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Murder Trial Rescheduled For Fourth Time

Details After the prosecution disclosed issues with witnesses, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Martin Schreiber II rescheduled 34-year-old Donnell Johnson’s homicide trial for a fourth time on March. 24. Johnson is charged... Read More

Jury Trial Scheduled for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a June 24 jury trial for 57-year-old attempted murder defendant Cephus D. Lawrence on March 24. The trial is set to... Read More

Jury Selection Begins for Homicide Defendant’s Fourth Trial

Details Jury selection for Levar Cooper‘s fourth murder trial began on March 24. Over the span of four years, Cooper has had three mistrials, all ending in a hung jury. The... Read More

Judge Postpones Trial for Man Accused of Killing 12-Year-Old Girl

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed 28-year-old murder defendant Omar Passmore’s jury trial on March 24. Judge Copeland rescheduled Passmore’s jury trial on June 24. He will... Read More

Arrest Made in 2023 Easterwood Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - March 24, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding an attempted murder arrest in the Western District. In reference to a shooting that occurred on Sept. 8, 2023, investigators have... Read More

Mental Eval Ordered For Paroled Defendant in 1996 Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ordered a follow-up mental health evaluation and observation hearing for Gary Baynor on March 19, after parties observed discrepancies in Baynor’s mental... Read More

Police Arrest Suspect in Brooklyn Homicide

By Baltimore Witness Staff - March 20, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an arrest related to a homicide that occurred on Jan. 19 in the Southern District. On March 19, investigators arrested 30-year-old Darren Tomlinson of... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Sentenced to 35 Years as A ‘Public Safety Threat’

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams sentenced 19-year-old Ethan King to life in prison on March, suspending all but 35 years, after a jury found him guilty of... Read More

Attorney General Brown Announces Sentencing of 2 Leaders of Violent Criminal Organization in Baltimore City

Details On March 17, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the sentencing of James Brunson, 41 of Baltimore for conspiring to supervise a criminal organization, among other charges. Brunson and co-defendant... Read More

Homicide Defendant Sentenced to 7 Years For Firearm Possession

By Claire Schreiber - March 17, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Homicide defendant George Kuhn, 46, was sentenced on March 14 to seven years in prison in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin P. Welch. Kuhn was charged in... Read More

Police Make Arrest in Upton Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - March 17, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Western District on March 9, detectives have arrested 30-year-old Darius Doles of Baltimore. Investigators learned that Doles shot a 33-year-old male... Read More

Jury Trial Set for Duo Accused in Madison Avenue Murder Case

Details Defendants Kalim Satterfield, 26, and Darrell Morton, 37, will face a jury trial together on July 28 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. The duo is accused... Read More

Checkers’ Murder Defendant Appears in Reception Court

Details Deluntae Boyd, 34, appeared in a reception court hearing on March 14 accused of murdering Robert Horstman following an incident at a Checkers’ restaurant. Boyd is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Judge Postpones Defendant’s Trial Due to Attorney Conflict

By Kerryn Ayers - March 14, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a new pretrial hearing date for Juan Foster, 44, who was arguing with his defense attorney Derrick Hamlin. Foster is charged... Read More

Judge Detains Defendant For Further Mental Evaluation

Details Antionette Harris appeared in mental health court March 12 in front of Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan C. Lazerow, who was filling in for Judge Gale E. Raisin. Harris... Read More

Suspect Testifies He Was Defending Himself From Shooters in a Homicide

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn presided over a continuing trial on March 12 for a murder defendant who claimed he was the victim of an attack mounted by... Read More

Defendant Acquitted of Murder, Despite Apparent Confession

By Ben Dutcher - March 13, 2025
Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details A jury acquitted George Kuhn, 46, of first-degree murder despite his apparently confessing to the crime on March 13 before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Martin P. Welch. Kuhn was exonerated... Read More

Judge Grants Prosecution’s Motion to Join Homicide Cases

Details Two homicide defendants arrested for murder last year will now have their cases tried together. Kalim Satterfield and Darrell Morton are charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony-violent... Read More

Defense Questions Experts’ Findings Probing Suicide Instead of Homicide

By Claire Schreiber , Caroline Sutley - March 12, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Defense counsel questioned several findings from expert witnesses on March 12, the third day of trial for homicide defendant George Kuhn, 46, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin P.... Read More

Judge Sets Sentencing For Defendant Who Accepts Murder Plea

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong scheduled a sentencing for Kendal Harvell, 31, after he pleaded guilty to two charges on March 12. Harvell had a long discussion... Read More

Double Homicide Defendant’s Trial Postponed Because Prosecutor’s Ill

Details Homicide defendant, Lamonte Sherman, 29, was scheduled for a jury trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro on March 12 when it was postponed and sent to... Read More

Defendant Gets Life For Killing Linked to Facebook Marketplace Ad

Details Marques Harris, 19, was sentenced to life in prison during a hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Levi S. Zaslow on March 10. As previously reported by Baltimore Witness,... Read More

Defense Attorney Set to Depart From Murder Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams agreed to reschedule a jury trial for Brandon Fullard, 40, after defense attorney Roya Hanna asked to withdraw from the case. Hanna... Read More

39 Babies Gang Member Accepts 20 Year Guilty Plea in Longstanding Murder Case

Details After consulting with his defense attorney, Angela Shelton, a homicide defendant and member of the notorious 39 Babies criminal gang accepted the prosecution’s plea offer of 20 years suspending all... Read More