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Details In reference to the brutal stabbing death of 6-year-old Seron O’Neal, which occurred on Jan. 23, inside a home on the 2000 block of Deering Avenue, detectives have arrested 32-year-old Alan... Read More

Police Believe Mother’s Boyfriend Stabbed 6-Year-Old to Death

Details On Jan. 23, at approximately 9:20 p.m., Southern District officers were dispatched to the 2000 block of Deering Avenue to investigate a reported domestic-related stabbing. Upon arrival, officers located a... Read More

Defendant Anticipates Home Detention While Awaiting Retrial for 2017 Double Homicide

Details After nearly seven years of incarceration, Willie Lewis Billinger was granted home detention pending a letter of approval on Jan. 17 as he awaits a retrial for a 2017 double... Read More

Prisoner Accused of Stabbing Fellow Inmate to Death Sentenced to 40 Years

Details A 30-year-old man charged with the murder of a fellow prisoner was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Jan. 5 in a plea agreement between the prosecution and his... Read More

Man Accused of Fatally Stabbing Senior in 2016 Now Found Competent

Details On Jan. 10, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin found a 24-year-old homicide defendant competent to stand trial, but denied his release from psychiatric care. Christopher Straham is... Read More

McHenry Street Stabbing Defendant Rejects Plea Offer

Details On Dec. 15, a 50-year-old homicide defendant rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Michael Atkinson is charged with first-degree murder and possession of... Read More

Defendant Receives Trial Date Despite Pending Competency Evaluation

Details On Dec. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn scheduled a trial date for a 24-year-old defendant who may be found incompetent to stand trial. Jayquan Bridgeman is... Read More

North Central Avenue Homicide Defendant Needs Competency Evaluation

Details On Dec. 8, the case of 24-year-old defendant Jayquan Bridgeman was continued by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Bridgeman is charged with first-degree murder and having a... Read More

After Closing Arguments Jury Quickly Finds Ashton Street Murder Defendant Guilty

Details On Nov. 29, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey heard closing arguments in the murder case of Kevin Moody, 21. Jerritt Barron, 20, was charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Court’s Failure to Issue Defendant’s Writ Delays Murder Sentencing

Details The sentencing of convicted homicide defendant Cristino Flores-Perez was postponed until earlier January 2024 after the Baltimore City Circuit Court failed to issue a writ for the defendant’s court appearance.... Read More

Prosecutors Haven’t Offered First-Degree Murder Defendant a Plea Deal

Details On Nov. 28, first-degree murder defendant Kenneth Craig appeared in reception court in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M Phinn. Craig has not been given a plea... Read More

Judge Sentences Defendant to Life for Stabbing His Girlfriend Nine Times

Details On Nov. 20, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Myshala E. Middleton sentenced 39-year-old Forell Isaac to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of 29-year-old... Read More

Mental Status of Suspect in Mother’s Murder Remains in Question

Details In mental health court on Nov. 15, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin heard the most recent competency status of a defendant charged in his mother’s murder. Kenard Kuniken, 33, is... Read More

Suspects to Receive More Charges After 2016 Stabbing Victim Dies

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 17, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing | Victims |

Details On Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at 5:29 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 600 block of North Highland Avenue for a report of a cutting. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Harford County Man Accused of Fatal Stabbing

Details On Nov. 16, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a 34-year-old Abingdon man’s murder trial. Gordon Zacharie Staron is charged with first-degree murder and possession of a... Read More

2021 Murder Suspect Arrested in Traffic Stop

Details In reference to the death of Jason McNair, who was found fatally stabbed at a home on the 1400 block of Aisquith Street, on Aug. 17, 2021, Baltimore Police Department detectives... Read More

D.C. Man Arrested for Ramsay Street Stabbing Death

Details In reference to the fatal stabbing that occurred on Oct. 13, in the Southwest District, investigators have arrested 46-year-old Alphonso Ward of Washington, D.C. Baltimore Police Department investigators learned that... Read More

Southwest District Fire Investigation Reveals 2 Stabbing Victims

By Baltimore Witness staff - October 16, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing | Victims |

Details On Oct. 13, at approximately 11:35 p.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the intersection of Ramsay Street and South Gilmor Street to assist the fire department. Upon arrival, officers... Read More

Defendant Charged With Fatally Stabbing Wife 55 Times Gets Retrial Date

Details On Oct. 11, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn set a new trial date for 44-year-old homicide defendant Amit Kumar. Kumar is charged with first-degree murder, use of... Read More

Homicide Defendant Abandons Plea He’s Not Criminally Responsible

Details On Oct. 3, a defendant in a 2022 homicide case withdrew his not criminally responsible (NCR) plea in a Baltimore City Circuit Court reception hearing before Judge Melissa M. Phinn.... Read More

Judge Sets Murder Trial Date for Former HBO Actress

Details On Oct. 2, a former HBO actress appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court to schedule her jury trial before Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Lakeyria Doughty of HBO’s “Charm City Kings”... Read More

Fatal Stabbing Suspect Wants New Public Defender

Details On Oct. 2, a homicide defendant tried to fire his public defender in a reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Elijah Nicholas is charged... Read More