Homicides Archives - Page 90 of 175

Judge Signs Order For Homicide Defendant’s Mental Health Evaluation

Details A Cumberland man accused of fatally stabbing 63-year-old Keith Bell in September 2022 will undergo a mental health evaluation on March 16 before proceeding in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Defense... Read More

Bar Bouncer Shooting Was ‘Self-Defense,’ Defense Argues

Details A bar bouncer will go to trial this July in what defense counsel described as a case of self-defense for the murder of 38-year-old Delaney Simmons last year. According to... Read More

Defendant Receives ‘Glowing’ Report After Manslaughter Conviction in 2013

Details A 52-year-old man convicted of manslaughter nearly 12 years ago continues making strides in the community as he received praise from a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge on March 15.... Read More

Southeast District 2008 Shooting Upgraded to a Homicide

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

Details On March 22, 2008, at approximately 5:44 a.m., Antwan Horton who was 21-years-old at the time, was shot in the 500 block of N. Decker Street as he returned home from the... Read More

53-Year-Old Man Accused of Killing MTA Bus Driver Last Fall Gets Trial Date

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a trial date for 53-year-old Leond Hill for fatally shooting a Maryland Transit Administration bus driver last October. During the defendant’s arraignment on... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter after Victim Ejected From Car in Central Forest Park

Details “Nothing will bring Tayshawn back.” On March 14, the aunt of 20-year-old Tayshawn Walker read an impact statement from the victim’s mother as the family gathered for the sentencing of... Read More

Defendant in 1999 Murder Case Appears for First Status Update Following Release

Details On March 14, a Baltimore man charged as an adult at the age of 16 for first-degree murder appeared for his first status update before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Defense Argues to Waive Probation Fees for Man Convicted of Murder in 1975

Details A 71-year-old man’s motion to waive his outstanding probation fees was denied in connection to a murder case dating back nearly five decades. During a motions hearing on March 14,... Read More

Judge Postpones Start of Trial for Greta Court Murder Defendant

Details On March 14, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn rescheduled a trial for a defendant accused of committing a homicide in 2022. During the reception court hearing, the stand-in... Read More

Video Evidence Proves Defendant Wasn’t The Shooter, Defense Argues in 2021 Fatal Shooting Case

Details “This is a case of misidentification.” At the close of Keonteze Montgomery’s trial on March 13, his defense attorney, Martin Cohen, reminded the jury of the prosecutor’s limited evidence, specifically,... Read More

Pregnant Woman Suffered Stillbirth after Defendant Assaulted Her, Defense Argues

Details “He beats the living baby out of her.” Standing before a 12-person jury, a prosecutor with the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office stressed the seriousness of the case against Rodney... Read More

Judge Grants Sentence Reduction for 2003 Juvenile Murder Defendant Tried As Adult

Details On March 14, a Baltimore man convicted of first-degree murder appeared in a motion’s hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby. During Tuesday’s hearing, Edie Fortuna, who... Read More

Judge Grants Trial Postponement for Defendant Accused in Sturbridge Drive Murder Case

Details On March 14, a prosecutor and defense attorneys for a defendant charged with murder agreed to a joint request for trial postponement before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phin.... Read More

Defendant in W. Fayette Street Shooting Gets July Trial Date

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a summer trial date on March 13 for a homicide defendant accused of fatally shooting 33-year-old Jameo McClean in 2021. Jerome Jermey Johnson,... Read More

Man Accused of Assaulting Girlfriend, Causing Unborn Child’s Death Begins Jury Selection

Details Defendant Rodney Harris began jury selection on March 13 for assaulting his pregnant girlfriend and killing their unborn child nearly five years ago. During a brief appearance in reception court,... Read More

Suspicious Death of 2-Year-Old Upgraded to Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 14, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Victims |

Details On Jan. 15, 2023, officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to an apartment dwelling on the 4200 block of Parkton Street for a 2-year-old female who was unresponsive.... Read More

Convicted Manslaughter Defendant Has Attempted Murder Charges Dismissed in Another Case

Details Attempted murder charges against Terrance Belton were dismissed on March 10 for an incident in December 2018. During reception court, the prosecution informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn... Read More

Homicide Defendant Gets Trial Date, Despite Reduced Plea Offer

Details After several postponements, counsel agreed on a June trial date for 29-year-old Matthew Lipscomb for a homicide in July 2017. Lipscomb is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to first-degree murder,... Read More

Southern District Investigators Searching for Woman Involved in Fatal Vehicle Collision

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 13, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On March 11, 2023, at approximately 11:50 p.m., Southern District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to a crash in the 1100 block of South Monroe Street.... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Denies Bail for Baltimore Man on Home Invasion Charges After He Was Acquitted of Murder

Details On March 10, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby denied bail for a Baltimore man facing home invasion charges after being acquitted of the case’s homicide charges in 2022. Jaesiah... Read More

Detectives Looking for Answers in East Pratt Street Fatal Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - March 11, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On March 10, 2023, at approximately 9:59 p.m., Southeast District patrol officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 4000 block of East Pratt Street to investigate a... Read More

City Camera Footage Places Homicide Defendant at Crime Scene on West Lexington Street

Details Keonteze Montgomery did run away from a courtyard along W. Lexington Street on July 18, 2021, when gunshots rang out that morning. But, “that doesn’t make him a murderer,” defense attorney... Read More

Mental Health Evaluation Extension Reschedules 1973 Murder Case for May

Details The case of homicide defendant Gold Leroy Bass Jr. was extended, once more, for a mental health evaluation for the 49-year-old murder of Harry McGee and Nathaniel Sheppard. Bass, who... Read More

Accused Strip Club Shooter Faces New Jury after Mistrial Last Year

Details Ten months after his mistrial, 29-year-old Jaquan Terrell Burks sat before a new set of jurors on March 9 to face charges in the murder of Emmanuel Cruz in 2018.... Read More