In The Media Archives - Baltimore Witness

Defendant’s Ex-Girlfriend Gives Fraught Testimony in Double Murder Trial

Details June 20 marked the first day of testimony in the murder trial of Khaleb Edmonds, 25, who is charged with the murders of Darius Hill and Myron White, both 26.... Read More

Man Convicted of Hit-and-Run Faces New Charges

Details Dayawnis Mason, 25, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer for a violation of probation hearing on June 17. According to charging documents, on Aug. 4, 2018,... Read More

Grandmother Pleads to Endangerment in Death of 10-Year-Old Granddaughter

Details Alethea Mitchell, 51, pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment and firearm possession as a prohibited person before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays on June 9. Mitchell was originally... Read More

2020 Double Murderer Found Guilty, Criminally Responsible

Details At the end of his bench trial on June 9, Dandre Woods-Bethel, 29, testified about his history of mental illness in an unsuccessful attempt to prove himself not criminally responsible... Read More

Jury Acquits Attempted Murder Suspect of Most Serious Charges

Details A jury reached a not guilty verdict for the most serious charges facing 34-year-old Jytarious Evans before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin P. Welch on June 6. Evans was... Read More

Case Dismissed Against Attempted Murder Suspect

Details Due to unspecified complications with one of the prosecution’s witnesses on June 9, parties agreed to dismiss the case of Travis Turner before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H.... Read More

Trial Postponed For Suspect Accused of Killing Man Walking His Grandchildren

Details Bryant James Peyton, 27, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 2 to receive a trial date. Peyton is charged with first- and second-degree murder... Read More

In Marilyn Mosby’s Baltimore, Repeat Criminals Go Free to Kill

By Baltimore Witness Staff - July 23, 2022
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Details A Maryland Public Institute’s visiting fellow uses Baltimore Witness data to show inadequacies in the local criminal justice system. Read More

Baltimore Anti-Violence Workers are Becoming Victims

By Baltimore Witness Staff - February 14, 2022
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Details The Crime Report, from John Jay College, reported on an article published by NPR, early in February on Baltimore’s Violent Interrupters. Read More

In Baltimore’s streets, interrupters face danger to stop a cycle of violence

By Baltimore Witness Staff - February 13, 2022
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Details Baltimore Witness gave NPR insight on the Baltimore’s violence interrupter program, its current reality and present dangers. Read More

Do Violence Interruption Programs Work? Some Critical Perspectives

By Baltimore Witness Staff - September 20, 2021
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Details Baltimore Witness Publisher Amos Gelb and Editor-in-Chief LaTrina Antoine along with Professor Jeffrey Butts from John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) spoke with WYPR Midday host Tom Hall about... Read More

Baltimore Witness in Baltimore Fishbowl

By Baltimore Witness Staff - July 20, 2021
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Details Baltimore Fishbowl wrote a feature on Baltimore Witness, a new nonprofit media organization using data to provide transparency and accountability to the Baltimore Criminal Justice System. Read More