Baltimore Witness

Reliability of Murder/Rap Case DNA Challenged During Trial

Details A forensic expert testified during a motions hearing for the case of a 17-year-old who allegedly raped and killed an 83-year-old woman in 2018. According to CBS Baltimore, Tyrone Harvin... Read More

Trial Set for 18 Year Old Charged With Attempted Murder

Details A trial date was set for an 18-year-old defendant charged with attempted murder during reception court on Oct. 14 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Michael Reed, who was 17 at... Read More

16-Year-Old Homicide Defendant Denied Bail for Third Time

Details A Baltimore teen was denied bail a third time on Oct. 14 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Damonyae Malone is being charged as an adult with first-degree-murder and firearm use... Read More

Trial Set for 4 Co-Defendants Charged With Murder

Details A trial date was set for four co-defendants, each charged with three counts of first-degree murder, during reception court on Oct. 5 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Kevin Cleveland, 27,... Read More

Two Teens Charged with Attempted Murder

Details The Baltimore Police Department has charged two male juveniles with attempted first-degree murder following their arrests in August and September. According to a news release, the juveniles are charged in... Read More

Judge Denies 14 Year-Old Homicide Defendant’s Bail Motion Again

Details A 14-year-old boy accused of killing a 15-year-old boy was denied bail a second time on Sept. 30 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Damonyae Malone was first denied bail on... Read More

Teen Accused of Killing 18-Year-Old Rejects Plea

Details A teenager, who was 17 when he and two co-defendants allegedly killed an 18-year-old, rejected a plea offer and had a trial date set during reception court Sept. 20 at... Read More

Man Accused of Murdering His Stepmom Likely to Accept Plea

Details A man charged in the fatal stabbing of his stepmom will likely accept a plea but is waiting for the victim’s family and his mother to come into town on... Read More

Boy Charged with Murder of 15-Year-Old Waiting for Juvenile Transfer Hearing

Details A 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy is waiting for his juvenile transfer hearing and a motions hearing. Damonyae Malone, now 15, is charged as an adult... Read More

Juvenile Charged With Discharging Firearm Waiting for Juvenile Transfer

Details A juvenile charged as an adult for various firearm-related charges is awaiting his juvenile transfer hearing. The 17-year-old is charged with possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, possession... Read More

Judge Revokes Homicide Defendant’s Bail

Details Two defendants who are currently being held at the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Youth Detention Center were denied bail Sept. 23. One defendant, William Holloman, who... Read More

Judges Denies Bail for Youth Defendant

Details A juvenile, who is currently being held at the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Youth Detention Center, was denied Sept. 23 pretrial release. The defendant, who was... Read More

Counsel Argues About Programming Code for DNA Software

Details Counsel in a murder case made arguments to a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge Sept. 17 about whether programming code from a genetics software could be reviewed for possible inaccuracies.... Read More

14-Year-Old Denied Bail for Fatal Shooting

Details A 14-year-old boy charged with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy earlier this year was denied bail on Sept. 16 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Damonyae Malone is being... Read More

Judge Orders Convicted Murderer to Participate in Reintegration Program

Details Dwayne Drake was charged with violating his probation following his conviction of second-degree murder in 2006 as a juvenile. He was released in 2018. This violation occurred when Drake pleaded guilty... Read More

One Child, Three Teens, Five Adults Shot in Baltimore Tuesday

Details Nine people were shot, one fatally, in Baltimore City on Sept. 14. According to several press releases from the Baltimore Police Department, the first shooting occurred around 2:30 p.m. when... Read More

16-Year-Old Shot in Northeast Baltimore

By Caroline Myers - September 7, 2021
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Shooting |

Details Baltimore Police are investigating a shooting that injured a 16-year-old victim on Sept. 6 around 9 p.m. on the 3900 block of Kenyon Avenue. The victim was found with a... Read More

2 Youths Charged As Adults Head to Trial

Details Two juvenile co-defendants, charged as adults for a fatal carjacking, were scheduled for a trial date after rejecting a plea offer on Sept. 2 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. The... Read More

17 Year Old Denied Bail After Firing Gun at Parked Car

Details A 17-year-old teenager was denied bail on Aug. 26 for allegedly firing a handgun at a parked Hyundai. The juvenile’s defense attorney told Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John S.... Read More

Police ID 17-Year-Old Victim as 2nd Shooter in Alleyway Shooting

Details A 17-year-old victim is alleged to have been the second shooter in an incident from which he was injured. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John S. Nugent released the juvenile... Read More

16 Year Old Charged with Attempted Murder After Botched Drug Deal

Details A 16-year-old teenager who allegedly shot a female twice during a drug deal was denied bail on Aug. 26 during Baltimore City Circuit Court bail review. During Thursday’s proceedings, the... Read More

19 Year Old Rejects Plea, Heads to Trial for Attempted Murder

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant, who turned 19 less than three weeks ago, received a trial date during reception court at Baltimore City Circuit Court on Aug. 13. Baltimore resident Darrick... Read More

15-Year-Old Boy Wounded in Shooting

By Carly Schiller [former] - August 9, 2021
Daily Stories | Juveniles | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on Aug. 7. According to a press release, officers were out on patrol when they heard several gunshots coming from... Read More

19-Year-Old Rejects Plea Offer in Low Street Killing

Details A 19-year-old charged with fatally shooting 28-year-old Joseph Betts last year rejected a plea offer of 60 years on Aug. 6 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Baltimore resident Tyron Taylor... Read More