Baltimore Witness

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant’s Trial Set for Early December

By Dalen Berry - October 5, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details A 46-year-old man had his trial scheduled before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Oct. 4. The defendant is charged with four counts each of first and... Read More

Over Half of Baltimore’s Homicide and Non-Fatal Shooting Trials Reach Guilty Verdicts

Details The results of its continually decreasing backlog are beginning to emerge in the Baltimore City Circuit Court, where nearly 58 percent of all completed homicide and non-fatal shooting trials since... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Receives Trial Date After Obtaining Private Counsel

Details A 23-year-old defendant had his trial scheduled for January before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn on Oct. 4. David Wilson is charged with attempted first and second-degree murder, first-degree... Read More

Defendants Affiliated With ’39 Babies’ Gang Sentenced After Accepting Plea Agreements

Details “It hurts me to do this, but I don’t think it’s a mystery why this case requires serious consequences.” said Judge Martin H. Schreiber when sentencing defendant Damone Cornish on Oct. 3. “Justice requires... Read More

Trial Date Set for Teen Charged With Attempted Murder

Details A trial for a 17-year-old attempted murder defendant was scheduled before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Sept. 30. Prosecutors informed Judge Phinn that a request to... Read More

Another Member of ’39 Babies’ Gang Takes Plea

Details Raequan Fields, one of 11 members of the “39 babies” gang, will spend a decade in prison after agreeing to the terms of a prosecutor’s plea offer on Oct. 3.... Read More

Man Accused of Shooting Outside Beauty Salon Takes 25-Year Plea Offer

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge sentenced Aubrey Lang to 25 years in prison, the first five years without parole, for attempted murder on Oct. 4 when the 36-year-old defendant... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Has Case Nolle Pros

Details A 19-year-old Baltimore man charged with attempted murder had his case nolle pros by the prosecutor on Oct. 4 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays. Marcellus Walls... Read More

Defendant Facing 195 Charges to Have Case Federally Indicted

Details On Sept. 29, a prosecutor informed the court that a defendant alleged to be involved in gang activity will have his case federally indicted in the next few weeks rejected... Read More

Prosecution Requests Postponement to Review New Evidence in Shooting Case

By Andrew Michaels - October 3, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge agreed to postpone the jury trial of a non-fatal shooting defendant on Oct. 3 until December to allow the prosecution to review recently-obtained evidence.... Read More

Defense Counsel’s Illness Delays Homicide Trial

Details The trial of co-defendants Taijhae Brown and Kennard Johnson was delayed until next year after the latter’s defense counsel reported sick on Oct. 3—the original trial date. Brown’s defense attorney,... Read More

September 2022 Brings Record-Low Homicide Count in Baltimore City

Details Baltimore City homicides plummeted to a mere 13 in September, decreasing more than 38 percent since August and becoming a record-low for 2022. According to Baltimore Witness data, February and... Read More

35-Year-Old Man Arrives to Hospital With Graze Wound On His Hand

By Alyssia Davis - October 3, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a non-fatal shooting in the early morning of Oct. 2. According to a news release, officers were called to an area hospital at 4:48... Read More

Baltimore Man Shot on W. North Avenue

By Alyssia Davis - October 3, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the late evening of Sept. 29. According to a news release, patrol officers were called to the 1200 block of W.... Read More

Motorist Flags Down Police After Being Shot on York Road

By Alyssia Davis - October 3, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the late evening of Sept. 29. According to a news release, patrol officers were flagged down by a motorist on the... Read More

Man Charged with Shooting Girlfriend Has Trial Set for March

Details A 36-year-old attempted murder defendant had his trial date set before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn in reception court on Sept. 29. Roderick Johnson is charged with first and... Read More

Baltimore Man Collapse After Being Shot in Abdomen on Harford Road

By Alyssia Davis - September 30, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the early morning of Sept. 29. According to a news release, patrol officers were conducting a business check on the 2300... Read More

Young Adult Shot on Ramona Avenue With Non-Fatal Injuries

By Alyssia Davis - September 30, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a non-fatal shooting in the early morning hours of Sept. 29. According to a news release, officers were called to the 3400 block of... Read More

Two Teens Shot with Non-Life Threatening Injuries on Moravia Road

By Alyssia Davis - September 30, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a shooting in the evening of Sept 28. According to a news release, officers were called to the 6000 block of Moravia Road at... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Assault Co-Defendants for End of 2022

Details On Sept. 29, two co-defendants charged with assault, one of them charged with attempted murder, had their trial date set before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Daron Smith and... Read More

Baltimore Man Rejects Life Plea in Attempted Murder Case

Details A 29-year-old Baltimore man rejected a plea of life on Sept. 27 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. According to CBS News, Cox was arrested in March... Read More

29-Year-Old Man Arrested for the Attempted Murder of an 18-Year-Old Teen

Details A 29-year-old man has been arrested for the attempted murder on an 18-year-old male teen on Sept. 21. The Baltimore Police Department has reported the arrest of Kinard Smith, 29,... Read More

Two Woman Found Shot on Broadway Street

By Alyssia Davis - September 29, 2022
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a non-fatal shooting in the early morning of Sept. 28. According to a news release, officers were called to the 700 block of S.... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant’s Trial Postponed Due to Defense Counsel Being Sick

Details On Sept. 27, an attempted murder defendant’s trial was postponed until October before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn, due to the defense counsel being sick. The prosecutor... Read More