stabbing Archives - Baltimore Witness

Defense Claims Self Defense in Jonestown Murder Trial

Details A 41-year-old Baltimore man’s trial began before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kimberly McBride on March 25, with counsel debating whether the fatal stabbing was an act of self-defense. Fielding... Read More

Calling Case a ‘Tragedy,’ Judge Imposes Life Sentence

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams sentenced Alan Geslicki, 33, to life in prison, suspending all but 60 years, with 5 years of supervised probation on March 18,... Read More

Judge Won’t Modify Convicted Killer’s Sentence

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Hope Tipton denied defense counsel’s request to modify the sentence of Kenneth Craig, 61, who was convicted in October 2022 for the first-degree murder of... Read More

19-Year-Old Homicide Defendant Granted Extension for Competency Evaluation

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin approved a medical request to further evaluate the mental competency of Brandon Adams, 19, as a precondition to his standing trial on... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charge in Assault Case

By Ben Dutcher - March 4, 2025
Daily Stories | stabbing |

Details Aaron Parker, 43, pled guilty to his involvement in an assault that took place at the intersection of Charles Street and North Avenue. He then faced a separate drug charge.... Read More

Stabbing Homicide Defendant Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Murder

Details Tony Stewart, 65, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and accepted a life sentence, suspending all but 35 years, and five years of supervised probation before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Judge Orders Medical Evaluation for Defendant Demonstrating ‘Disconnect’

By Laura Flores - February 20, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details Homicide defendant Brandon Adams, 19, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin on Feb. 19 after his initial competency hearing on Feb. 13 was postponed. Adams is... Read More

North Longwood Stabbing Trial Postponed

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland reset the trial of 21-year-old homicide defendant Cahari Ferguson to May 27. Ferguson and co-defendant Tyrell White are charged with two counts... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Child Stabbing, Gets Up to 60 Years

Details Alan Geslicki, 33, pleaded guilty to the brutal murder of six-year-old Seron O’Neal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams on Feb. 10. The incident occurred on Jan.... Read More

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Accessory Charge in 2023 Homicide

By Caroline Sutley - February 3, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details Tyrell White, 21, is set to plead guilty to being an accessory after the fact in the May 20, 2023 homicide of Sean Brown. The decision comes after a sentencing... Read More

Judge Sets Mental Health Court Date for Stabbing Suspect

By Tomas Coles - January 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details In reception court on Jan. 31, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland scheduled a mental health hearing and a jury trial for a man charged with stabbing a 14-year-old. Brandon... Read More

Defendant Unhappy About Postponed Sentencing in Fatal Stabbing Case

By Ben Dutcher - January 22, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details Kenneth Craig, 61, was set for sentencing on Jan. 21 after he was found guilty of fatally stabbing his girlfriend, but the proceeding was postponed pending new information about Craig’s... Read More

Man Accused of Fatal Stabbing in Jonestown Takes March 2025 Trial Date

Details A 41-year-old Baltimore man rejected a plea offer of two decades incarceration on Dec. 20 for the fatal stabbing of Dondre Quickley in Jonestown in July. During Friday’s reception court... Read More

Homicide Defendant Claims His Case Was Cancelled, Judge Disagrees

Details Murder suspect Harley Frost, 35, engaged in a spirited debate with Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland about whether his case was still active in a reception court... Read More

Cases For Homicide Defendants Reviewed in Mental Health Court

Details In mental health court on Dec. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ordered an initial mental competency evaluation for a defendant charged with first-degree murder. Defendant Robert... Read More

‘It Wasn’t Supposed to Go Down The Way It Did,’ Says Murder Defendant at Sentencing

Details Family members of a murder victim expressed their pain and anger in a sentencing hearing before Judge Paul E. Alpert of the Baltimore City Circuit Court on Dec. 2. Michael... Read More

Stabbing Homicide Suspect’s Trial Date Set

Details A 65-year-old murder defendant, represented by attorney Janet Katharine Andersen, appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Nov. 15. On June 16 officers... Read More

Defendant Accused of Fatal Stabbing Pleads Guilty First Day of Trial

Details Before the jury entered the courtroom for trial on Nov. 13, defendant Michael Atkinson opted to plead guilty to stabbing 53-year-old Michael Raub to death over money on the Fourth... Read More

Homicide Victim’s Family Sways Judge Against Defense Counter offer in 2022 Fatal Stabbing

Details The family of Michael Jackson declared they would never stop fighting for justice after losing their 25-year-old loved one in a fatal stabbing in 2022. On Nov. 8, this fight... Read More

Police Investigate Fatal Stabbing on N. Howard Street

By Baltimore Witness Staff - November 6, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are investigating a homicide that occurred on Nov. 6 on the 2500 block of North Howard Street. According to a press release, officers responded to... Read More

Judge Rules Homicide Defendant Incompetent to Stand Trial for Roommate’s Murder

Details A 59-year-old man was ruled mentally incompetent to stand trial by Judge Gale E. Rasin on Oct.30. Patrick Cromwell, 59, is charged with first-degree murder and dangerous weapon with intent... Read More

Defense Says Murder Victim Had Violent Intent

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow presided over the trial of a 33-year-old murder’s defendant’s trial on Oct. 23. Martez Brooks is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use... Read More

Delayed Competency Report Postpones Murder Trial

Details By authority of Judges Lawrence R. Daniels and Melissa K. Copeland of the Baltimore City Circuit Court, a postponement was granted to a murder suspect’s defense anticipating information from a... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Plea Hearing Postponed

Details A homicide defendant’s plea hearing was postponed from Oct. 15 to Oct. 17 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. According to documents from the District Court of Maryland, 24-year-old Gerson Diaz-Arita... Read More