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Police Investigating East Preston Street Murder

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 29, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 26, at approximately 10:40 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1200 block of East Preston Street to investigate a ShotSpotter alert. Upon arrival, officers observed a... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Robbery, Shooting at Belair Road’s Crown Plus

Details A 27-year-old Baltimore man will serve 20 years in prison for robbing and shooting at a man at the Crown Plus gas station on Belair Road in 2022. On Jan.... Read More

Woman Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery Turned Murder of Godfather on Rueckert Avenue in 2022

Details “Give her as much time because I’m never going to see my husband again.” The wife of Clarence Joseph Buckner openly wept as she stood feet away from her husband’s... Read More

‘There’s No Evidence,’ Says Defense in Frederick Avenue Attempted Murder Trial

Details On Jan. 25, counsel gave their opening statements in the attempted murder trial of a 26-year-old man before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong. Anthony Ward III is... Read More

Man Gets Two Life Sentences, Plus 45 Years for Murder of Girlfriend and Her Sister

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge handed down two life sentences plus 45 years to a 31-year-old man on Jan. 12 for the murder of his girlfriend and her sister... Read More

Plea Deal Possible for Murder Defendant as Court Awaits Counsel’s Updates

Details On Jan. 25, Terrance Peterson appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court for scheduling in a homicide case with Judge Melissa K. Copeland presiding Peterson, 33, is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Twenty-Four-Year-Old Murder Suspect’s Identity in Dispute

Details On Jan. 24, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard heard closing arguments from defense attorney, Roland S. Harris, and the prosecution in the murder trial of 24-year-old Knowledge... Read More

Officers Respond to Bolton Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 26, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 25, at approximately 5:11 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1100 block of Bolton Street to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers observed... Read More

Roosevelt Park Rec Center Shooting Suspect Convicted of Weapons Charges, Acquitted of Attempted Murder

Details A 19-year-old Baltimore man was acquitted of attempted murder but convicted of weapons charges on Jan. 12 in connection to a shooting at the Roosevelt Park Recreation Center last year.... Read More

Counsel Spar Over Witness Reliability in 2022 South Loudon Avenue Murder Trial

Details On Jan. 23, the jury heard closing arguments in the murder trial of a 30-year-old Baltimore County man accused of killing a driver while hitch-hiking to his girlfriend’s house in... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Pleads Guilty to Weapons Charge

Details In an unusual show of “discretion” from the prosecution, a 47-year-old attempted murder defendant pleaded guilty to a minor weapons charge on Jan. 23 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Prince George’s County Man Arrested for Central District Murder

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred in the Central District on Jan. 4, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 24-year-old Tanare Williams of Capital Heights, Md. Investigators learned that... Read More

Suspect in Custody After Man Killed in Northwest District Garage

Details On Jan. 24, at approximately 8:20 p.m., Northwest District officers were dispatched to the 5200 block of Fairlawn Avenue to investigate a reported shooting inside a mechanic’s garage. Upon arrival,... Read More

Man Who Fired Back in North Rose Street Shootout Pleads Guilty to Weapons Charge

Details A 27-year-old Baltimore man will serve a five-year prison sentence without parole for his involvement in a shootout last spring. Wallace Clifton chose to pursue a plea agreement with the... Read More

Upcoming Hearing for Man Accused of Manslaughter

Details A reception court hearing was held on Jan. 24 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to schedule a 38-year-old defendant’s trial. Mahammad Williams is charged with vehicular... Read More

Murder Trial Date Set

Details In a reception court hearing on Jan. 24, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date. Defendant Kenneth A. Mackay, 37, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

‘My Son Died so Future People Can Live,’ Victim’s Mother Says at Killer’s Sentencing

Details At the sentencing of their sons’ killer, the mothers of cousins Darrin Stewart and Brian Palmer said they spent many sleepless nights questioning why their sons had to die. Stewart,... Read More

Under Plea, Homicide Defendant Must Tell Victim’s Family Why the Killing Happened

Details Five years after the murder of 20-year-old Tavon Wilson, his killer, Melvin Wright, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and using a firearm in a crime of violence on Jan. 23... Read More

Man With Three Pending Cases Rejects Plea Offer

Details On Jan. 23, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial of a 28-year-old attempted murder defendant. Reginald Whitaker is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder,... Read More

Two Men Injured in Cherry Hill Road Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 24, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 23, at approximately 12:21 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1700 block of Cherry Hill Road to investigate a call for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Defense Will Subpoena Witness for March Attempted Murder Trial

Details On Jan. 23, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial of a 36-year-old attempted murder defendant. Calvin Marshall is charged with three charges each of attempted... Read More

West Lanvale Street Attempted Murder Defendant Gets February Trial Date

Details On Jan. 23, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a trial for a 62-year-old attempted murder defendant. Antonio Fitzhugh is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder,... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Rejects Eight Year Plea Offer

By Racquel Bazos [former] - January 23, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the trial of a 43-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant who turned down a offer on Jan. 23. Jason Estrada is charged with... Read More

Kingsville Resident Pleads Guilty to Shooting at Process Server in 2021

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge agreed to defer the sentence of non-fatal shooting defendant Michael Crispino on Jan. 22 to give counsel time to finalize the treatment programs to... Read More