James Rhodes Archives - Baltimore Witness

Prosecution Withdraws Attempted Homicide Defendant’s Plea Offer, Trial Set in Jan. 2024

Details A Baltimore City prosecutor withdrew the State’s Attorney’s plea offer for a 23-year-old attempted homicide defendant on Nov. 1 when the defendant rejected the plea and opted for a jury... Read More

Double-Booked Prosecutor Reschedules Non-Fatal Shooting Trial

Details On May 16, before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Copeland, a stand-in prosecutor informed the court that the assigned prosecutor requested a trial postponement. Counsel requested a postponement due... Read More

Prosecutor Claims Victim Was Killed for Disrespecting Rolling 60s Crips Gang, Defendant Found Not Guilty of Murder

Details Homicide defendant Justin Westbrook didn’t like it when 36-year-old Damon Bailey “disrespected the Rolling 60s” Crips gang in Baltimore. At the conclusion of Westbrook’s trial on Feb. 27, a Baltimore... Read More

‘Exchange of Words’ Led to Victim’s Death By Gunfire, Prosecutor Says

Details Defense counsel in the murder trial of Justin Westbrook directed the jury’s attention away from his client and towards two brothers, one of whom he said was responsible for the death of... Read More

Ill Prosecutors Causes Delays in Homicide Trials

Details Three co-defendants charged with the murder of 36-year-old Damon Bailey last year had their trial postponed on Aug. 22, requiring one of the co-defendants to be tried separately due to... Read More

Liberty Heights Shooter Takes 15-Year Plea Offer

Details A 19-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder on April 19 in connection to allegedly shooting a 26-year-old man earlier this year. Arnell Lee appeared before Baltimore City... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for 3 Homicide Co-Defendants in August

Details Three co-defendants accused of murder rejected a plea offer from the prosecution on Jan. 10 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifier Schiffer. Justin Westbrook, 25, Theodore Richards, 36, and... Read More

Two Court Cases Scheduled But Never Called

Details Cases for a non-fatal shooting defendant and an alleged murderer were not called on Aug. 19 at Baltimore City Circuit Court, despite being scheduled on the docket for reception court.... Read More

Judge Denies Bail for Two Non-Fatal Shooting Defendants

By Sarah Driver [former] - July 16, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details A 26-year-old Baltimore woman, who gave birth while incarcerated for allegedly trying to kill her former partner, was denied bail at the Baltimore City Circuit Court on July 16. Monay... Read More