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Murder Defendant Receives Lesser Sentence for Amended Charge

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays accepted defense counsel’s request to hand 29-year-old Jonte Gilmore a lesser sentence for an amended charge on Feb. 18. Gilmore initially faced... Read More

Judge Resets Hearing For Man Accused of Murder, Multiple Robberies in 2023

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland reset a motions hearing date for murder and robbery defendant Reginald Whitaker on Feb. 21. Whitaker is charged with first-degree murder, attempted... Read More

2-Day Trial Set For Attempted Murder Defendant

Details Dionte Cain, 32, rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Feb. 18. On April 2, 2024, Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to a... Read More

Suspect Arrested, Victim Named in Oakley Avenue Homicide

Details In connection to the Northern District homicide on Jan. 24, investigators have arrested 24-year-old Zion Clayton from Baltimore. Detectives discovered that Clayton fatally shot 36-year-old Anthony D. McMichael, Jr. in... Read More

Man Shot Multiple Times in Canton Succumbs to Injuries

By Baltimore Witness Staff - February 24, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Southeast District. On Feb. 23, at approximately 6:08 p.m., Southeast District patrol officers responded to the 4400 block of... Read More

Franklintown Road Shooting Leaves Man Dead

By Baltimore Witness Staff - February 24, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Western District. On Feb. 23, at approximately 12:28 a.m., Western District patrol officers responded to the 600 block of... Read More

Presbury Street Murderer Angry at Life Sentence

Details Kenneth Mackay, 39, had an enraged response after Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Tory K. Hill sentenced him to life on Feb. 21 in connection to a Sept. 7, 2023... Read More

Prosecution Witnesses Testify in Double-Homicide Trial

By Ben Dutcher - February 21, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details The prosecution presented several witnesses on the second day of 22-year-old Daquan Woodard’s double homicide trial. An assistant medical examiner examined the bodies of 40-year-old Odell Curtis and 32-year-old Ricardo... Read More

Murder Suspect Convicted of All Charges

Details A murder suspect was convicted of all eight charges in a murder trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on Feb. 21. Davonte Hamlett, 21, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Man Sentenced to Life for Killing Stepdaughter’s Boyfriend

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced 46-year-old Keith Anderson to life on Feb. 18 in connection to the June 22, 2022 murder of Markeece Jordan, 29. Anderson... Read More

No Angry Words, Only Grief for Pregnant Murder Victim at Sentencing

Details Malik McCormick, 24, was sentenced to life by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on Feb. 19 for the murder of his former girlfriend and their unborn child. ... Read More

Trial Postponed in Gwynn Oak Avenue Attempted Murder, Victim Shot 15 Times

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro postponed 32-year-old attempted murder defendant Darius Stepney’s jury trial on Feb. 19. On May 8, 2023, Stepney allegedly drove 30-year-old Lance Hickman... Read More

Defendant Makes Obscene Outburst Before Judge in Double-Murder Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland denied homicide defendant Daquan Woodard’s request for a trial postponement on Feb. 19 after Woodard attempted to discharge his defense attorney. Woodard,... Read More

Murder Defendant Sentenced to 45 Years in Jealousy Related Shooting

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced 25-year-old homicide defendant Gerson Diaz-Arita to life on Feb. 18. Diaz-Arita is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony... Read More

Montford Avenue Shooting Victim Listed in Critical Condition

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

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an investigation into a homicide in the Eastern District. On Feb. 15, at approximately 8:50 p.m., Eastern District patrol officers responded to the 1800... Read More

Suspect Accused of Killing Man Walking His Grandchildren Rejects Plea

Details Bryant James Peyton, 27, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Feb. 14 to receive a trial date. Peyton is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use... Read More

Judge Sets Pre-Trial Date for Stiles Street homicide Defendant

Details Gregory Jones, 25, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland for an initial pre-trial hearing on Feb. 14. Jones is charged with first- degree murder, firearm use... Read More

Murder Suspect Said to Wear a Blue Wig Rejects Plea

Details Following an altercation with Jasmine Simuel, 39-year-old Teresa Collins, who was wearing a bright blue wig, was allegedly seen removing a gun from her purse near the 2700 block of... Read More

Defense Says Suspect is Not the Killer, ‘Behind the Mask’

Details in closing arguments, lawyers debated whether evidence at trial clearly identified Davonte Hamlett, 22, as a homicide suspect. The proceeding was heard before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B.... Read More

Jury Finds Defendant Guilty of First-Degree Murder, Three Other Charges

By Abraham Leo - February 13, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting |

Details A jury found 42-year-old homicide defendant Lionel Matthews guilty of first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony or violent crime, firearm possession with a felony conviction, and having a loaded... Read More

Jury Finds Appleton Street Murder Defendant Guilty of All Charges

Details A jury found 29-year-old homicide defendant Kemonta Johnson guilty of all charges on Feb. 7. Despite attorney Jason Rodriguez’s attempts, the panel found the defendant guilty of first-degree murder, firearm... Read More

Trial Postponed for Presidents’ Day Shooting Suspect

By Kerryn Ayers - February 13, 2025
Attempted Murder | Shooting |

Details Shooting defendant Michael Armstrong, 28, received a new trial date on Feb. 11 after defense attorney Augustine Okeke was absent due to illness. Armstrong is on trial for the Feb.... Read More

Defendant Waives Deadline, Agrees to April Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K Copeland granted the prosecution’s request to postpone attempted murder defendant Devin Shadle’s jury trial to April 28 due to a scheduling conflict. Shadle... Read More

‘This Case is Going to Run Too Long,’ Judge Says

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland granted yet another trial postponement for 29-year-old Wayne Coleman on Feb. 11–this time because Coleman’s defense attorney was absent. Coleman faces charges... Read More