The trial of 43-year-old Aaron Mills, accused of firing multiple rounds at patrons following a dispute over an unpaid bar tab, was delayed because his attorney was double booked in another trial.  Mills is charged with two counts each of first-degree assault and use of a firearm in a crime of violence, as well as second-degree assault, assault on a law enforcement officer, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest and multiple other firearm and drug distribution-related offenses. Read more »

There were more questions than answers in an Aug. Read more »

A 20-year-old Harford County man pleaded guilty on Aug. Read more »

Phillip Morton, 29, one of the co-defendants in a 2019 Subway shop shooting was sentenced to life imprisonment on Aug. Read more »

According to Baltimore Witness data, the number of non‑fatal shooting cases that were resolved by plea bargains dropped significantly between 2024 and 2025, meaning far fewer defendants accepted negotiated resolutions and more cases proceeded in open court. Read more »

The case of Aaron Mills, 43, was sent to postponement court on July 21 by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge LaZette Ringgold-Kirksey after the parties disputed the state’s request to delay the trial.  Mills is charged with two counts of first-degree assault, second-degree assault, assault on a law enforcement officer, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, multiple firearm offenses, two counts of use of a firearm in a crime of violence, drug distribution-related offenses and other weapons charges in connection to a Dec. Read more »

The case of Aaron Mills, 43, was sent to postponement court on July 21 by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge LaZette Ringgold-Kirksey after the parties disputed the state’s request to delay the trial.  Mills is charged with two counts of first-degree assault, second-degree assault, assault on a law enforcement officer, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, multiple firearm offenses, two counts of use of a firearm in a crime of violence, drug distribution-related offenses and other weapons charges in connection to a Dec. Read more »

The last of three defendants in an armed Seton Hill home invasion took a plea deal on June 23 before Baltimore City Circuit Judge Lawrence P. Read more »

One of two co-defendants in a Carrollton Ridge mass shooting will serve five years in prison after pleading guilty to illegal firearm possession and two conspiracy charges on May 6. Read more »

A motion to dismiss a mass shooting case was denied in a March 27 hearing. Read more »

Jurors began deliberating on March 20 the fate of a man accused of a fatal mass shooting and a separate armed robbery following closing statements before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jefferey Geller.  Phillip Morton, 27, was originally indicted on 38 charges related to two incidents: a June 17, 2019 armed robbery of a Baltimore's Best Wings restaurant on the 1400 block of E. Read more »

Jury selection began March 16 in the case of Phillip Morton, 27, a man charged with attempted murder, robbery, armed carjacking and criminal conspiracy on March 16 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey M. Read more »

Two co-defendants in a Carrollton Ridge mass shooting that left four teenagers and a woman injured last year are now set to stand trial separately later this spring. Read more »

A 19-year-old man pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of two victims, including a juvenile, who were shot in their ankles on E. Read more »

A 24-year-old Glen Burnie resident was acquitted on Dec. Read more »