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Firearms and Cellphone Evidence Linked to Appleton Street Murder Suspect

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy presided over the third day of a jury trial for 29-year old defendant Kemonta Johnson. Johnson is accused of the murder of... Read More

Defendant in Non-Fatal Shooting Enters Alford Plea While Maintaining Innocence

Details Dustin Jackson, 31, entered what’s known as an Alford plea in relation to the non-fatal shooting of 31-year-old Joseph Oglesby that occurred on July 29, 2024. The action enables him... Read More

Homicide Defendant Calls Judge A “B*tch”

Details Homicide defendant Jamal Smothers, 19, muttered a curse at Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland after she waived his Hicks date due to his defense counsel’s lack of... Read More

Jury Acquits Defendant of Murder, Convicts on Armed Robbery

By Kerryn Ayers - February 5, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details A jury found 33-year-old Jermaine Sanders guilty of conspiracy to commit armed robbery on Jan. 22. The jury acquitted Sanders of eight other charges, including first-degree murder, armed robbery, firearm... Read More

Man Arrested for Shooting 57-Year-Old Victim

By Baltimore Witness Staff - February 5, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the arrest of Raynard Venable in connection with a non-fatal Eastern District shooting incident. On Nov. 29, 2024, Venable shot a 57-year-old victim in... Read More

Top Headlines of 2024

Details Teenage Defendants Plead Guilty in 2023 Brooklyn Day Mass Shooting Case Of the guilty plea deals offered in 2024, three defendants were charged in the 2023 Brooklyn Day mass shooting.... Read More

Trial Date Set for Defendant Facing 27 Charges

By Abraham Leo , --- staff --- - February 3, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K Copeland scheduled the trial date for a 20-year-old attempted murder defendant for May. 7. Zavon Antonio Beasley faces over two dozen charges, including... Read More

Trial Underway for Homicide Defendant

Details Lionel Matthews, 41, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer for the first day of his trial on Feb.2. Matthews faces first-degree murder and related firearms charges... Read More

Shooting Co-Defendant Granted Final Trial Postponement

Details On Feb. 3, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland granted a request from defense counsel for what will be the final postponement of a jury trial for 33-year-old... Read More

Judge Grants Joinder for Defendants in Elderly Victim Shooting Case

Details Walter Jeremy Bush, 28, and Quincee Joe Moon, 19, were granted a motion to join their cases during a hearing on Feb. 3. Bush and Moon are suspects in the... Read More

In Life Sentence For Murder Judge Says 19-Year-Old With 64 IQ, ‘Is The Wrong Crowd’

By Claire Schreiber , Carmen Gregg , Tomas Coles - February 3, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert Taylor sentenced Arthur McCaden, 19, to life imprisonment in connection to four T-Mobile armed robbery incidents from April 2023, including one where he shot... Read More

Teen Homicide Co-Defendant Rejects a Plea, Hearing Date Set

By Claire Schreiber , Kristen Wheeler - January 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details During reception court on Jan. 31, 19-year-old Bishop Chance stood before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland to schedule a hearing in his homicide case. Chance is charged with... Read More

Trial Scheduled For Three Homicide Co-Defendants

By Claire Schreiber , Kristen Wheeler - January 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Suspects |

Details Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland with the help of an interpreter scheduled a jury trial for three codefendants accused of homicide in a hearing on Jan. 31. Twenty-one-year-old Brian... Read More

Defense Files Motion to Dismiss Murder Case Over Speedy Trial Issue

Details During a pre-trial conference on Jan. 31, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a hearing on a defense motion to dismiss a case due to an alleged violation... Read More

Judge Sets Mental Health Court Date for Stabbing Suspect

By Tomas Coles - January 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | stabbing | Suspects |

Details In reception court on Jan. 31, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland scheduled a mental health hearing and a jury trial for a man charged with stabbing a 14-year-old. Brandon... Read More

Jury Acquits Pembridge Avenue Murder Suspect

Details A jury acquitted Daquan Parker, 27, for the murder of 19-year-old Rasheed Lindsey on Jan. 29. The incident occurred on March 9, 2024 on the 5000 block of Pembridge Avenue. ... Read More

Citing Dangerousness, Judge Deems Homicide Defendant Incompetent For Trial

Details A 25-year-old murder defendant was found mentally incompetent to stand trial, and he was deemed a danger to himself and others. Ajay Wiggins is charged with first-degree murder in connection... Read More

10-Year-Old Girl Dies Days After Shooting Self in the Head

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the death of E’vaa Sewell, a 10-year-old girl, on Jan. 28. Investigators believe Sewell accidentally shot herself in the head at her grandmother’s home... Read More

‘He Didn’t Want to Die,’ Victim’s Mother Tells Defendant At Sentencing

Details Paul Ray IV was sentenced to a modified life term on Jan. 29 by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Alan Lazerow for the fatal shooting of Bryson Hudson. Ray previously... Read More

Judge Sentences Metro Track Murder Defendant to 40 Years

By Carmen Gregg , Jamiya Austin - January 29, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Suspects | Victims |

Details Joseph J. White III was sentenced to 40 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder for pushing Christopher Foster, 28, onto the train tracks at... Read More

Defendant Seeks Release for 1994 Homicide as Youth

Details On Jan. 29, Marcel Terry Smith, 47, appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court to discuss a potential modification of his life sentence for the 1994 murder of Antoinette Wilson. The... Read More

Judge Denies Bail for Suspect Who Allegedly Shot at Roommate in Brawl Over Booze

By Laura Flores - January 29, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A man accused of shooting at his roommate in an argument over alcohol was denied bail and home detention instead of jail on Jan. 28. Charles Ward, 25, is charged... Read More

Former Teacher Sentenced to 20 Years For Conspiracy in Teen Shooting

By Carmen Gregg - January 28, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Matthew Biegel, 39, a former teacher at Reginald F. Lewis High School, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree assault during a plea hearing on Jan. 27 before Baltimore City... Read More

Eyewitness And Police Testimony Shape Day Four of Murder Trial

By Claire Schreiber , Tomas Coles , Ziqi Zhou - January 28, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Shooting | Suspects |

Details Police and bystander witnesses took the stand on Jan. 27, the fourth day of 27-year-old Daquan Parker’s homicide trial before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Nicole Baremore. Parker is accused of... Read More