Victims Archives - Page 13 of 249

Judge Postpones Homicide Trial in Child’s Gruesome Death

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin Schreiber, II postponed the jury trial for 23-year-old homicide defendant Shaun Bullock, Jr. on Feb. 24 after his defense attorney, Andre Mahasa, fell ill... Read More

Judge Resets Hearing For Man Accused of Murder, Multiple Robberies in 2023

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland reset a motions hearing date for murder and robbery defendant Reginald Whitaker on Feb. 21. Whitaker is charged with first-degree murder, attempted... Read More

Suspect Arrested, Victim Named in Oakley Avenue Homicide

Details In connection to the Northern District homicide on Jan. 24, investigators have arrested 24-year-old Zion Clayton from Baltimore. Detectives discovered that Clayton fatally shot 36-year-old Anthony D. McMichael, Jr. in... Read More

Victim Named in O’Donnell Heights Fatal Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - February 24, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On Feb. 24, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a victim in the Feb. 15 Southeast District fatal shooting. On Feb. 15, 33-year-old Francisco Cuffey was pronounced deceased at the... Read More

Man Arrested in Double Shooting at Senior Living Apartments

Details On Feb. 20, at approximately 11:07 a.m., Central District patrol officers responded to the Pleasant View Gardens senior apartments at 110 North Central Avenue to investigate a shooting inside a... Read More

Suspect’s Police Interview Played in Double-Homicide Trial

Details Daquan Woodard, 22, is on trial accused in a double homicide that occurred on Feb. 7, 2024. During testimony, the prosecution played video surveillance footage from a 7-Eleven located on... Read More

Accused Mass Shooter From Motorcycle Club Rejects Murder Plea

Details A member of the Thunderguards motorcycle club who was accused of an August 2024 mass shooting waived his Hicks date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on... Read More

Judge Says Murder Trial Will Proceed

By Sage Cho - February 21, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland rejected the defense’s request to postpone homicide defendant Mark Custis’ trial date to July 14, which corresponds with his Hicks date. The... Read More

Murder Suspect Convicted of All Charges

Details A murder suspect was convicted of all eight charges in a murder trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on Feb. 21. Davonte Hamlett, 21, is charged with first-degree... Read More

Judge Orders Retrial for Homicide Defendant After New Evidence Emerges

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels ordered a retrial for 33-year-old homicide defendant Jermaine Sanders after defense attorney Donald Wright brought forth new evidence during the sentencing hearing.... Read More

Defense Delivers Brief Opening Statement in Double-Homicide Trial

By Sage Cho - February 20, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details Counsel delivered opening arguments on the second day of 22-year-old murder defendant Daquan Woodard on Feb. 20, with defense attorney Maureen O’Leary delivering an argument that lasted approximately two minutes. ... Read More

Man Sentenced to Life for Killing Stepdaughter’s Boyfriend

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced 46-year-old Keith Anderson to life on Feb. 18 in connection to the June 22, 2022 murder of Markeece Jordan, 29. Anderson... Read More

‘Basically, You Just Poo-Pooed on What I Said,’ Irked Judge Tells Lawyer in Homicide Hearing

Details A jury trial for a murder case turned contentious before it went to postponement court on Feb. 19. Jamal Smith, 33, is on trial in relation to a June 16,... Read More

Defendant Makes Obscene Outburst Before Judge in Double-Murder Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland denied homicide defendant Daquan Woodard’s request for a trial postponement on Feb. 19 after Woodard attempted to discharge his defense attorney. Woodard,... Read More

Murder Defendant Sentenced to 45 Years in Jealousy Related Shooting

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced 25-year-old homicide defendant Gerson Diaz-Arita to life on Feb. 18. Diaz-Arita is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use in a felony... Read More

Mass Shooter Faces Two Life Sentences for Double Homicide

By Sage Cho , Ziqi Zhou [former] - February 18, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details A man found guilty of a March 2023 mass shooting that killed two and injured six received two life sentences and 120 years on Feb. 18. Jabre Griffith, 19, was... Read More

Suspect Accused of Killing Man Walking His Grandchildren Rejects Plea

Details Bryant James Peyton, 27, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on Feb. 14 to receive a trial date. Peyton is charged with first-degree murder, firearm use... Read More

Judge Sets Pre-Trial Date for Stiles Street homicide Defendant

Details Gregory Jones, 25, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland for an initial pre-trial hearing on Feb. 14. Jones is charged with first- degree murder, firearm use... Read More

Murder Suspect Said to Wear a Blue Wig Rejects Plea

Details Following an altercation with Jasmine Simuel, 39-year-old Teresa Collins, who was wearing a bright blue wig, was allegedly seen removing a gun from her purse near the 2700 block of... Read More

Jury Finds Appleton Street Murder Defendant Guilty of All Charges

Details A jury found 29-year-old homicide defendant Kemonta Johnson guilty of all charges on Feb. 7. Despite attorney Jason Rodriguez’s attempts, the panel found the defendant guilty of first-degree murder, firearm... Read More

Manslaughter Defendant Says, ‘I Wish I Would Have Died That Night’

Details Daniel Moss, 60, pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and roadside negligence resulting in a fatality before the Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Timothy J. Doory on Feb. 6. On March... Read More

North Longwood Stabbing Trial Postponed

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland reset the trial of 21-year-old homicide defendant Cahari Ferguson to May 27. Ferguson and co-defendant Tyrell White are charged with two counts... Read More

Jury Trial Set for Defendant in Attempted Murder

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a jury trial for 29-year-old attempted murder defendant William Demetrius Elliot for April 17. Elliot is charged with attempted first- and... Read More

Victim’s Girlfriend Cries in Court Over Gas Station Homicide

Details Counsel delivered opening statements in the first day of homicide defendant Davonte Hamlett’s jury trial on Feb. 10. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer presided over an emotional... Read More