Suspects Archives - Page 23 of 202

Spellman Road Shooting Suspect Apprehended

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Southern District on Aug. 21, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 29-year-old Dontae Johnson of Baltimore. Investigators learned Johnson shot the... Read More

Jury Convicts 20-Year-Old Man of Attempted Murder in Last Year’s Mondawmin Mall Shooting

Details A 20-year-old Baltimore man was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder among other assault and weapons charges on Aug. 28 for his role in last year’s shooting in the Mondawmin... Read More

Acquitted: 21-Year-Old Defendant Found Not Guilty of 2022 Ruskin Avenue Murder

Details A jury has acquitted 21-year-old Daquan Hawks of multiple murder and weapons charges in connection to the ambush killing of Donte Lee in January 2022. Following a four-day trial before... Read More

Loch Raven Boulevard Murder Defendant to Face Trial in December

Details A 23-year-old murder defendant received a trial date after her attorney rejected the prosecution’s plea deal in Baltimore City Circuit Court Sept. 6. Niyiraha Berry is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Leeds Street Shooter Found Guilty of Murder For 2021 Halloween Shooting

Details A 27-year-old Baltimore man will be sentenced for first-degree murder and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon on Nov. 18 after a jury found the defendant guilty of fatally... Read More

Murder Charges Moot As Defendant Stabbed Dead Victim, Defense Argues

Details Is a defendant guilty of murder if he stabs a person after the victim’s death? This question remained at the center of defense counsel’s argument at the close of 38-year-old... Read More

Seven-Year-Old Murder Case Kicks Off With Defendant’s Second Retrial

Details Nearly seven years after a shooting that claimed the life of Daniel Brinkley, his accused killer, Tyrone Gerald White, began his third retrial on Sept. 5 in Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Man Arrested for Attempted Murder During August Robbery

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Eastern District on Aug. 11, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested 24-year-old Shakur Eldridge of Baltimore. Detectives learned the 18-year-old victim... Read More

Trial Begins for Pennsylvania Teen Killed Over Car Sale

Details The trial began for an 18-year-old accused of killing another teen during an attempted Facebook Marketplace car sale in Baltimore City Circuit Court Sept. 3. Marques Harris is charged with... Read More

Excessive Drinking Led to Shooting Among Family on West North Avenue, Defense Says

Details A 26-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty for his role in a non-fatal shooting among family members that defense counsel said was fueled by excessive drinking. On Sept. 3, Kvon Allen... Read More

Acquitted: Man Acquitted of Allegedly Shooting at Ex Over His New Girlfriend

Details A Baltimore man has been acquitted of attempted murder charges following accusations that he shot at the mother of his child over an argument about his new girlfriend. On Aug.... Read More

Civic Leader’s Killer Pleads Guilty, Will Serve Consecutive Life Sentence

Details “I hold myself fully accountable. I’m very remorseful,” said Jason Dean Billingsley, 33, as he pleaded guilty to the first-degree murder of 26-year-old CEO Pava LaPere in Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Rutland Avenue Shooting Defendant Pleads Guilty to Illegal Gun Possession

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lynn S. Mays accepted the guilty plea of a 40-year-old man for illegally possessing a firearm during a 2023 shooting Aug. 29. Jerrod Rowlett was... Read More

Defendant Accused of Shooting at Mother of His Child Over Another Woman

Details A 25-year-old Baltimore man on trial for the attempted murder of his child’s mother allegedly lured his “jealous and angry” former partner to the crime scene under the false pretense... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to March Vehicular Homicide for Two Year Prison Sentence

Details A 70-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide while driving under the influence on Aug. 29 for the death of a man in West Baltimore earlier this year. Richard... Read More

Suspect Apprehended in North Curley Street Attempted Murder

Details In reference to the shooting that occurred in the Southeast District on May 6, Baltimore Police Department detectives have arrested 25-year-old Christopher Boykin. Investigators learned that Boykin shot the 25-year-old... Read More

Closing Arguments Presented in Mondawmin Mall Shooting Trial

Details Closing arguments were delivered in the trial of a 20-year-old defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard on charges stemming from a shooting incident on Dec. 29,... Read More

Slain Teen’s Guardian Arrested for Murder

Details In reference to the death of 16-year-old Jibreal Payne, Baltimore Police Department investigators have arrested the victim’s guardian, 51-year-old Johnnie Teague. On Aug. 27, a warrant was approved and issued... Read More

Murder, Attempted Murder Suspects Get Plea Offers

By Jeff Levine - August 27, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details Two defendants facing a variety of charges in a homicide and an attempted murder case were given plea offers in a reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Billingsley Pleads Guilty to Edmondson Avenue Attempted Murder

Details Jason Dean Billingsley pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted first-degree murder Aug. 26 for attempting to burn a woman and her boyfriend alive after sexually assaulting her in September... Read More

Defendant Sentenced to Life Plus 20 Years for 2022 Murder

Details A 34-year-old murder defendant received a life sentence plus 20 years before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard. Preston Feaster was found guilty of first-degree murder, firearm use... Read More

Mondawmin Mall Shooter Identified Based on Baltimore Detectives’ Assumptions, Defense Argues

Details Baltimore Police detectives investigating the shooting outside Mondawmin Mall last December gathered a lot of information, but, according to defense attorney Natalie Finegar, determining the identity of the shooter left... Read More

Duo Pleads Guilty for 15 Year Sentence in 2023 Shooting Outside Lexington Market

Details Two defendants pleaded guilty to assault and a weapons charge for 15-year sentences on Aug. 26 in connection to a shooting near Baltimore City’s Lexington Market last December. Deontrey McDaniel,... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Pleads Guilty to Assault, Firearm Use

Details A 23-year-old man pleaded guilty in Baltimore City Circuit Court for shooting at his ex-girlfriend’s uncle last June. Tavon Jones was initially charged with attempted first- and second-degree murder, first-... Read More