Suspects Archives - Baltimore Witness

Return to Competency Ruling Clears Way for Insanity Plea

By Mark McNeill - August 14, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Mark Williams, 61, pleaded guilty on Aug. 13 to attempted first-degree murder and use of a handgun in a crime of violence in Baltimore City Circuit Court after Judge Gale... Read More

Murder Defendant Continues Trial as His Own Attorney

Details Representing himself, Jason Williams’ murder trial continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro on Aug. 13, with the prosecution introducing multiple witnesses to describe crime scene footage. ... 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

‘I’m Not a Violent Person,’ Says Murderer Sentenced to 60 Years

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong sentenced Lamont Bethea Johnson Jr., 37, to 60 years, suspending all but 40, on Aug. 11 for the murder of Tiwan Wilson,... Read More

Defendant Rejects Plea Deal in 2017 Murder-Robbery Case, Opts for Trial

Details Tyrone “Ty” Gerald White, 42, rejected a plea deal on Aug. 11 and will face trial for the 2017 murder and robbery of Daniel “Danny” Brinkley. Prosecutors had offered a life sentence with all but 20 to 38 years suspended, but White opted to take his case before a jury despite what Judge Lynn Stewart Mays called “roll of dice” given the eyewitness testimony, DNA evidence, cellphone records, and a journal tying him to the crime. His seven-day trial began Aug. 12. 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

Manslaughter Defendant Released From Home Detention

Details Baltimore City Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong released Shakeff Hatcher, 47, from home detention partly on a technicality as well as grounds of good behavior on Aug. 11. Hatcher was... Read More

Reception Court Hearing in Double Shooting, Homicide

Details Darren Tomlinson, 31, appeared in a reception court hearing on August 8 for charges including first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. The charges stem from a double shooting on January 19 that resulted in one man's death and another's injury. During the hearing, it was noted that Tomlinson had rejected a prior plea offer, and his next court date was scheduled for November 18. Read More

Defense Frustrated by Prosecution’s Handling of Homicide Evidence

Details A follow-up status hearing for 17-year-old murder defendant Xyliq Synzere took place before Judge Piper F. McKeithen on Aug. 8. On June 18, following a request from defense attorney Deborah... Read More

Judge Declines to Waive Trial Deadline Citing Defendant’s Age

Details A hearing to schedule 16-year-old Jessiel Martinez’s murder trial has been moved to late August to allow the prosecution to adjust their schedule to try his case before his speedy... Read More

Mistrial in Murder Case Results in New Trial Date

Details Following a mistrial in the murder trial of 20-year-old Montay Anthony Brown, a new trial was scheduled before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Aug. 8. Brown... Read More

Motion to Merge Trials of Attempted Murder Defendants Scheduled for September

By Maya St. Hillaire - August 8, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A motion hearing to join the attempted murder trials of Javon Brown, 21, and co-defendant Michael Yerby, 20, was scheduled on Aug. 8 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa... Read More

Man Charged With Murder, Criminal Conspiracy Receives December Trial Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled 27-year-old Phillip Morton’s criminal conspiracy trial for mid-December during a reception court hearing on Aug. 8. Morton is facing 38 charges,... Read More

Teen Carjacking Defendant Pleads Guilty, Sentenced

By Natalie Voorhees [former] - August 8, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details During a motion hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yolanda A. Tanner, Michael Kalandras, 19, and defense attorney Roya Hanna reached a plea agreement in an armed carjacking case.... Read More

Circuit Court Shooting, Homicide Trials Double in July Over June

Details Shooting and homicide trials in the Baltimore City Circuit Court nearly doubled in July over June, according to the latest data from Baltimore Witness. Baltimore Witness reported 13 completed trials... Read More

Trial Begins in Gatorade Bottle Murder

Details Opening statements were delivered in Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kimberly C. McBride’s courtroom on Aug. 6 for murder defendant James Richburg, 62. Richburg is facing charges of first-degree murder,... Read More

Boyfriend Guilty of Girlfriend’s Assault During a Family Feud

Details Jermaine Lawson, 36, pleaded guilty on Aug. 1 to assaulting his girlfriend in a lover’s quarrel. Lawson was initially charged with first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, and several firearms... Read More

Patricide Trial Postponed For Change of Attorney

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer granted a motion by defense attorney Thomas Morrow to withdraw from Shanelle Reed,’s homicide case on Aug. 4. Reed, 38, is charged... Read More

Mistrial Declared For 20-Year-Old Homicide Defendant

Details A mistrial was declared on August 4 for 20-year-old Montay Anthony Brown after jurors failed to reach a verdict on his charges of first-degree murder and felony firearm use. Brown... Read More

Drug Trafficking, Shooting Trial Postponed to Late August

By Maya St. Hillaire - August 4, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of 23-year-old K’Hova Barfield on Aug. 4 following a request from the defense. Barfield is charged with discharging a... Read More

Police Witnesses Draw Picture of a Homicide

Details Five officers from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were called to testify by the prosecution against 20-year-old Montay Brown on July 31. Brown is accused of first-degree murder and firearm... Read More

Trial Date Set 3 Months Past Mandatory Deadline

Details A trial date in the case of 23-year-old Dale Haddix was set for late October on Aug. 1. Haddix is accused of first-degree murder and several firearms charges in connection... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Downtown Shooting, Sentenced to 5 Years

By Maya St. Hillaire - August 1, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Malik Joseph, 29, accepted a guilty plea on Aug. 1 for his role in a non-fatal shooting that occurred in downtown Baltimore before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Troy K.... Read More

Closings in Trial of ‘Execution Style’ Murder

Details Attorneys delivered closing arguments in the murder trial of Amir Barnes-Henderson before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on July 31. Barnes-Henderson, 27, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More