Raekwon Griffin Archives - Baltimore Witness

‘My Son Died so Future People Can Live,’ Victim’s Mother Says at Killer’s Sentencing

Details At the sentencing of their sons’ killer, the mothers of cousins Darrin Stewart and Brian Palmer said they spent many sleepless nights questioning why their sons had to die. Stewart,... Read More

Judge Sentences 22-Year-Old Defendant to Life For 2021 Double Homicide

Details On Dec. 1, courtroom emotions were high during the sentencing of a young man who was found guilty of the deaths of two men in August 2021. Raekwon Griffin, 22,... Read More

Judge Schedules Retrial for 2022 Double Murder Defendant

Details On Oct. 3, a 24-year-old homicide defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn to schedule his next jury trial on double murder charges. Montay Shuler is... Read More

2021 Double-Homicide Defendant Returns to Reception Court After Mistrial

Details After a mistrial was declared on Aug. 11 due to a hung jury, defendant Montay Shuler appeared on Aug. 18 in Baltimore City Circuit Court before Judge Melissa M. Phinn... Read More

Hung Jury Leads to Mistrial for Defendant in 2021 Double Homicide on Flowerton Road

Details “The victims were slaughtered,” said a Baltimore City prosecutor during her closing argument for the double murder trial of Montay Shuler on Aug. 10. The prosecutor alleged that Shuler and... Read More

Scheduling Error Delays Trial for Codefendant in 2021 Flowerton Road Homicide Case

Details The man charged in a 2021 Flowerton Road homicide was supposed to start his jury trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer on Aug. 1, but it was postponed. ... Read More

Baltimore Man Convicted of 2021 Double Homicide on Flowerton Road

Details A 22-year-old man accused of killing two cousins, Brian Palmer and Darrin Stewart, two years ago was found guilty of murder and weapons charges on June 30. The jury returned... Read More

Defendant Planned to Rob Drug Dealer on Flowerton Road, Prosecutor Says at Start of 2021 Murder Trial

Details It was a set-up disguised as a drug deal. A Baltimore City prosecutor cracked open the case of 22-year-old Raekwon Griffin before a 12-person jury on March 8, preparing jurors... Read More

Homicide Defendants Charged with August Murder Have Their Trials Scheduled for Spring 2023

Details Two Baltimore residents charged with murder rejected pleas of life on Dec. 9 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Raekwon Griffin and Montay Shuler and their defense attorneys Kenneth Man and James Johnston, respectively,... Read More

Judge Continues Hearing in Double Homicide Case Due to Prosecution’s Unavailability

Details A murder trial for two Baltimore men was set to begin this week but was pushed back due to the prosecutor not being done with another case. The case against Raekwon... Read More