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Fatal Crash Kills Two on W. Northern Parkway

Details On November 27, 2022, officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to a single vehicle crash on the 1900 block of W. Northern Parkway that resulted in the death... Read More

Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant Receives Trial Date

By Ashleigh Joplin - November 16, 2022
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Details A defendant charged with vehicular manslaughter was scheduled for trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Nov. 16. The defendant Brittany Julius is charged with vehicular manslaughter and... Read More

Trial Date Set for Defendant in 2018 Francis Street Murder

By Ashleigh Joplin - November 16, 2022
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Details On Nov. 16, a trial date was scheduled for a murder defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Damien Woods is charged with first-degree murder, use of... Read More

Judge Grants Continuance to Murder Defendant Accused of Stabbing Girlfriend

By Ashley Brown - November 8, 2022
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Details During a Nov. 7 reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn issued a continuance to a murder defendant who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend. Michael Allen is charged... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Alleged ‘39 Babies’ Gang Members

Details During a Nov. 7 Baltimore reception court hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn set a trial date for alleged gang members accused of murder, among other crimes. Karon... Read More

Teen Walks-In to Hospital Suffering from Gunshot Wound

Details Southwest District officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) are looking into a non-fatal shooting of a teen on Nov. 5. On Saturday, at approximately 11:00 p.m., patrol officers responded... Read More

Police Arrest Suspect in Russell Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness staff - November 4, 2022
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Details The Southern District of the Baltimore Police Department have arrested a suspect allegedly connected to a shooting on Oct. 17. On Oct. 24, at approximately 10:37 a.m., investigators arrested 31-year-old... Read More

Retrial for 2014 Triple Shooting Set for April 2023

By Ashleigh Joplin - October 27, 2022
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Details Prosecutors did not have a plea to offer a second-degree murder defendant up for retrial during reception court on Oct. 26 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial Date for Double Homicide Defendant

Details On Oct. 11, a trial was scheduled for a 29-year-old double homicide defendant before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Deamonte Spencer is charged with two counts of... Read More

Trial Date Set For Teen Accused of Murder

By Dalen Berry - September 30, 2022
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Details Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn scheduled the start of trial on Sept. 29.for a murder defendant accused of trying to avenge his associates brothers death. Jimmy Murphy is being... Read More

Baltimore Woman Accused of a Non-Fatal Shooting Accepts Plea

Details A Baltimore woman accepted a plea agreement on Sept. 13 in connection with two crimes that took place on Sept. 22, 2021. The prosecution offered a plea to the defendant... Read More

Sentencing for Man Convicted of Manslaughter Postponed to Allow Victim’s Mother to Attend

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton on Sept. 9 postponed the sentencing for a man convicted of voluntary manslaughter to allow the victim’s mother to be present. The... Read More

Judge’s Disapproval Leads to Altered Plea for Non-Fatal Shooter

Details A non-fatal shooting defendant’s defense counsel agreed to an alteration of his client’s plea offer on Sept. 9 when Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John Howard questioned the original plea... Read More

Trial Date Set For Defendant in 2021 Orleans Street Homicide

Details A trial date was set on Sept. 8 for a man charged with first-degree murder before Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Defense attorney James Sweeting III told Judge Phinn... Read More

Prosecution Enters Nolle Pros for Gun Defendant

Details On Sept. 7, the reception hearing for a Baltimore man allegedly involved in a shooting was nolle pros by the prosecutor before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. ... Read More

Judge Grants Postponement in Home Invasion Murder Trial Due to New Evidence

Details State prosecutors and defense attorneys for two co-defendants charged with murder agreed to a joint request for a trial postponement, which was approved by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie... Read More

Eastern District Police Investigating Stabbing Homicide

Details On Sept. 6, at approximately 2:28 a.m. Eastern District officers responded to reports of a person lying in the street on the 1400 block of East Monument Street. Officers found... Read More

62-Year-Old Man Arrested for Attempted Murder

Details The Baltimore Police Department has arrested and charged Bobby Trujillo of Baltimore with attempted murder after he barricaded himself in the location. Trujillo, 62, was arrested on Aug. 29 on... Read More

Trial Set for Attempted Murder Defendant Who Shot Victim in the Face

Details On Sep 6, a trial date was set for an attempted homicide defendant before the Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The prosecution offered Montoya Cure Jr. a life... Read More

Third Defendant in Shipley Hill Murder Has Trial Postponed for Second Time

Details The trial for a homicide defendant has been postponed again pending the results of an extended evaluation. During mental health court on Aug. 31, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale... Read More

All Three Defendants in Crime Spree Homicide Case Found Guilty

Details A jury convicted one of three co-defendants for his participation in the shooting of two people in West Baltimore on Nov. 14, 2019. On Aug. 22, Malik Brooks was convicted of two... Read More

Doctor Testifies in Trial Against Man Accused of Infanticide

Details The trial for a man accused of abusing and killing his five-month-old baby began Aug. 16, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones. Anthony Ford, 25, is charged... Read More

Baltimore Man Found Not Guilty in Attempted Murder Trial

Details A jury returned a verdict of not guilty on all charges in the attempted murder trial of 20-year-old Darius Partlow before Balitmore City Cricut Court Judge Jeffery Geller on June... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Awaits Trial Date

Details A reception hearing for a 53-year-old Baltimore man, charged with attempted murder, was postponed until tomorrow due to counsel’s inability to pick a trial date before the defendant’s Hicks date... Read More