stabbing Archives - Baltimore Witness

Baltimore Man Sentenced to 33 Years for 2016 Homeless Man Stabbing

Details A Baltimore man was sentenced on Sept. 9 to life in prison, suspending all but 33 years, for the 2016 murder of a homeless man in East Baltimore. Christopher Straham,... Read More

Defendant in Fatal 2016 Stabbing Deemed Competent for Sentencing

Details A Baltimore man accused of fatally stabbing Andras Horvath, 73, on Dec. 2, 2016 was ordered to remain confined at a hospital pending his sentencing during a pre-sentencing competency review... Read More

Defendant Accepts Plea, Judge Puts Sentence on Hold

By Ethan Russo [former] - August 14, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | stabbing |

Details Defendant Jaylean Weeks pleaded guilty to assault in the second degree on Aug. 14, but was not sentenced by the court. Weeks, 18, is charged with attempted murder and assault... Read More

Medical Assistant Suspected in Fatal Stabbing Over Her Fiance Denied Bail

Details A 26-year-old woman accused of fatally stabbing her fiancé’s alleged attacker in June was denied her habeas corpus petition for release on Aug. 12 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Defense... Read More

Police Arrest 2 in Connection to Eastern Avenue Stabbing

By Baltimore Witness Staff - August 12, 2025
Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the arrest of two individuals in connection to an aggravated assault that occurred Aug. 9 in the Southeast District. Investigators have arrested Baltimore residents... Read More

Defendant Remains Incompetent to Stand Trial, Deemed ‘Dangerous’

By Jasmine Milbourne [former] - July 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details Baltimore CIty Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin deemed Amith Kumar, 45, as ‘dangerous’ in his sixth month mental health evaluation. Kumar is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and... Read More

Jonestown Defendant Acquitted of Murder

Details Fielding Bame, 42, was acquirrws of second-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of 48-year-old D’Ondre Quickley on July 23. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul J. Cucuzzella presided over closing... Read More

Testimony Continues in Second Trial of Fatal Church Stabbing

By Sophia Strocko - July 22, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details On July 22, ongoing testimony in the trial of a homeless homicide defendant accused of killing another homeless man outside of a Baltimore City church, revealed that the case was... Read More

Cellmate Stabbing Culprit Escorted From Sentencing After Physical Struggle

Details Proceedings in Lorenzo Thomas’ sentencing hearing grew tumultuous on July 21 after the 49-year-old attempted murder defendant erupted in an outburst that culminated in four law enforcement wrangling him out... Read More

May Stabbing Ruled Justified, Removed From Homicide Count

By Baltimore Witness Staff - July 18, 2025
Daily Stories | stabbing |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced that the below-listed homicide case has been reclassified as a justified homicide. This case has been removed from the 2025 homicide count. On May... Read More

Sentence Modification in 2019 Murder Case Postponed

Details Murder convict Ronald A. Brown, 58, and defense attorney Brandon Taylor appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays on July 15 to submit a postponement motion regarding... Read More

Woman Confesses to Fatal Southeast Baltimore Stabbing

Details In connection with a homicide that occurred June 30 in the Southeast District, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the arrest of 37-year-old Sherrice Parker. Detectives discovered that Parker was... Read More

Man Fatally Stabbed in Southeast Baltimore

By Baltimore Witness Staff - July 1, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide investigation in the Southeast District. On June 30, at approximately 11:09 p.m., Southeast District patrol officers responded to a report of a... Read More

Jury Finds Man Guilty of Stabbing College Student at East Baltimore Medical Center in 2024

Details A jury has found 36-year-old Bryan Cherry guilty of attempted first-degree murder in connection to a stabbing at East Baltimore Medical Center last year. Following a trial before Baltimore City... Read More

Trial Set for Suspect in Decade-Old Double Homicide

Details Scott Barnett, 45, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland on June 27 to set a date for the trial of a double homicide from 2014. Barnett is... Read More

Jury Deliberates in College Student Stabbing Case

Details Deliberations began on June 25 for a man accused of stabbing a college student at the East Baltimore Medical Center on the 1000 block of E. Eager Street last summer. The... Read More

Defendant Receives 10 Years in Prison for Accessory After the Fact Conviction

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard sentenced a defendant involved in a homicide to 10 years in prison on June 25. Tyrell White, 21, was initially charged with... Read More

Victim Testifies in Attempted Murder Trial

Details Testimonies from the victim were presented on the second day of Bryan Cherry’s attempted murder trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson on June 24. Cherry, 37, is... Read More

Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Broadway East Stabbing

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the arrest of Idris Malik Ramos, 51, in connection to a Central District homicide that occurred on June 21. Ramos is charged with fatally... Read More

Woman Identifies Father of Her Child as Stabbing Suspect

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor alleges 36-year-old homicide defendant Bryan Cherry was identified by the mother of his unborn child as the suspect in a stabbing at the East Baltimore Medical... Read More

Victim Identified in Fatal Washington Hill Stabbing

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 23, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide update regarding a fatal stabbing that occurred in the Central District. Tyrell John Curtis, 39, was killed on June 21, in the... Read More

Police Investigate Fatal Early Morning Stabbing on S. Broadway

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 21, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a Central District homicide investigation. On June 21, at approximately 2:09 a.m., Central District patrol officers responded to the 100 block of S. Broadway... Read More

Murder Trial Postponed for 68-Year-Old Baltimore Man

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the murder trial of Reginald Lively, 68, who is accused of killing John Hall III in 2021, citing pending DNA evidence and medical concerns. The five-day trial is now set to begin on October 15, 2025. Read More

Woman Arrested in Connection to Downtown Stabbing

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 11, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the arrest of De’siya Parker, 21, in connection to a serious aggravated assault that occurred downtown, in the Central District. Investigators revealed that Parker... Read More