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Charges Dropped Against Co-Defendants Accused of Morning Murder

Details Based on insufficient evidence, all charges against murder defendant Tyree Wells, 30, and co-defendant Donta Taft, 29, were dropped before Baltimore City Circuit Court Hope Tipton on April 8. Wells... Read More

Suspect Apprehended for Ramsay Street Murder

Details On June 20, at around 5 p.m., members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Violence Unit apprehended 29-year-old Tyree Wells of Baltimore. ... Read More

Man Killed in Southwest Baltimore Backyard

By Baltimore Witness staff - June 12, 2024
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting | Victims |

Details On June 12, at approximately 9:39 a.m., Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the 1700 block of Ramsay Street to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers located 25-year-old Jordan... Read More

Clifton Avenue Homicide Defendant Accepts Plea

Details On Sept. 7, a home invasion homicide defendant stood before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer. According to the Maryland Judiciary website, Butler was charged with two counts... Read More

One of Four Co-Defendants Found Not Guilty of Homicide in 2019 Attempted Home Invasion

By Ting Hong [former] - April 18, 2023
Daily Stories |

Details “The state wants you to make leaps, jumps, and bounds.” Defense attorney Staci Pipkin told a jury during closing arguments for a defendant charged with the murder of 31-year-old Jordan... Read More

Homicide Trial Begins in 2019 Case of YMCA Director Shot Trying to Keep Burglary Suspects Out of Couple’s Home

Details Jordan Taylor and his wife were sitting in their living room on a late November evening in 2019 when three men shot their way into the couple’s home in Southwest... Read More

Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty to Murder For Deadly Home Invasion in 2019

Details One of the co-defendants accused in a deadly home invasion in 2019 has pleaded guilty to murder, among other charges. On April 11, Aaron Butler and his co-defendant, Kahlil Madden, appeared before Baltimore... Read More

Judge Grants Postponement in Home Invasion Murder Trial Due to New Evidence

Details State prosecutors and defense attorneys for two co-defendants charged with murder agreed to a joint request for a trial postponement, which was approved by Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie... Read More

Clifton Ave. Murder ‘Clearly Planned Out,’ Prosecution Says

Details One of three co-defendants accused of a robbery turned homicide was denied bail on May 3, despite defense counsel’s argument that her client did not match a witness’ description. Aaron... Read More

Trial Date Still Not Set for 2019 Murder of a YMCA Director

Details The case of a 28-year-old homicide defendant, who allegedly killed a YMCA director, was discussed on Oct. 25, but a trial date has yet to be decided. According to The... Read More

Co-Defendants Accused of 2019 Murder Await Trial Date

Details Two co-defendants accused of the 2019 murder of a YMCA coach will return to reception court in November to discuss a trial date. Aaron Butler, 50, and Donta Holdclaw, 46,... Read More