Emma-Victoria Villanueva
Emma-Victoria Villanueva is an intern for Baltimore Witness. She is a junior Political Science and Spanish for International Service major at Catholic University where she hopes to continue her studies…
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Emma-Victoria Villanueva is an intern for Baltimore Witness. She is a junior Political Science and Spanish for International Service major at Catholic University where she hopes to continue her studies…
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An elderly man accused of a murder from 1973 had a trial scheduled for mid-January 2023 on June 7 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Gold Leroy…
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A 29-year-old Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder had his trial scheduled for January 2023 after rejecting a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on…
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The trial of homicide defendant Bernard Davenport was rescheduled for September as the prosecution was already booked for another trial on June 6. Davenport, 29, was originally scheduled for a…
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A 72-year-old man twice convicted for a double homicide in 1973 was offered a plea of life, suspending all but time served, on June 6 after serving 46 years in…
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An attempted murder suspect accepted a plea of time served on June 6 for allegedly firing seven gunshots at another man nearly a year ago. During reception court on Monday,…
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A 29-year-old Owings Mills man convicted of attempted murder nearly a decade ago was given until the end of June to accept a plea or proceed to trial after the…
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The Baltimore Police Department is investigating a homicide in the evening on June 2. According to a news release, officers were called to the 4200 block of St. Georges Street…
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A 27-year-old Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder rejected two life sentences on June 1 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Deamonte Spencer is charged with two…
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A 28-year-old Virginia woman accused of first-degree murder had her trial rescheduled for January 2023 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on June 1. Shakurah Eason is…
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A 24-year-old Baltimore man accused of his cousin’s murder will remain held without bail after a Baltimore City Circuit Court judge deemed him a threat to himself and the community…
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Despite a modest decline in homicides in May, Baltimore City had the most non-fatal shootings last month so far in 2022. There were 16 more non-fatal shootings in May than…
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A 35-year-old homicide defendant’s defense counsel motioned that a vital witness not to be called as the prosecutor did not disclose all of the information for the upcoming trial in…
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A 35-year-old man sentenced to life for the murder of his child’s mother three years ago was denied bail on May 27 as he awaits a retrial following a reversed…
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A Baltimore judge deemed a shooting defendant “a threat to public safety” before denying her bail on May 27. According to Baltimore City Circuit Court’s bail docket, Leonda Haynes is…
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A 25-year-old Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder was deemed competent to stand trial on June 1 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin. Dorrell Jackson is charged…
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A 62-year-old Baltimore man accused of murder was found competent to stand trial on June 1 after his defense attorney argued of his client’s mistreatment at the Baltimore detention center….
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An elderly Baltimore man accused of attempted murder had his case pushed nearly two weeks on June 2 after he was placed in quarantine due to COVID. Paul Lundy is…
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Baltimore City saw its highest number of non-fatal shootings in May, increasing approximately 33 percent since April. According to Baltimore Witness data, 64 non-fatal shootings occurred throughout the city in…
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The number of homicides in Baltimore City so far this year continues to exceed the homicide count from this time last year, increasing from 134 homicides as of May 31,…
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Over the memorial weekend, the Baltimore Police Department made over 100 arrests for crimes which include attempted murder, 10 robbery arrests, 61 aggravated assault arrests and 15 handgun arrests. From…
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A 21-year-old Baltimore man charged with first-degree murder rejected a plea of 60 years, with five years probation, on May 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Kamren…
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A 20-year-old Baltimore man accused of first-degree murder rejected a plea offer for life in prison on May 26 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Jaesiah Neal…
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A 25-year-old Baltimore woman accused of manslaughter rejected a plea of 10 years on May 26 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn. Jasmine Jones is charged with involuntary…
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