Homicide Archives - Page 22 of 44

Prosecution Offers One Month Incarceration for Vehicular Manslaughter Defendant

Details On May 9, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton agreed to incarcerate a manslaughter defendant for one month. Defense attorneys Janet K. Andersen and Robert A. Cohen appeared... Read More

Man Found Guilty of Girlfriend’s Murder, Hiding Her Body in Druid Hill Park

Details There are two types of evidence: factual and circumstantial. And in the case of defendant Major Kinchen, a Baltimore City prosecutor said before a jury, it is the circumstantial evidence... Read More

New Defense Counsel, Witness Availability Delays 2021 Washington Boulevard Murder Trial

Details A man accused of killing 27-year-old Kevin Kelly in 2021 had his trial postponed on May 10 due to changes in defense counsel and the prosecution’s witness availability. Marcus Owens,... Read More

Mother Forgives Co-Defendants Accused of Son’s Murder in 2019

Details In between moments of pause and tears, the mother of Donnell Brockington forgave defendants James Dunbar and Shamar Jerry on May 9 for their involvement in the death of her 21-year-old son after the... Read More

Co-Defendants Begin Trial for South Mason Court Homicide

Details On Feb. 7, 2020, Gary Watkins got into an argument with a woman who was like a daughter to him over allegedly stolen drugs, a Baltimore City prosecutor told a... Read More

Prosecutor Accuses Defendant of Fatally Shooting 17-Year-Old in Opening Statements

Details On May 9, a Baltimore murder defendant who allegedly shot his housemates and killed a 17-year-old girl was retried. Defendant Lenny Epps appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Dana M. Middleton for the... Read More

Woman Accused of Partner’s 4-Year-Old Son’s Death to Plead Guilty in December

Details A 44-year-old woman accused of her 4-year-old son’s death from a scalding bath is expected to plead guilty to his murder in December. Shateka Lawson was originally scheduled to go to... Read More

Victim’s Death Was ‘A Drug Deal Gone Bad, a Robbery Turned Fatal,’ Prosecutor Tells Jury

Details Nearly four years after 26-year-old Jaquan Johnson was gunned down in the streets, his alleged killer, Aaron Michael Clubb, sat before a 12-person jury on May 9 as his defense counsel... Read More

Safe Streets Employee Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter in 2020 Set for Sentencing in September

Details Manslaughter defendant Gardnel Carter is expected to be sentenced in Baltimore City Circuit Court this September upon agreeing to plead guilty to the death of Charles Buster Banks in 2020. The terms of the plea... Read More

Sibling Accepts Guilty Plea for Fatally Shooting Brother in 2020

Details On May 8, a homicide defendant accepted a guilty plea for murdering 24-year-old Jerron Davis before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Fletcher-Hill. Defendant Jalonte Davis accepted a plea of life, suspending all... Read More

Judge Postpones Convicted Murder Defendant’s Hearing in 2021 Shooting Homicide Case

Details On May 8, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Ronald Silkworth administratively postponed a convicted murder defendant’s hearing because they were not transported to court. Defense attorney David Walsh-Little reported that... Read More

Double Shooting Investigation Underway in Central District

Details On May 4, at approximately 6:00 p.m., officers responded to the 600 block of West Lafayette Avenue for a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a 51-year-old Douglas Bates and an... Read More

Northeast District Detectives Seek Help in case of Fatally Shot Man Found in the Street on Perring Parkway

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 8, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On May 6, at approximately 1:26 p.m., Northeast District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were dispatched to the intersection of East Belvedere Avenue and Perring Parkway to investigate... Read More

Witness Identifies Defendant in Westwood Avenue Fatal Stabbing

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor’s witness identified 35-year-old Darius Williams as the suspect who fatally stabbed Eric Jones on June 25, 2020. During her closing argument on May 4, the prosecutor... Read More

Southwest Detectives Seek Answers in Hollins Street Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 6, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On May 6, at approximately 9:52 a.m., Southwest District officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were patrolling the area of Hollins and Smallwood Streets when they heard discharging. Officers... Read More

Victim Dies Following Shooting on Elsrode Avenue

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 6, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On May 5, at approximately 5:35 p.m., Northeast District patrol officers with the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to the 6800 block of Elsrode Avenue for a report of a... Read More

Overbooked Prosecutor Causes Hearing Continuation for Homicide Defendant after Two Previous Postponements

Details On May 4, after two previous postponements, a hearing for a 52-year-old defendant charged with a double murder in 2021 was postponed a third time due to a lack of communication... Read More

Boston Street Robbery Ends in Fatal Shooting of Employee

By Baltimore Witness Staff - May 5, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On April 30, at approximately 4:24 p.m., Southeast District patrol officers for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) responded to a business on the 2500 block of Boston Street for a... Read More

Attorney Says No Evidence Links Defendant to the Murder of His Girlfriend

Details “Love and violence cannot walk hand in hand.” The prosecution addressed a jury on the first day of trial for a man accused of murdering 30-year-old Breonna Rogers before Baltimore... Read More

Officers Arrest 14-Year-Old Suspect in T-Mobile Robbery Turned Homicide Case

Details As it pertains to the murder of 23-year-old Fabian Sanchez Gonzalez, a second suspect, a 14-year-old male has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder. That suspect is now in... Read More

Detectives Seek Help Identifying Person in Sketch Developed from Remains in June 2022 Homicide

By Baltimore Witness staff - May 4, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details On June 28, 2022, at approximately 1:10 p.m., officers responded to the 800 block of Showell Court for a reported non-breathing person. Once officers arrived, they observed a human skull... Read More

Convicted 24-Year-Old Murder Defendant Who Cut Victim 76 Times Asks for Reduced Sentence

Details On May 3, defense attorney Warren Brown explained to Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie Hong that a “NCR would be the best of both worlds” because his client had... Read More

Defendant in 2020 Gorsuch Avenue Murder Case Found Criminally Responsible and Competent to Stand Trial

Details A homicide defendant was found competent and criminally responsible to stand trial for the murder of 28-year-old Mason Moldoven before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale Rasin on May 3. During Wednesday’s... Read More

Shooter of MTA Mobility Bus Driver Takes 60-Year Plea for 2021 Murder

Details A 35-year-old man accused of fatally shooting MTA Mobility bus driver Frankye Duckett in 2021 will serve a 60-year sentence after accepting a plea offer from the prosecution on May... Read More