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Judge Schedules Trial for Poplar Grove Street Attempted Murder

Details On Jan. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton scheduled a six-day trial for a 24-year-old attempted murder defendant. Cornelius Williams is charged with two counts of attempted... Read More

March Motions Hearing to Determine Length of Brooklyn Homes Shooting Trial

Details On Jan. 5, two 18-year-old defendants charged in the July 2023 mass shooting at Brooklyn Homes appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland to schedule a motions... Read More

Father of Defendant’s Girlfriend’s Children Provoked Shooting in New Year’s Day Homicide, Defense Argues

Details The home of Andre Bailey was still decorated for the holidays when gunfire erupted on North Glover Street on Jan. 1, 2023. According to defense attorney Roland Harris, wrapping paper... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing to Understand Delay in Defendant’s Transfer to Psych Unit

Details On Jan. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin and the attorney for a 22-year-old attempted murder defendant were at a loss as they discussed why he has... Read More

2023 Ends With Uptick in Homicides, City Remains Under 300

Details Baltimore ended 2023 under 300 homicides for the first time since 2015. Non-fatal shootings also dropped nearly 8 percent year-over-year. However, according to Baltimore Witness’ data, homicides slightly increased in... Read More

Trial Postponed for Getaway Driver in 2022 Wabash Avenue Double Homicide

Details The alleged getaway driver charged with the murders of Leion Davis Jr. and William Ferebee in 2022 will get a new trial date later this month, following a postponement request... Read More

Man Gets April Trial Date for Shooting Girlfriend Last Year

Details A 43-year-old man accused of shooting his girlfriend during an argument was scheduled for trial this April as the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office reassigns the case to another prosecutor.... Read More

Lawyers Can’t Agree on Trial Date for Teen Murder Defendant

Details Counsel failed to schedule a trial for an 18-year-old murder defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton on Jan. 4. Clifton Shields is charged with two counts... Read More

Victim Dies After Eutaw Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 4, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 4, 2024, at approximately 12:09 a.m., while on routine patrol a Central District officer was advised by a citizen of a shooting victim on the unit block of... Read More

Woman Acquitted of Attempted Murder Charges, But Found Guilty of Weapons Charges in Shooting of 78-Year-Old Man

Details A 28-year-old woman was found not guilty of attempted murder and manslaughter charges on Dec. 15 after she said she shot the 78-year-old victim in self-defense when he attempted to... Read More

Northshire Drive Murder Defendant Faces March Retrial

Details On Jan. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled the retrial of a 22-year-old murder defendant. Draquan Smith is charged with two counts each of first-degree murder... Read More

Acquitted: Jury Acquits Man of Shooting at Two Teens, Injuring One

Details Editor’s note: The defendant was acquitted of charges in this case. Attempted homicide defendant Davon Jenkins also known as Davon Harold Austin was acquitted of all charges on Dec. 15 after... Read More

Braddish Avenue Attempted Murder Defendant Receives March Trial Date

Details On Jan. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled an attempted murder trial for a 32-year-old defendant. Obadiah Malone is charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder,... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Awaits Evaluation Results, Trial Date

Details On Jan. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a trial date for a 32-year-old attempted murder defendant. Antionne Johnson is charged with attempted first- and second-degree... Read More

33-Year-Old Man’s Co-Defendant Was the Shooter, Defense Argues

Details Defense counsel for homicide defendant Clipper Jordan suggested it was her client’s co-defendant, Tyrone Fenner, not Jordan, who was the triggerman responsible for the murder of Donte Miller two years... Read More

Judge Releases Man Accused of Firing Gun in Air After Tow Company Damages Vehicle

Details A 38-year-old man accused of firing a handgun in the air during a confrontation with two tow truck exployees was released on home detention on Dec. 28 in Baltimore City... Read More

Man’s 2023 Death Ruled Complication of 2021 Gunshot Wound

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 3, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Nov. 11, 2021, at approximately 7:52 p.m., Southwest District patrol officers responded to the 1900 block of Braddish Avenue for a report of a shooting. Once at the location,... Read More

Victim Grazed in Southeast District Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 3, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 3, at approximately 1:01 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers were patrolling on the 3100 block of Pulaski Highway when they were approached by a 21-year-old male suffering from... Read More

Man Gets 40-Year Prison Sentence For Murder on Wilkens Avenue Last October

Details A 36-year-old Baltimore man was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Dec. 11, pleading guilty to the murder of Santos Munoz-Hernandez last October. Travis Rogers and his defense attorney,... Read More

Attempted Murder Convict Sentenced to Life in Prison For Shooting Wife in Southwest Baltimore in 2021

Details Convicted attempted homicide defendant Roderick Johnson was sentenced to life in prison on Dec. 21 for shooting his wife in the streets of Baltimore’s Edgewood neighborhood in 2021. A jury... Read More

Defense Counsel For North Ellwood Avenue Shooter Pursues Plea

Details As negotiations of a possible plea offer remain underway, defense counsel for attempted homicide defendant Kenneth Oakley was granted a two-week continuance on Jan. 2 to assess a not criminally... Read More

Victim of South Calverton Road Shooting Receives Treatment

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 2, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 2, at approximately 12:24 p.m., a ShotSpotter alert came out in the vicinity of the 100 block of South Calverton Road. Baltimore Police Department officers responded and located... Read More

37-Year-Old Defendant’s Murder Trial Set, Despite Defense Counsel’s Unavailability

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge tentatively scheduled a March trial date for homicide defendant Tayvon Miller on Jan. 2, despite defense counsel’s unavailability until May. Defense attorney James Sweeting... Read More

Police Respond to Southwest District Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - January 2, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On Jan. 2, at approximately 2:15 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to reports of a ShotSpotter alert in the unit block of North Bentalou Street. Upon canvassing the area,... Read More