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17-Year-Old Teen Faces 40 Years in Prison for Fatal BP Gas Station Shooting

Details A 17-year-old teenager, who was charged as an adult in a fatal shooting outside a BP gas station last year is expected to serve 40 years in prison after counsel... Read More

Police Arrest Suspect in Central Homicide

By Baltimore Witness Staff - May 17, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details Detectives from the Baltimore Police Department arrested 39-year-old Joseph White for his alleged connection with the death of 28-year-old Christopher Foster. According to a press release, police suspect White pushed... Read More

Argument Over Dice Game Ended with Fatal Shooting, Prosecutor Says

Details It was a heated argument over a dice game that ended with the death of 45-year-old John Wilford Jr. on Oct. 30, 2021. On May 16, Wilford’s accused killer, 38-year-old... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Schedules Another Retrial After Murder Defendant’s Conviction Was Overturned

Details On May 15, defense counsel for a murder defendant, whose conviction was overturned, requested that Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn schedule another retrial date because he recently entered... Read More

Hearing Continues for Two Co-Defendants Charged with Attempted Murder

Details According to the Maryland Judiciary website, two attempted murder co-defendants had their hearing scheduled for a jury trial to begin on May 15. However, due to the prosecutor being unavailable.... Read More

Homicide Defendant Rejects 50 Year Plea

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled a homicide defendant’s trial after he rejected a plea offer on May 15. Lexus Hart and her defense counsel, Roland Harris, rejected... Read More

Counsel Reschedules Murder Defendant’s Trial Due to Being Unavailable

Details On May 15, a Baltimore resident’s trial, which was initially scheduled to begin on Monday, was rescheduled towards the end of the year due to counsel being unable to try... Read More

Defendant Was Misidentified in 2022 Attempted Murder at Charles Center Metro Station, Defense Argues

Details In defense of Draquan Smith, attorney Latoya Francis-Williams proclaimed to a jury on May 16 that no one involved in the attempted murder at Charles Center Metro Station in June... Read More

Judge Hands Down Sentences to Men Convicted of Fatal Shooting on East Belvedere Avenue

Details Two Baltimore men were sentenced in Baltimore City Circuit Court on May 15 for the deadly shooting of 31-year-old Cordelle Bruce in 2020 in what one defense attorney described as... Read More

Grandfather and Grandson Co-Defendants Found Not Guilty in 2020 Murder

Details “Convict them of murder anyway. That’s offensive,” said defense attorney Staci Pipkins on the last day of trial for a homicide co-defendant accused of murdering 25-year-old Devante Smith before Baltimore... Read More

Woman Charged with Bryant Avenue Shooting Takes Revised Plea Offer

Details A 27-year-old Baltimore woman accused of an attempted murder last May accepted a reduced plea on May 9 for a sentence of 18 years. In addition to attempted murder, defendant... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for Female Defendant Convicted in 2021 Derby Manor Drive Murder Case

Details The defendant convicted for murdering 24-year-old Tyrell Johnson-Woods had her sentencing hearing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta Brown on May 10. On Wednesday, defense attorney Natalie Finegar,... Read More

Homicide Defendant’s ‘Final Judgement Is to Come’ for Drug-Related Shooting in 2020

Details Homicide defendant Chance Taylor was sentenced to ten years of incarceration on May 9 after moving forward with a plea offer rather than a retrial. A jury acquitted the 24-year-old... Read More

Judge Postpones Sentencing for Defendant Convicted in 2021 West Saratoga Street Shooting Homicide

Details On May 10, a Baltimore man convicted of murdering 32-year-old Tavon Hutton had his sentencing postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta Brown. During Wednesday’s hearing, defense attorney Natalie Finegar... Read More

Death Ruled Homicide in 2012 Shooting Following Victims Death Ten Years Later

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) has ruled the death of a 25-year-old man a homicide after he succumbed to his injuries ten years after being shot in 2012. Daniel Schaefer... Read More

Man Found Guilty of Girlfriend’s Murder, Hiding Her Body in Druid Hill Park

Details There are two types of evidence: factual and circumstantial. And in the case of defendant Major Kinchen, a Baltimore City prosecutor said before a jury, it is the circumstantial evidence... Read More

Mother Forgives Co-Defendants Accused of Son’s Murder in 2019

Details In between moments of pause and tears, the mother of Donnell Brockington forgave defendants James Dunbar and Shamar Jerry on May 9 for their involvement in the death of her 21-year-old son after the... Read More

Co-Defendants Begin Trial for South Mason Court Homicide

Details On Feb. 7, 2020, Gary Watkins got into an argument with a woman who was like a daughter to him over allegedly stolen drugs, a Baltimore City prosecutor told a... Read More

Woman Accused of Partner’s 4-Year-Old Son’s Death to Plead Guilty in December

Details A 44-year-old woman accused of her 4-year-old son’s death from a scalding bath is expected to plead guilty to his murder in December. Shateka Lawson was originally scheduled to go to... Read More

Victim’s Death Was ‘A Drug Deal Gone Bad, a Robbery Turned Fatal,’ Prosecutor Tells Jury

Details Nearly four years after 26-year-old Jaquan Johnson was gunned down in the streets, his alleged killer, Aaron Michael Clubb, sat before a 12-person jury on May 9 as his defense counsel... Read More

Frankfort Shopping Center Attempted Murder Defendant Says He ‘Regrets’ Shooting Incident

Details On May 8, an attempted murder defendant claimed that he acted out of self-defense but, nonetheless, “regrets” the shooting at the Frankfort Shopping Center. Defense attorney Andre Mahasa told the... Read More

Sibling Accepts Guilty Plea for Fatally Shooting Brother in 2020

Details On May 8, a homicide defendant accepted a guilty plea for murdering 24-year-old Jerron Davis before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill. Defendant Jalonte Davis accepted a plea of life, suspending all... Read More

Judge Postpones Convicted Murder Defendant’s Hearing in 2021 Shooting Homicide Case

Details On May 8, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald Silkworth administratively postponed a convicted murder defendant’s hearing because they were not transported to court. Defense attorney David Walsh-Little reported that... Read More

Officers Arrest Suspect in Normal Avenue Non-Fatal Shooting Investigation

Details In reference to a shooting that occurred on April 21, in the Eastern District, detectives with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) have arrested 26-year-old Terrell Michael Parker of Baltimore. Investigators... Read More