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Defense Challenges Co-Def’s Testimony in High School Killing

Details Attorneys delivered opening statements on Aug. 19 in the trial of murder trial of Devon Rich. Rich, 17, is indicted on 13 counts, including attempted first- and second-degree murder, reckless... Read More

Defendant Set for November Trial in Southeast Baltimore Shooting

Details A 37-year-old defendant accused of shooting a man in the back earlier this year is expected to go to trial for attempted murder this November in Baltimore City Circuit Court.... Read More

29-Year-Old Man Shot Dead on Manokin Street

By Baltimore Witness Staff - August 18, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Southern District. On Aug. 18, at approximately 11:33 a.m., officers responded to the 2700 block of Manokin Street regarding... Read More

Homicide Case Delayed, Another Resolved in Reception Court Hearings

Details The trial of Joseph Coates, 42, was delayed on Aug. 15 due to scheduling conflicts on the prosecution’s side. The prosecution told the court neither she nor two detectives to... Read More

Parties Argue Over Evidence, Courtroom Decorum During Murder Hearing

Details Lawyers exchanged heated accusations in Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Piper F. McKeithen‘s courtroom during a status hearing for 17-year-old murder defendant Xyliq Synzere on Aug. 13. Synzere is charged... Read More

Defendant Represents Himself on Final Day of Murder Trial

By Ethan Russo [former] - August 15, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details In response to the prosecution’s murder allegation, defendant Jason Williams delivered a long closing argument in his defense on Aug. 15. Williams, 37, is charged with first-degree murder and several... Read More

‘Disgusting,’ Says Prosecution of Defense Attempt to Pin Mass Shooting on Sole Survivor

Details “It’s been 866 days — long days — that justice has been waiting,” the prosecution said on Aug. 14, the final day of Marvelle Antonio Worsley’s mass shooting trial. She... Read More

Return to Competency Ruling Clears Way for Insanity Plea

By Mark McNeill [former] - August 14, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Mark Williams, 61, pleaded guilty on Aug. 13 to attempted first-degree murder and use of a handgun in a crime of violence in Baltimore City Circuit Court after Judge Gale... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Accidental Canton Shooting

By Sophia Strocko - August 13, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting |

Details On Aug. 13, a 40-year-old Baltimore man accepted a plea deal for an accidental and non-fatal shooting that occurred through the walls of adjoining Canton townhouses. Michael Franchetti pleaded guilty... Read More

Murder Defendant Continues Trial as His Own Attorney

Details Representing himself, Jason Williams’ murder trial continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro on Aug. 13, with the prosecution introducing multiple witnesses to describe crime scene footage. ... Read More

Trial Begins in Neighborhood Parking Dispute Murder, Mass Shooting

Details “Music, and a parking space, and perceived disrespect,” are what the prosecution cited as the causes of a multi-generational mass shooting that left three dead and one injured as counsel... Read More

‘I’m Not a Violent Person,’ Says Murderer Sentenced to 60 Years

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong sentenced Lamont Bethea Johnson Jr., 37, to 60 years, suspending all but 40, on Aug. 11 for the murder of Tiwan Wilson,... Read More

Defense Claims Witness Framed Murder Suspect in Tenth Trial

Details Tyrone Gerald White, 42, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays for the first day of trial. White is accused of first-degree murder, armed robbery and several... Read More

Murder Defendant Dismisses Attorney, Plans to Represent Himself

Details Jason Williams, 37, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro on Aug. 12 to present a motion to dismiss his attorney, Jerry Rodriguez. Williams said Rodriguez failed... Read More

Victim Identified in Central Park Heights Mass Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - August 11, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding the mass shooting that occurred Aug. 9, 2025 in Central Park Heights. Jerome Michael Coateson, 38, was critically injured in the... Read More

Mass Shooting in Central Park Heights Leaves 1 Dead, 5 Injured

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Northern District. On Aug. 9, at approximately 8:46 p.m., Northern District officers responded to the 5100 block of Queensberry... Read More

Jury Finds Defendant Guilty in Gatorade Bottle Shooting

Details A jury found James Richburg, 62, guilty of second-degree murder, firearm use in a felony or violent crime and firearm possession with a felony conviction on Aug. 8 following more... Read More

Circuit Court Shooting, Homicide Trials Double in July Over June

Details Shooting and homicide trials in the Baltimore City Circuit Court nearly doubled in July over June, according to the latest data from Baltimore Witness. Baltimore Witness reported 13 completed trials... Read More

Court Denies Drug Treatment for Defendant in 1993 Homicide

By Allyson Rogers [former] , Ethan Russo [former] - August 7, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Kumar Rick Nesbeth stood before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant on Aug. 7 making a drug and mental health treatment request. Nesbeth, 53, was convicted in 1993... Read More

Parties Debate Motive in Gatorade Bottle Shooting

Details Closing arguments in the murder trial of James Richburg, 62, were heard on Aug. 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kimberly C. McBride. During the proceeding counsel debated details... Read More

Morgan State Shooting Suspect Re-indicted, Receives Trial Date

Details The 20-year-old Washington, D.C. man accused of participating in a 2023 Morgan State University Homecoming Shooting has been re-indicted and is on course for an October trial–that after his case... Read More

Trial Begins in Gatorade Bottle Murder

Details Opening statements were delivered in Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kimberly C. McBride’s courtroom on Aug. 6 for murder defendant James Richburg, 62. Richburg is facing charges of first-degree murder,... Read More

Trial Set for Carjacking, Murder Co-Defendants

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a date for the murder trial of three co-defendants accused of murdering a teenager and injuring two women during a fatal... Read More

Homicide Trial Cancelled Awaiting Resolution of Appeal

By Kabir Broker [former] - August 6, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels cancelled murder defendant Devin Curry’s trial on Aug. 5 pending review of a so-called interlocutory appeal before final judgement is made in... Read More