Augustine Okeke Archives - Baltimore Witness

Parents Defend Shooter Sentenced to Life

By Ethan Russo [former] - August 11, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Shooting defendant Michael Armstrong was sentenced to life in prison with all but 70 years suspended on Aug. 8. Armstrong, 31, was found guilty in May of attempted first-degree murder,... Read More

No Bail For Woman Who Shot Self

By Sage Cho - August 8, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details A Baltimore woman who allegedly shot herself in the thigh in March following an altercation in West Baltimore will be held without bail due to the “severe public safety risk”... Read More

Convicted Liquor Store Killer Shot Victim 22 Times in The Head

Details Amir Barnes-Henderson, 27, was found guilty of all charges in the Nov. 21, 2024 fatal shooting of Gary Lee Matthews, 34, on Aug. 1 A panel of jurors reached their... Read More

Liquor Store Murder Focuses on Witness Interview

By Sophia Strocko - July 31, 2025
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details Testimony continued on July 30 in the trial of a 27-year-old man accused of repeatedly and fatally shooting another man in the head outside of a Baltimore liquor store. Amir... Read More

Closings in Trial of ‘Execution Style’ Murder

Details Attorneys delivered closing arguments in the murder trial of Amir Barnes-Henderson before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy on July 31. Barnes-Henderson, 27, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Jury Acquits Man of Attempted Murder, Convicts on Conspiracy, Robbery Charges

Details A Baltimore City jury acquitted Christopher Boykin, 25, of attempted murder and several related charges but found him guilty of robbery and multiple conspiracy counts following a three-day trial before... Read More

Attorneys Debate Face Marking in Non-Fatal Shooting

By Ethan Russo [former] - June 26, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Counsel delivered closing statements on June 26 in the attempted murder of a victim on the 500 block of N. Curley Street on May 6, 2024. Christopher Boykin, 26, is... 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

President’s Day Shooter Found Guilty on All Charges

Details A jury found Michael Armstrong, 28, guilty of attempted first- and second-degree murder, reckless endangerment, and eight firearms charges in reference to a shooting incident that occurred Feb. 19, 2024,... Read More

Attempted Murder Trial Faces Delay After Courthouse Fire

By Sherrie Watkins - May 6, 2025
Attempted Murder | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details After counsel delivered opening statements in the trial of attempted murder defendant Michael Armstrong, 28, testimony was cut short when a fire alarm led court staff to evacuate Baltimore City’s... Read More

Popeye’s Shooter Receives More Lenient Term For Separate Upton Shooting

By Sage Cho - March 20, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong sentenced Mekhi Green, 20, to five years of incarceration on March 20 after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to attempt first-degree murder... Read More

Judge Sentences Popeye’s Shooter to 25 Years, 5 Short of The Minimum

By Sage Cho - March 19, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong granted attempted second-degree murder defendant Mekhi Green a sentence of 25 years in prison, five years short of the minimum required sentence... Read More

Shooting Defendant Claims He Was Charged for Another Man’s Crime

By Sage Cho - February 27, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Taylor sentenced 56-year-old attempted murder defendant Walter Holmes to three months for contempt of court on Feb. 27 after Holmes passionately claimed he... Read More

Judge Grants Joinder for Defendants in Elderly Victim Shooting Case

Details Walter Jeremy Bush, 28, and Quincee Joe Moon, 19, were granted a motion to join their cases during a hearing on Feb. 3. Bush and Moon are suspects in the... Read More

Defendant Waives Trial Start Date Against Judge’s Advice

Details At a Baltimore City Circuit Court reception hearing on Jan. 24, 28-year-old homicide defendant Bryant James Peyton waived his Hicks trial start date against Judge Melissa K. Copeland‘s advice. Peyton... Read More

Jury Convicts 20-Year-Old Defendant of Popeyes Shooting

Details A jury has convicted 20-year-old Mekhi Green of attempted murder for a shooting outside a Popeyes restaurant earlier this year. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong granted defense... Read More

Judge Postpones Attempted Murder Case Until Next Year

Details Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa K. Copeland postponed the trial of a 36-year-old attempted murder suspect until Feb. 25, 2025. The action came in a reception court hearing on Nov.... Read More

Counsel Gives Opening Statements in Murder Trial

Details On Nov. 19, a jury heard opening statements from the prosecution and defense attorney Augustine Okeke in the trial of a 20-year-old attempted murder suspect. Mekhi Green, 20, is charged... Read More

Judge Sets New Trial Date for Attempted Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland rescheduled a trial for an attempted murder defendant to February 2025 in a Nov. 4 hearing. Michael Armstrong, 28, is charged with... Read More

Acquitted: Man Acquitted of Allegedly Shooting at Ex Over His New Girlfriend

Details A Baltimore man has been acquitted of attempted murder charges following accusations that he shot at the mother of his child over an argument about his new girlfriend. On Aug.... Read More

Defendant Accused of Shooting at Mother of His Child Over Another Woman

Details A 25-year-old Baltimore man on trial for the attempted murder of his child’s mother allegedly lured his “jealous and angry” former partner to the crime scene under the false pretense... Read More

Man Pleads Guilty to One-Year-Old’s 2020 Death

Details Nearly four years after a one-year-old girl was killed, her godbrother pleaded guilty to the abuse that ended her life in Baltimore City Circuit Court Aug. 19. Paul Dion Hardy... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects 55-Year Prison Sentence

Details On July 11, a 27-year-old attempted murder defendant rejected a plea deal for 55 years in prison during reception court before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland. ... Read More

Man Accepts Plea Deal in Shooting Family Member

Details A Baltimore man accepted July 8 a plea deal for shooting his family member who was left in grave condition at a hospital Malik Alford, 23, pleaded guilty to attempted... Read More