refused to appear before court on... Read More
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Baltimore Witness Staff
- February 3, 2025
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Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a Southeast District homicide investigation. On Feb. 2, at approximately 3:15 p.m., Southeast District patrol officers responded to the 2500 block of Biddle Street... Read More
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Claire Schreiber
, Kristen Wheeler - January 31, 2025
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Details During reception court on Jan. 31, 19-year-old Bishop Chance stood before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland to schedule a hearing in his homicide case. Chance is charged with... Read More
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Claire Schreiber
, Kristen Wheeler - January 31, 2025
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Details Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland with the help of an interpreter scheduled a jury trial for three codefendants accused of homicide in a hearing on Jan. 31. Twenty-one-year-old Brian... Read More
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Carmen Gregg
, Claire Schreiber , Tomas Coles , Kristen Wheeler - January 31, 2025
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Details During a pre-trial conference on Jan. 31, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a hearing on a defense motion to dismiss a case due to an alleged violation... Read More
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Ben Dutcher
- January 30, 2025
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Details A jury acquitted Daquan Parker, 27, for the murder of 19-year-old Rasheed Lindsey on Jan. 29. The incident occurred on March 9, 2024 on the 5000 block of Pembridge Avenue. ... Read More
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Jamiya Austin
- January 30, 2025
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Details A 25-year-old murder defendant was found mentally incompetent to stand trial, and he was deemed a danger to himself and others. Ajay Wiggins is charged with first-degree murder in connection... Read More
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- January 30, 2025
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Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the death of E’vaa Sewell, a 10-year-old girl, on Jan. 28. Investigators believe Sewell accidentally shot herself in the head at her grandmother’s home... Read More
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Tomas Coles
- January 30, 2025
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Details Paul Ray IV was sentenced to a modified life term on Jan. 29 by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan Lazerow for the fatal shooting of Bryson Hudson. Ray previously... Read More
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Kristen Wheeler
, Claire Schreiber - January 30, 2025
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Details Darrell Morton, 37, was among the defendants coming before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Jan. 29 to consider his homicide case. Morton and his co-defendant Kalim... Read More
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Caroline Sutley
- January 29, 2025
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Details On Jan. 29, Marcel Terry Smith, 47, appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court to discuss a potential modification of his life sentence for the 1994 murder of Antoinette Wilson. The... Read More
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Ben Dutcher
- January 28, 2025
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Details Homicide defendant Daquan Parker, 27, took the stand on Jan. 28 to testify on the fifth day of his trial. He was the final witness called before counsel gave closing... Read More
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Jamiya Austin
, Carmen Gregg - January 28, 2025
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Details Jamal Smothers, 19, requested a trial postponement on Jan. 27 due to an unspecified conflict of interest. The move came during a pre-trial hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More
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Baltimore Witness Staff
- January 28, 2025
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Details On Jan. 28, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an arrest in reference to a Northern District homicide. The 15-year-old suspect is accused of fatally shooting and killing 38-year-old security... Read More
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Baltimore Witness Staff
- January 28, 2025
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Details In an update to a Jan. 26 Southwest District shooting, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the death of 19-year-old Lamel Edwards. Edwards was shot at approximately 9:58 p.m. in... Read More
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Jamiya Austin
, Carmen Gregg - January 27, 2025
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Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland reset a 21-year-old attempted murder defendant’s trial date in early May after the defendant declined a plea offer. Jonathan Felipe Lopez, 21, is... Read More
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Caroline Sutley
, Laura Flores - January 27, 2025
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Details At a Baltimore City Circuit Court reception hearing on Jan. 24, 28-year-old homicide defendant Bryant James Peyton waived his Hicks trial start date against Judge Melissa K. Copeland‘s advice. Peyton... Read More