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Defense Discovers New Evidence in June Murder Trial

By Claire Schreiber - April 11, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details 24-year-old Andrew Curry‘s murder case continues to develop, with defense attorney Natalie Finegar announcing the discovery of new unspecified evidence during an April 11 reception court hearing before Baltimore City... Read More

Ex-Girlfriend Testifies Against Defendant in Double-Homicide Trial

Details Tyrone Payne’s ex-girlfriend took the stand April 9 to testify against him on the second day of his double-homicide trial. Payne, 24, and co-defendant, Vincent “Smurf” Harris, 27, are charged... Read More

Homicides, Non-Fatal Shootings Increase From February to March

Details Baltimore saw increases in both homicides and non-fatal shootings from February to March, according to Baltimore Witness data. Data shows 14 reported homicide incidents in March, an approximate 27 percent... Read More

Competency Evaluation Deferred in Meat Cleaver Murder

Details Patrick Cromwell, 60, was granted an extension to receive a mental competency evaluation hearing on April 9. Cromwell was arrested April 21, 2024 after phoning the Baltimore Police Department (BPD)... Read More

Judge Postpones Murder Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 10 postponed Tyrone Bennett‘s trial. He’s accused in the murder of Donte Long, 51, on Dec. 16, 2023. According to charging... Read More

Wilson Park Shooting Suspect Arrested in Timonium

By Baltimore Witness Staff - April 10, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Northern District on March 17, investigators have arrested 30-year-old Manuell Sewell of Baltimore County. Northern District detectives learned that Sewell shot... Read More

11 Members of Curtis Bay Drug Trafficking Organization Charged

Details Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced April 9 that 11 people have been charged from a long-term investigation in Southern Baltimore City. Charges in the indictments include illegal possession of... Read More

Man Accused of BB Gun Robbery Partially Acquitted

By Caroline Sutley , Claire Schreiber , Tomas Coles - April 9, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details A jury panel acquitted Antoine Hill on five of six charges before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro on April 9. Hill, 55, was initially charged with armed... Read More

Attempted Murder Suspect Gets Trial Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a May 19 jury trial date for attempted murder defendant Liteeaf Peterson, 25, on April 7. The prosecution was unable to... Read More

Suspect in 2021 Shooting No Show in Court

Details Laronte Collins, 18, did not appear at his pre-trial hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on April 7. There was no immediate explanation for his absence.... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial on Hold Pending Key Witness

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. William approved an privately presented motion filed by the prosecution to summon a crucial witness in 31-year-old Devonte Lassiter’s attempted murder trial on... Read More

July Trial Scheduled for Liquor Store Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a July jury trial date for murder defendant Amir C. Barnes-Henderson, 26, on April 4. Henderson will appear before Baltimore City... Read More

Murder Defendant’s Case Reopened on Constitutional Grounds

Details “This is my life that I’m currently fighting for.” Anton Harris, 37, said on April 4 as he begged Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland for a fair... Read More

Release Denied as 2020 Shooting Defendant is Retried

By Claire Schreiber - April 7, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge LaZette Ringgold-Kirksey ruled that Dominick Scarboro, 31, remain held without bond as he awaits a retrial in a remanded 2020 non-fatal shooting case. The incident... Read More

Cinder Block Murderer Plans to File for Retrial

Details Convicted cinder block murder defendant Dayrel McFarland said he intends to file a retrial motion in a hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge LaZette Ringgold-Kirksey on April 3. The... Read More

June Trial Set for Men Accused in October 2024 Gunfight

Details On April 2, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a lJune jury trial for Marcus Lilly, 42, who was accused of exchanging gunfire with co-defendant Shyheem Thompson,... Read More

Shooting Defendant Sentenced to 15 Years

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth sentenced Darryl Toomer to 15 years in prison and five years of probation for a brutal shooting in a hearing on April... Read More

Prosecution Uses Instagram Posts as a Link to Murder Suspect ‘Sleepy’

Details The prosecution in a murder trial presented Instagram evidence to link Charles “Sleepy” Bowen, 20, to the Feb. 20, 2024, fatal shooting of Darcell Mitchell, 19. Baltimore City Circuit Court... Read More

Joinder Motion in Limbo in a Homicide

Details On March 31, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Hope Tipton presided over a back-and-forth hearing for Paul Artis, 27. During the proceeding a stand-in prosecutor refused to argue a joinder... Read More

Johnston Square Shooting Suspect Arrested in Ohio

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an arrest related to a homicide in the Central District. On March 18, investigators identified 26-year-old Unique Thorn of Baltimore as the suspect in... Read More

Trial Continues For Teen’s Fatal Shooting

Details Trial continued for Davon “Dae Dae” Butler, 19, Charles “Sleepy” Bowen, 20, and a third teenage boy before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on April 3. Butler... Read More

Murder Suspect Gets Trial Date in Teen Killing

Details Dejuan Cole, 20, received a trial date following a postponement in a hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Cole is charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery,... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s Prints Linked to Firearm, Says Prosecutor

Details On March 31, the prosecution in the murder case of 22-year-old Derrien Gamble claimed that video surveillance footage, cellular location data, and fingerprint analysis link Gamble to the February 2023... Read More

Heated Debate in Closings Over Off-Duty Cop’s Killing

Details Closing arguments over who was responsible for a policeman’s killing grew heated in Dion Thompson‘s murder trial on March 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn Stewart Mays “All... Read More