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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

Counsel Gives Opening Statements in Murder Trial

Details On Nov. 19, a jury heard opening statements from the prosecution and defense attorney Augustine Okeke in the trial of a 20-year-old attempted murder suspect. Mekhi Green, 20, 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

Man on Trial for Murder Claims He Never Had a Gun

Details A man charged with murder in a drive-by shooting claims he never had a gun the day of the crime before Judge Althea M. Handy of the Baltimore City Circuit... Read More

Double-Shooting Defendant Appears In Reception Court, Gets Trial Date

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

Stabbing Homicide Suspect’s Trial Date Set

Details A 25-year-old murder defendant, represented by attorney Janet Katharine Andersen, appeared in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Nov. 15. On June 16 officers... Read More

Medical Expert Testifies at Homicide Trial

Details A medical examiner described her autopsy findings during a homicide trial on Nov. 14 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The defendant, 24-year-old Garry Morris is accused of murdering 20-year-old Amare... Read More

Jury Finds Double Homicide Defendant Guilty of Murder, Acquits on Conspiracy

Details On Nov. 13, before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer a jury found a 19-year-old homicide defendant guilty of the most serious charges against him. Jabre Griffith is accused... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Offer

Details A 25-Year-old attempted murder defendant represented by attorney Maureen O’Leary, agreed to a guilty plea in reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Jeffrey Geller on Nov.13. On March 25,... Read More

Defendant Accused of Fatal Stabbing Pleads Guilty First Day of Trial

Details Before the jury entered the courtroom for trial on Nov. 13, defendant Michael Atkinson opted to plead guilty to stabbing 53-year-old Michael Raub to death over money on the Fourth... Read More

Jury Acquits Suspect of Double Homicide, Finding he Acted in Self-Defense

Details On Oct. 29, a Baltimore jury found 21-year-old defendant not guilty in a double homicide case before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy. Darius Daye, faced charges of... Read More

Defense Attorney Claims Weak Evidence Against Double Homicide Suspect in Closing

Details A defense attorney claimed his client is an outstanding family man and falsely accused during a closing argument in a homicide case on November 12 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. ... Read More

Murder Defendant Moves Toward Trial

Details A 19-year-old murder defendant was scheduled for trial during reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Nov 8. Montay Anthoney Brown allegedly shot and killed... Read More

Pulaski Highway Murder Defendant’s Trial Continues

Details After a 25-year-old murder defendant declined a plea offer, he was scheduled for trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Nov 8. Tyquann Flythe is charged... Read More

Homicide Victim’s Family Sways Judge Against Defense Counter offer in 2022 Fatal Stabbing

Details The family of Michael Jackson declared they would never stop fighting for justice after losing their 25-year-old loved one in a fatal stabbing in 2022. On Nov. 8, this fight... Read More

Ballistics, Cell Phone Evidence Presented in Double Homicide

Details The prosecution called two expert witnesses to discuss ballistic and cell phone evidence linked to a double homicide allegedly committed by Jabre Griffith on Nov. 7. The 19-year-old defendant’s jury... Read More

Family Member Describes ‘Void’ After Murder

Details At a sentencing hearing Nov. 7, a family member spoke about the emptiness she experienced after losing her cousin to violence. Ky’Mon Young, 18, was found guilty in May of... Read More

Police Investigate Shooting on I-295

By Baltimore Witness Staff - November 7, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details Officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to reports of a shooting on Nov. 7. According to a press release, officers found a 22-year-old Isaiah Shackleford suffering from a... Read More

Year-Over-Year Trends Show Increase in Plea Deals Offered

Details Plea offers for homicides and non-fatal shooting defendants increased by 114 percent between 2023 and 2024, according to Baltimore Witness data. In 2023, there were 64 plea offers, whereas in... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting His Girlfriend in Front of His Children

Details A 44-year-old man pleaded guilty to attempted murder before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin P. Welch on Nov.6. Ricardo Clarke was originally charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted to... Read More

Police Arrest Suspect in September Murder

Details Detectives from the Baltimore Police Department apprehended at 19-year-old suspect they believe was connected to a homicide on Sept. 14. According to the press release, police arrested Quontay Spinks on... Read More

Police Arrest Suspect for August Homicide

Details On Oct. 28, homicide detectives with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) arrested 44-year-old Damion Thomas.Thomas is charged with the homicide of 37-year-old Brian Nesbitt. The incident took place on Aug.... Read More

Prosecutor Says Electronic Evidence Links Teen to 2023 Double Homicide

Details “There’s no such thing as the perfect murder” and according to Baltimore City prosecutors, defendant Jabre Griffith proves their point with the alleged killing of Ernest Hall and Micah Young—back-to-back... Read More