Joseph Coates Archives - Baltimore Witness

Homicide Case Delayed, Another Resolved in Reception Court Hearings

Details The trial of Joseph Coates, 42, was delayed on Aug. 15 due to scheduling conflicts on the prosecution’s side. The prosecution told the court neither she nor two detectives to... Read More

Pre-Trial Murder Hearing Waits For New Defense Attorney

By Nicholas Carter - August 8, 2025
Attempted Murder | Court | Daily Stories | Homicides |

Details In the murder case against Joseph Coates, 41, a pre-trial hearing was postponed on August 8 to give his new defense attorney, Gregory Fischer, time to prepare. Coates is charged as an accomplice in the December 15, 2023, killing of Marvin Jason Jackson Jr., 26, in Baltimore. His charges include armed robbery and firearm use in a felony crime of violence. Surveillance footage allegedly shows Coates picking up an item near the victim's body after co-defendant Joseph Walker shot and killed Jackson. Both parties agreed to reconvene on August 15 to set a trial date and appoint a permanent attorney for Coates. Read More

Drug Deal Shooter Guilty Of Aiken Murder

Details On July 24, A jury found 50-year-old Joseph Walker, guilty of murder in the second degree but acquitted him of the primary charge for his involvement in the 2023 murder... Read More

Accomplice or Spectator? Attorneys Debate Murder Defendant’s Role in Shooting

By Ethan Russo - July 24, 2025
Daily Stories | Homicides | Shooting |

Details During closing arguments, counsel debated whether 50-year-old Joseph Walker was an accomplice to a murder in East Baltimore. Walker is charged with first- and second-degree murder, armed robbery, firearm use... Read More

Defendant Attacked During Murder Trial

Details The murder trial of Joseph Walker was abruptly stopped on July 22 when a young man from the courtroom gallery charged at the defendant, causing Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge... Read More

Murder Trial Begins With Crime Scene Evidence

Details The murder trial of 50-year-old Joseph Walker began on July 21 as the prosecution called several witnesses to explain how crime scene evidence is collected and processed. Walker, along with... Read More

Judge Sets Trial Date for Duo Accused of Murder

By Kerryn Ayers [former] - February 28, 2025
Court | Homicides | Shooting |

Details On Feb. 28, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a July 18 trial date for homicide codefendants Joseph Walker, 49, and Joseph Coates, 40. The trial is... Read More

Motion’s Hearing to Join Murder Cases Pushed to New Year

Details A motion’s hearing to join the cases of Joseph Coates and Joseph Walker was rescheduled for mid-January 2025 to allow the former’s new defense counsel to review discovery in the... Read More

Co-Defendants’ Joinder Motion Gets December Hearing

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland set a December motions date to determine next steps for two men accused of a December 2023 fatal shooting. Joseph Coates, 40,... Read More

Scheduling Hearing Postponed for Eastern District Murder Co-Defendants

Details Two men accused of an Eastern District murder late last year continued to wait for a trial date after a hearing in Baltimore City Circuit Court Sept. 20 only yielded... Read More