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Evidence Puts Defendant at Crime Scene in Leverton Avenue Murder, Prosecution Says

Details As the homicide trial of Melvin Garcercis Tucker came to a close on June 30, the prosecution focused on video footage, license plate readers and a motive that they said... Read More

Double Homicide Case Ends in Mistrial, Slated to Return for Motion’s Hearing in September

Details A mistrial was declared in the double homicide trial of Khaleb Edmonds on June 24 after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict. Following a day of deliberations, a... Read More

Franklin Square Murder Suspect to be Tried in September

Details A Baltimore man accused of a fatal shooting in June 2023 rejected a plea offer and received a jury trial date from Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland... Read More

Four-Day Trial Set for Baltimore Man Accused of Murder

Details Murder suspect Andrew Curry, 24, appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court on June 30, where a four-day trial was scheduled for November in connection to the 2023 shooting death of Desmond Green. Read More

Trial Set for Suspect in Decade-Old Double Homicide

Details Scott Barnett, 45, appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland on June 27 to set a date for the trial of a double homicide from 2014. Barnett is... Read More

Triple Shooting Case Slated for Trial in August

Details Two co-defendants in a fatal January triple shooting appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland on June 27 to receive a date for trial. Tavon Singleton, 34,... Read More

Forty-Eight Percent of June’s Homicide, Non-Fatal Shooting Cases Resolved Before Trial

Details Nearly half of all homicide and non-fatal shooting cases scheduled for trial in Baltimore City Circuit Court so far this month were resolved before moving forward, according to the latest... Read More

Oakley Avenue Murder Suspect Receives November Trial Date

Details Following a June 13 postponement in his case due to the unavailability of various key witnesses, murder defendant Zion James Clayton, 25, received a Nov. 13 trial date before Baltimore... Read More

Prosecutorial Misconduct Leads to Mistrial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones granted a mistrial for one of 37-year-old Munir Matin’s three criminal cases on June 25 following findings of prosecutorial misconduct. Proceedings ended... Read More

Defendant Killed Victim Over Money, Prosecutor sAys at Start of Trial

Details At the start of homicide defendant Melvin Tucker‘s trial on June 26, the prosecutor told jurors that the defendant killed 42-year-old Moses Earl McKnight over money. Tucker, 43, is charged... Read More

Christian Street Double Murder Victims Named

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 26, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update on regarding a double homicide that occurred in the Southwest District. Javaun Simmons, 31, and Danelo Punnett, 24, were killed on June... Read More

Edmondson Village Shooting Victim Named

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 26, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update on regarding a shooting that occurred in the Southwest District. Corey Washington, 41, was killed on June 23, in the 4100 block... Read More

Trial Continues for Man Accused of Attempted Murder

Details The jury trial of Christopher Boykin, 26, continued before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Geller on June 25. Boykin is on trial for 20 charges, including conspiracy to commit... Read More

Defendant Receives 10 Years in Prison for Accessory After the Fact Conviction

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard sentenced a defendant involved in a homicide to 10 years in prison on June 25. Tyrell White, 21, was initially charged with... Read More

Life in Prison, Man Pleads Guilty to Murder of 12-Year-Old Girl

Details Omar Passmore, 29, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and unlawful use of a firearm on June 24, accepting a plea deal of life in prison and 20 concurrent years for... Read More

Victim Testifies in Attempted Murder Trial

Details Testimonies from the victim were presented on the second day of Bryan Cherry’s attempted murder trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gregory Sampson on June 24. Cherry, 37, is... Read More

Judge Denies Dismissal And Limits Evidence in Triple Shooting Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Cynthia H. Jones denied a motion to dismiss the case of homicide defendant Munir Matin on June 23. Matin, 37, faces 38 charges across three... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Trial Postponed

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the non-fatal shooting trial of Cephus D. Lawrence on June 24 pending further investigation. Lawrence, 58, is charged with attempted first-... Read More

Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Broadway East Stabbing

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced the arrest of Idris Malik Ramos, 51, in connection to a Central District homicide that occurred on June 21. Ramos is charged with fatally... Read More

McElderry Park Shooting Victim Named

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

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a fatal Southeast District shooting. Jalen Johnson, 29, was killed on June 19, in the 500 block of N. Port Street. Read More

Victim Identified in Fatal Broadway East Shooting

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

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an update regarding a fatal Eastern District shooting. Isaiah Spicer, 29, was killed on June 17, in the 1900 block of E. Lafayette Avenue. Read More

Hemline, High-Top Shoes Said to Identify Suspect in 2023 Double Homicide

Details Khaleb Edmonds, 25 appeared in Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer’s courtroom the morning of June 23 for the final day of his jury trial. Edmonds is accused... Read More

Woman Identifies Father of Her Child as Stabbing Suspect

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor alleges 36-year-old homicide defendant Bryan Cherry was identified by the mother of his unborn child as the suspect in a stabbing at the East Baltimore Medical... Read More

Victim Identified in Fatal Washington Hill Stabbing

By Baltimore Witness Staff - June 23, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a homicide update regarding a fatal stabbing that occurred in the Central District. Tyrell John Curtis, 39, was killed on June 21, in the... Read More