Victims Archives - Page 4 of 243

By Jamiya Austin - March 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ordered a woman accused of neglecting, abusing, and murdering her 5-year-old daughter to return to court May 5 for a jury trial... Read More

Prosecutor Claims Defense, ‘Distracts, Deflects, Diminishes,’ During Cinder Block Murder Trial

Details There were heated closing arguments in the homicide trial of Dayrel McFarland on March 28, with the prosecution claiming that defense attorney Joseph Owens was employing tactics to “distract, deflect,... Read More

Judge Calls Couple Guilty of Child Abuse ‘Hideous’

By Caroline Sutley - March 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details Brandon Wheatley and Jalesia Offer, both 34, appeared side-by-side in court on March 31, facing charges in connection to two victims of child abuse. One of their victims was six-year-old... Read More

Judge Postpones Murder Trial for Co-Defendant’s Competency Hearing

Details Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer granted a one-day postponement in the jury trial of co-defendants Davon Butler, 19, Charles Bowen, 20, and a third teenager who was 17... Read More

Murder Defendant Anticipates Retrial Date in May

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland granted a pre-trial date of May 9 for murder defendant Jermaine Sanders after his new defense attorney, Martin Cohen, requested more time... Read More

Joinder Motion in Limbo in a Homicide Case

Details On March 31, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Hope Tipton presided over a back-and-forth hearing for Paul Artis, 27. During the proceeding a stand-in prosecutor refused to argue a joinder... Read More

Victim Announced in Pulaski Highway Shooting

By Baltimore Witness Staff - March 31, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a victim in a Southeast District shooting. Fredi Lua, 42, was killed on March 22 in the 3200 block of Pulaski Highway. Read More

Teen Accused of Cookout Shooting to Stand Trial in July

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a July 23 trial date for Columbia teenager Xyliq Synzere on March 28 after counsel requested further time to review new... Read More

Homicide Defendant to Return in July Following Hung Jury

Details Fielding Bame, 41, will return to Baltimore City Circuit Court July 21 for a second jury trial. The jury in his previous trial was unable to reach a consensus on... Read More

Surveillance Video, Cell Phone Said to Link Suspect to Killing

Details In trial on March 28, the prosecution presented video and cellphone evidence allegedly linking Derrien Gamble, 21, to the Feb. 13, 2024 fatal shooting of Tyree Bell,19. The incident occurred... Read More

Hagerstown Man Accused of Infanticide to Receive June Trial Date

Details A Hagerstown man accused of infanticide is set to receive a new jury trial date on June 6 after his case was recently remanded. Anthony Ford, 28, was initially charged... Read More

Jonestown Stabbing Defendant’s Trial Results in a Hung Jury

Details A panel of jurors failed to reach a consensus March 27 over the homicide trial of 41-year-old Fielding Bame. Bame is charged with second-degree murder and intent to injure with... Read More

Gallery Dismissed as Counsel Butt Heads in Homicide Trial

Details As testimony continued for Dion Thompson, 25, who stands accused in the murder of Tony Mason, Jr., a sergeant with the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, counsel got engaged in... Read More

Defense and Prosecution Argue Over Wording of Defendant’s Charges

Details A defense attorney argued March 25 with the prosecution over the decision to use “conspiracy to commit murder that resulted in death” in charging language for a homicide defendant. Khaliel... Read More

Judge Hands McHenry Street Homicide Defendant July Trial Date

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled a weeklong jury trial for a 34-year-old Shipley Hill homicide defendant on March 25. Dominic Felder is charged with first-degree murder,... Read More

Man Gets Shot In Head for Pointing Empty Gun

Details Homicide defendant Mandarin Jessup, 42, rejected a plea offer of five years without the possibility of parole before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong on March 26, leading... Read More

Teen Victim Announced in Fatal Hamilton Hills Shooting

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced a 17-year-old male victim in the March 21 shooting in the Hamilton Hills neighborhood. On March 21, at approximately 10:49 p.m., Northeast District officers... Read More

‘He is a Better Man Than Me,’ Defense Attorney Argues

Details A defense attorney argued March 25 that a homeless man was innocent in a fatal stabbing that occurred near the vicinity of a local church. Fielding Bame is charged with... Read More

Judge Admits Video Evidence In Robbery Suspect’s Upcoming Trial

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Michael A. DiPietro approved the prosecution’s request to admit new evidence into the jury trial of robbery suspect Reginald Whitaker on March 25. Whitaker, 29,... Read More

Defense Claims Self Defense in Jonestown Murder Trial

Details A 41-year-old Baltimore man’s trial began before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kimberly McBride on March 25, with counsel debating whether the fatal stabbing was an act of self-defense. Fielding... Read More

Jury Trial Begins For North Carolina Resident Implicated in Homicide Case

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Michael Anthony DiPietro presided over the trial involving 24-year-old Khaliel Strong-Council, who was allegedly involved in an incident on May 26, 2024, which led to the... Read More

Arrest Made in Fatal East Biddle Street Shooting

Details The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) announced an arrest related to a homicide in the Southeast District. Investigators have arrested 33-year-old Sean Lloyd of Baltimore. The incident occurred on Feb. 2,... Read More

Murder Trial Rescheduled For Fourth Time

Details After the prosecution disclosed issues with witnesses, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Martin Schreiber II rescheduled 34-year-old Donnell Johnson’s homicide trial for a fourth time on March. 24. Johnson is charged... Read More

Jury Selection Begins for Homicide Defendant’s Fourth Trial

Details Jury selection for Levar Cooper‘s fourth murder trial began on March 24. Over the span of four years, Cooper has had three mistrials, all ending in a hung jury. The... Read More