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Ailing Defense Counsel Postpones 23-Year-Old Homicide Defendant’s Sentencing

Details The sentencing of 23-year-old Antonio Purisima was postponed until March as his defense counsel was ill. Purisima is charged with the murder of 21-year-old Kevin Moody on June 15, 2022.... Read More

High Schooler Charged With 18-Year-Old’s Murder Denied Bail

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge denied bail for an 18-year-old on Jan. 30 after he allegedly shot and killed Carlos Carrazana-Ricardo in West Baltimore’s Mosher neighborhood in November 2023.... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Still Looking for Trial Date After Two Hearings

Details On Jan. 30, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland was again unable to schedule a trial for a 24-year-old attempted murder defendant and continued the hearing for the... Read More

Police Apprehend Persons of Interest in Lexington Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 30, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 29, at approximately 2:28 p.m., Central District patrol officers were patrolling the area of Lexington Market when they heard gunfire coming from the 300 block of Lexington Street. ... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Frustrated by Trial Delay

Details The defendant in a non-fatal shooting trial expressed his frustrations over his trial’s being postponed. On Jan. 29, defendant Cameron Cunningham, 20, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Drug Possession in Lieu of Attempted Murder Charges

Details On Jan. 29, Stanley Parsons pleaded guilty to the charge of possession of narcotics with the intent to distribute and accepted the sentence of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial After Counsel Changes

Details On Jan. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed a trial for Wesley Lambert. Lambert, 22, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and single counts... Read More

Defendant Awaits Mental Status Hearing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin postponed a mental health hearing for defendant Arnold Jackson. The competency hearing, which was originally scheduled for Jan. 24, was moved to... Read More

Man Takes Seven Year Plea for Shooting Victim Who Threw Water Bottles at His Car

Details A 28-year-old Baltimore man facing nearly 80 counts of attempted murder and various weapons and assault charges pleaded guilty to seven years in prison on Jan. 29 for shooting at seven... Read More

Judge Agrees to June Trial Date for Teen Attempted Murder Defendant

Details On Jan. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland agreed to schedule an 18-year-old attempted murder defendant’s trial in June despite her preference for an earlier date. Rito... Read More

Shooting Location Undetermined in Northwest District Incident

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

Details On Jan. 28, at approximately 11:50 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to an area hospital for reports of a shooting. Once there, they located a 21-year-old male victim suffering... Read More

Man Shot on Frederick Avenue

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

Details On Jan. 27, at approximately 3:39 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 2300 block of Frederick Avenue for reports of a shooting. Once there, officers discovered a male... Read More

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