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Defense Claims Lack of Evidence in Shooting Trial

By Baltimore Witness Staff - December 5, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details On Dec. 4, the defense counsel for a shooting suspect told the jury and Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Troy K. Hill that his client was wrongfully arrested because he... Read More

Judge Praises Shooting Defendant’s Drug Treatment Record

By Sage Cho - December 5, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin praised a 37-year-old defendant’s commitment to treatment in mental health court on Dec. 4. Jamar Cannon, 37, was involved in a non-fatal... Read More

March Shooting Victim Killed With Her Own Gun Outside Mother’s Home, Prosecutor Says

Details Despite an unrecovered murder weapon, a Baltimore City prosecutor argued on Dec. 2 that 35-year-old Lenora Alston was shot and killed by defendant Reginald Peay III with the victim’s legally-owned... Read More

New Evidence Revealed in Jury Trial for Homicide Defendant

Details The prosecution introduced video evidence and autopsy photographs on the third day of a homicide defendant’s trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan Lazerow on Dec. 4. Defendant Reginald... Read More

Cases For Homicide Defendants Reviewed in Mental Health Court

Details In mental health court on Dec. 4, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ordered an initial mental competency evaluation for a defendant charged with first-degree murder. Defendant Robert... Read More

Jury Selection Begins in East Baltimore Murder Trial

Details Jury selection for the murder trial of Tyrell Williams began before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Dec. 4. Williams was detained... Read More

Motion’s Hearing to Join Murder Cases Pushed to New Year

Details A motion’s hearing to join the cases of Joseph Coates and Joseph Walker was rescheduled for mid-January 2025 to allow the former’s new defense counsel to review discovery in the... Read More

Shooting Defendant’s Girlfriend Claims He’s ‘a Family Man’ at Sentencing

Details An attempted murder defendant was sentenced in a plea deal on Dec. 3 at Baltimore City Circuit Court hearing and his girlfriend spoke on his behalf. The defendant, Keiontay Woodlon,... Read More

Firearm Analysts Say Homicide Gun is Linked to Another Crime

By Carla Abon [former] - December 4, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details On Dec. 3, the second day of a murder trial, two firearm analysts testified that the gun used in this case is linked to a 2019 assault. Reginald Peay III,... Read More

Gas Station Shooting Resolved After Mistrial

Details On Dec. 3, a 20-year-old defendant accepted a plea deal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Paul E. Alpert. Xavier Hawkins faces charges including first- and second-degree assault, conspiracy to... Read More

Sentencing for One of Four Murder Co-Defendants Postponed

Details A 19-year-old defendant’s sentencing was postponed before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Dec. 2. William Holloman, 19, is charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery, conspiracy to... Read More

Jury Convicts 20-Year-Old Defendant of Popeyes Shooting

Details A jury has convicted 20-year-old Mekhi Green of attempted murder for a shooting outside a Popeyes restaurant earlier this year. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong granted defense... Read More

Murder Co-Defendants Offered Plea Deals, Joinder Motion Pending

Details Murder co-defendants Donta Lomont Taft and Tyree Derelle Wells appeared in a reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Nov. 22. The pair received... Read More

Defense Attorney ‘Dumbfounded’ by Murder Charges for South Paca Street Shooting

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge denied to change the status of a homicide defendant’s bail for the murder of 37-year-old Brian Nesbitt earlier this year, despite defense counsel’s argument... Read More

Western District Murder Defendant Appears In Reception

Details A 36-year-old murder defendant, represented by attorney May Hanna, appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Nov.15. Munir Dawan Matin is charged with... Read More

Prosecution Claims Shooting Defendant Attempted to Kill His Victim

Details The prosecution claimed in closing arguments on Nov. 18 in Baltimore City Circuit Court that a defendant made a clear attempt to kill the victim in a shooting. The proximal... Read More

Police Arrest Suspect for Shooting on S. Conkling

By Baltimore Witness Staff - November 22, 2024
Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the arrest Nov. 11 of 26-year-old James Little, who is allegedly charged with an attempted first-degree murder that took place on Nov. 4 on... Read More

Homicide Defendant Set for Trial in 2025

Details On Nov. 15, a 33-year-old murder defendant accepted a jury trial in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. Represented by Bradley MacFee, Isaiah Eaddy is... Read More

Convicted Killer Sentenced to Life Plus Five Years for 7-Eleven Shooting in 2023

Details A 22-year-old Baltimore man who was identified by his mother as the shooter in the murder of Edgar Bonilla-Guerra was sentenced to life plus five years for the 2023 homicide.... Read More

Police Arrest Suspect for Homicide

By Baltimore Witness Staff - November 21, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) arrested Nov. 19 of 24-year-old, Jermal Lundy. He is charged with allegedly shooting 46-year-old Ira Linton earlier that day on the 4200 block of Powell... Read More

Prosecutor Requests to Join Co-Defendants’ Cases After Murder Mistrials

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor said the State’s Attorney’s Office intends to retry the murder case against 24-year-old Garry Morris and join his case with his co-defendant’s following a mistrial in... Read More

Parties Argue Over Surveillance Footage During Murder Closings

Details The defense and the prosecution argued over the accuracy of surveillance footage during closing arguments in a homicide before Judge Althea M. Handy of the Baltimore City Circuit Court. Garry... Read More

Murder Defendant Claims He Was Intended Victim

Details During a murder trial on Nov.18 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones, the defendant claimed the victim actually tried to rob him Davon Parker, 30, is charged... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Takes Plea Deal

Details On Nov. 19, a 28-year-old attempted murder suspect accepted a plea deal from the prosecution for two charges of first-degree assault and firearm use in a felony or violent crime... Read More