Victims Archives - Page 2 of 247

Victim Named in Thorndale Avenue Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 11, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a fatal shooting that occurred June 7 in the Northern District. Darrell Conway, 33, was pronounced deceased on June 7. The... Read More

Court Denies Postponement, Sentences Man to 5 Years

Details Jermal Lundy, 25, stood before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 11, requesting a postponement to allow more time for evidence to be reviewed. Lundy is... Read More

2020 Double Murderer Found Guilty, Criminally Responsible

Details At the end of his bench trial on June 9, Dandre Woods-Bethel, 29, testified about his history of mental illness in an unsuccessful attempt to prove himself not criminally responsible... Read More

Jury Acquits Attempted Murder Suspect of Most Serious Charges

Details A jury reached a not guilty verdict for the most serious charges facing 34-year-old Jytarious Evans before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin P. Welch on June 6. Evans was... Read More

Judge Approves Defense Strike Motions in Highway Murder Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy presided during a motions hearing on June 9 in which the defense moved to strike expert testimony by three prosecution witnesses. Defendant... Read More

Victim Identified, Suspect Arrested in Fatal Round Road Shooting

Details In reference to the homicide that occurred in the Southern District on June 8, investigators have arrested Melvin Scott, 32, of Baltimore. Scott was arrested in connection with the homicide... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter of Baby Grandson

By Nicholas Carter - June 9, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Victims |

Details Man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter of his 13-month-old grandson. Read More

Trial Testimony Describes 2020 Double Murder

Details On June 6, witnesses to a shooting that left two dead delivered dramatic testimonies on the second day of Dandre Woods-Bethel’s murder trial. Woods-Bethel, 29, is charged with two counts... Read More

Case Dismissed Against Attempted Murder Suspect

Details Due to unspecified complications with one of the prosecution’s witnesses on June 9, parties agreed to dismiss the case of Travis Turner before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H.... Read More

Postponements Impact More Than Half of June’s Upcoming Murder Trials

Details Violent crime cases rarely get through the Baltimore City Circuit Court system unscathed for delays or postponements. Out of 12 homicide trials scheduled in June, only four have had little... Read More

Double Murder Suspect Opts for Bench Trial

Details Members of victims’ families gathered in Baltimore City Circuit Court on June 6 for the double murder trial of defendant Dandre Woods-Bethel, 29. Woods-Bethel and his attorney, Maureen O’Leary, opted... Read More

October Trial Date Set for Teen Murder Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled an Oct. 1 trial date for 18-year-old defendant Davion Foreman during a reception court hearing on June 6. Foreman is charged... Read More

Man Accused of Killing His Infant Receives October Trial Date

Details Anthony Ford, 28, received his new trial date before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 6. Ford is charged with first-degree child abuse resulting in death... Read More

Parents Accused of Killing Their 5-Year-Old Daughter Get October Trial Date

By Natalie Voorhees - June 6, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Juveniles | Victims |

Details Co-defendants Gerald Byrd, 35, and Bernice Byrd, 32, appeared in reception court on June 6 to set a date for their joint trial. The parents face various charges of murder,... Read More

Jurors Exposed to Hours of Surveillance Video in Teen Homicide Trial

Details A juvenile murder suspect’s trial continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on June 4, with a Baltimore Police Department (BPD) sergeant taking the stand to testify... Read More

Woman Arrested in Fatal Westfield Avenue Shooting

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an arrest in connection with the homicide that occurred June 1 in the Northeast District. On June 1, detectives arrested Karin Redfern, 25, for... Read More

Police Identify Victim in Fatal Heaver Street Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 4, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a fatal shooting that occurred May 24 in the Eastern District. Thomas Barnes, 28, succumbed to his injuries at an area... Read More

Jury Finds Man Guilty in Fatal Stabbing

Details A jury found Cahari A. Ferguson, 21, guilty of conspiracy to commit murder where death would likely be the result for brutally stabbing Sean Neal Malik Brown, 21, more than... Read More

Trial Set For Men Accused of Killing 19-Year- Old, Injuring Another

Details Co-defendants Daeshaun Tyreke Clark, 27, and Devontaye Richardson, 29, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on June 3 to receive a trial date. Clark and Richardson... Read More

S. Calhoun Street Murder Defendant Accepts Plea Deal

Details Lamont Bethea Johnson, Jr., 38, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and felony firearm use before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong on June 3. Johnson was initially charged... Read More

Suspect Arrested in Connection to Fatal 2nd Street Shooting

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an arrest in connection with a homicide in the Southern District. On May 28, investigators arrested Ronald Hall, Jr., 48, without incident. The arrest... Read More

Police Name Cherry Hill Shooting Victim

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 3, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a Southern District homicide. Bryant Breland, a 42-year-old Black man, was killed on May 31. The incident occurred in the 600... Read More

Victim Identified in Westfield Avenue Fatal Stabbing

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 3, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a Northeast District homicide. Demetri Briscoe, a 26-year-old Black man, was killed on June 1. The incident occurred in the 3000 block... Read More

As Emotional Families Watch, Judge Hands Getaway Driver 15 Years For Murder

Details Over the bitter tears of the victim’s family, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor sentenced 23-year-old Davon Evans to 15 years on May 30. The term was imposed... Read More