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16-Year-Old Homicide Defendant’s Plea Offer Expected in 2 Weeks, Prosecutor Says

Details A Baltimore City assistant state’s attorney is expected to offer a plea to a 16-year-old homicide defendant within the next two weeks, the prosecutor informed Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Sept.... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Hearing Rescheduled Due to Lack of Counsel

Details A 19-year-old Baltimore teen charged in a 2020 homicide had his hearing to select a trial date rescheduled for October due to not having a defense counsel on Sept. 21. ... Read More

Adnan Syed: One of Many Overturned Convictions in Baltimore City

Details On Monday afternoon, Sept. 19, cheers from Adnan Syed’s family and supporters erupted throughout the courtroom as Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn announced her decision to overturn his... Read More

Motion to Modify Sentence Postponed for Mother Convicted of Manslaughter

Details On Sept. 12, defense counsel for a six-year-old manslaughter case brought a motion before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Jones to discuss the modification of his client’s sentence. On Monday, Anne... Read More

19-Year-Old Homicide Defendant Acquitted of All Charges After Retrial

Details After less than a day of jury deliberation, Tracy Allen Jones was found not guilty of fatally shooting 21-year-old Davron Dorsey outside the EZ-Shop Grocery store in June 2019. A... Read More

Jury Begins Deliberations in 2019 Execution-Style Murder

Details “There’s not just one doubt. There are many doubts,” defense attorney Michael Tomko said during closing arguments on Sept. 12. “This is a modern day who-done-it.” His client, Tracy Allen... Read More

19-Year-Old Murder Defendant’s Counsel Questions Police Procedure

Details On Sept. 9, during the second murder trial for a 19-year-old defendant, his defense counsel questioned the Baltimore Police Department’s procedure in collecting evidence and identifying suspects. Tracy Allen Jones,... Read More

Police Investigate Presstman Street Teen Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - September 9, 2022
Daily Stories | Home Page | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details On Sept. 7, at approximately 4:02 p.m., Western District officers responded to reports of a shooting on the 2200 block of Presstman Street. When patrol officers arrived they found a... Read More

Police Investigating Non-Fatal Shooting of 13-Year-Old Boy

By Ashleigh Joplin - September 6, 2022
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating the non-fatal shooting of a teen on Sept 5. According to the news release, at approximately 6:47 p.m., officers responded to gunfire in the... Read More

Police Charge Teen With Homicide in High School Shooting

Details On Sept. 2, officers with the Baltimore Police Department arrested a 17-year-old male, charging him with first-degree murder. According to a press release, the teen was arrested after 17-year-old Jeremiah... Read More

Police Investigate Homicide At Local High School

By Baltimore Witness Staff - September 3, 2022
Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles |

Details On Sept. 2, officers from the Baltimore Police Department responded to the 3600 block of Tivoly Avenue to investigate a reported shooting at a local high school. According to a... Read More

Homicide Co-Defendants’ Trial Postponed

Details Two homicide co-defendants had their trial postponed due to the prosecutor needing more evidence on Aug. 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Darell Parker and William Holloman, both... Read More

Baltimore Man Accepts 5-Year Plea

Details A Baltimore man accepted a plea of five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Aug. 29. Jerome Faulkner, 39, was initially charged... Read More

Defendant Takes The Stand To Deny Killing His 5-Month-Old Daughter

Details Anthony Ford, 25, took the stand on Aug. 17 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones to deny he killed his 5-month-old daughter. Ford is charged with second-degree... Read More

14-Year-Old Teenager Found Suffering from Gunshot Wound

Details According to the Baltimore Police Department, a Baltimore teenager was found suffering from an apparent gunshot and transported to an area hospital for treatment on Aug. 6. Patrol officers responded... Read More

9-Year-Old Homicide Suspect Will Not be Charged

Details In reference to the homicide of 15-year-old Nykayia Strawder that occurred on August 6, in the 600 block of Linnard Street, Homicide detectives have identified a 9-year-old male as the... Read More

15-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead on Linnard Street

Details According to the Baltimore Police Department, a Baltimore teenager was found unresponsive, with an apparent gunshot wound and transported to an area hospital for treatment on August 6. Patrol officers... Read More

Teen Set To Stand Trial For Murder in February 2023

Details A teenager is set to stand trial in February 2023 for first-degree murder. Zachariah Allison, 17, is charged with first-degree murder, use of a firearm during a violent crime, possession... Read More

Trial Set for Man Accused of Murdering A Baltimore Police Lieutenant’s Husband

Details On July 15, homicide defendant Sahiou Kargbo did not receive a plea offer from prosecutors due to the defense’s motion to transfer his charges to a juvenile criminal court. The... Read More

Defense Motions to Suppress Homicide Defendant’s Testimony

Details A 21-year-old Baltimore resident’s defense attorney motioned to suppress evidence from the jury before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on June 2. Damien Mickens is charged with... Read More

Teenager Found Guilty of Murder and Rape

Details On June 29, a jury found Tyrone Harvin guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree rape, and using a weapon with intent to injure after a three-day trial and two days of... Read More

After Five Years in Prison, Homicide Defendant’s Trial is Scheduled to Begin Today

Details After spending five years in prison, Baltimore resident Gilbert Della’s trial scheduled to begin on June 29 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Della, 27, is charged... Read More

Lab Director Criticizes Sloppy Work of DNA Analysts

Details Lab Director Criticized the Sloppy Work of a DNA Analysts During the ongoing trial of homicide defendant Tyrone Harvin, he declined the option of testifying in court before Baltimore City... Read More

Teenager Pleads Guilty to the Murder of Israeli Man

Details Rasheed Morris pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on June 22 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Mays. Morris, 17, is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit armed carjacking,... Read More