The homicide case of two 20-year-old gang members was not heard on Aug. 11 during reception court at Baltimore City Circuit Court, despite being scheduled on the docket. Baltimore residents…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland presided over an attempted murder case in which the defendant declined to waive his right to a speedy trial. Baltimore resident Andre…
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A homicide case was scheduled to return to court during reception court at Baltimore City Circuit Court on Aug. 11. Baltimore resident Timothy Horsey is charged with first-degree murder, having…
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The cases of two co-defendants in a homicide case were heard during reception court on Aug. 11. Baltimore residents Brian Campbell and Corey Smith are allegedly involved in an incident…
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Two homicide defendants received a trial date on Aug. 11 during reception court at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Baltimore residents Gary Watkins and Dante Gregg are being charged for a…
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge M. Brooke Murdock denied several motions on Aug. 11 in a Baltimore man’s attempted murder case, including motions to exclude victims’ identification of the defendant….
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The jury was selected on Aug. 10 for the defendant in a homicide last year across from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Baltimore resident Clifford Knight is accused…
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A 25-year-old Baltimore resident accepted a plea offer on Aug. 10 at Baltimore City Circuit Court, nearly six years after allegedly shooting a man to death. Tshibangu Kazadi was charged…
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A 17-year-old accepted a plea offer on Aug. 10 in the attempted murder of his friend and his friend’s mother, who was shot 10 times in February 2020. Baltimore City…
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A convicted murderer who has been in jail for more than three years was denied bail on Aug. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Philip S. Jackson. According to…
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Editor’s note: The defendant was acquitted of charges in this case. After deliberating for about 90 minutes, the jury found homicide defendant Elontae Walker not guilty on all counts on Aug….
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A Baltimore resident who allegedly shot a car service driver over an open liquor bottle received a trial date during reception court on Aug. 9 at Baltimore City Circuit Court….
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Baltimore resident Alicia Lawson pleaded guilty to first-degree child abuse that resulted in death on Aug. 9 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. According to the Baltimore Sun, Lawson and her…
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A 19-year-old man who allegedly strangled and shot a woman in April was denied bail before Judge Cynthia H. Jones on Aug. 9 in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Baltimore resident…
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The trial of a 37-year-old man accused in a shooting last fall did not begin as scheduled on Aug. 9 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. The Baltimore resident is charged…
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Editor’s note: The defendant was acquitted of charges in this case. Closing arguments were given on Aug. 6 for a homicide trial at the Baltimore City Circuit Court. Judge Erik S….
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Baltimore resident Jaquan Burks missed his scheduled bail hearing on Aug. 6 because correctional facility officers apparently misunderstood bail hearing Zoom procedures. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Philip S. Jackson…
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A 19-year-old charged with fatally shooting 28-year-old Joseph Betts last year rejected a plea offer of 60 years on Aug. 6 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. Baltimore resident Tyron Taylor…
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Editor’s note: The defendant was acquitted of charges in this case. The key witness disputed his own photo array identification on the first day of a murder trial on Aug. 5…
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All charges were dropped against the suspect in a mass shooting last July on Aug. 5 at the Baltimore City Circuit Court. Baltimore resident Dontae Buckler was facing four counts…
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Editor’s note: Charges dismissed against Larry Winder in this case. The 24-year-old suspect of a mass shooting two years ago received a trial date on Aug. 5 at the Baltimore…
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Baltimore Witness recorded 28 homicides in the city of Baltimore from July 1 to July 31, 2021, just shy of the 30 homicides recorded in June. The majority of the…
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A 30-year-old man accused in a 2019 homicide near Patterson Park was ordered on Aug. 4 to undergo a mental health evaluation. Baltimore resident Terrance Peterson is accused of the…
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A man convicted of manslaughter nearly six years ago can now file for a motion to modify his sentence, despite a law that a sentence cannot be modified after more…
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