Ronald Maranto Archives - Baltimore Witness

Family for 2022 Thames Street Attempted Murder Defendant Shows Tremendous Support at Sentencing

Details After nearly two hours of statements from the defendant’s family, defense attorney Tyler Mann told them that not all of them could speak on July 19 during the sentencing of... Read More

Final Codefendant in 2022 Fells Point Non-Fatal Shooting Case Sentenced

Details The getaway driver involved in a non-fatal shooting that occurred in Fells Point was sentenced during a hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Christopher L. Panos on July 19.... Read More

Man Accused of Firing Gun in 2022 Fells Point Shooting Found Not Guilty

Details The fourth co-defendant accused of attempted murder for the 2022 Fells Point shooting was found not guilty on Feb. 17. Ronald Maranto, 32, was charged alongside co-defendants Luciano Bruno, 27,... Read More

Fourth Co-Defendant Accused of Pulling the Trigger in Fells Point Shooting

Details The attempted murder trial of Ronald Maranto has only just begun, but counsel was already at odds over who fired the gun in the Fells Point shooting involving the defendant... Read More

Jury Reaches Not Guilty Verdict in Fells Point Shooting Case

Details Homicide defendant Luciano Bruno and his co-defendants agreed to commit murder in the early morning hours of Jan. 15, 2022, in Fells Point, a Baltimore City prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments... Read More

‘No Justification’ for Co-Defendants’ Attack in Fell’s Point, Prosecutor Says

Details At the start of attempted homicide defendant Luciano Bruno’s trial on Feb. 1, counsel were at odds with one another over who started the fight that ended with a non-fatal... Read More

Defendant Was ‘Unfortunate Driver’ in Fell’s Point Non-Fatal Shooting

Details In the eyes of defense attorney John Deros, attempted homicide defendant Nathan Presberry did not know his night on Jan. 15, 2022, would end with a non-fatal shooting alongside his... Read More

Attempted Homicide Defendant Was The ‘Unfortunate Driver’ in the Fells Point Shooting, Defense Says

Details In the eyes of defense attorney John Deros, attempted homicide defendant Nathan Presberry did not know his night on Jan. 15, 2022, would end with a non-fatal shooting alongside his... Read More

Story of Self-Defense ‘Made Up,’ Prosecutor Argues in Fells Point Shooting Trial

Details The first of four co-defendants received a guilty verdict on Jan. 17 in connection to a shooting in Fells Point in January 2022. Joel Duncan, 26, was found guilty of... Read More

Getaway Driver in Fell’s Point Shooting Begins Trial

Details Defense counsel and the prosecution argued the liability of an accused getaway driver on Jan. 20 in connection to an attempted murder in Fell’s Point last year. According to the... Read More

Defense Argues Victims Initiated Fight That Led to Shooting

Details There are two sides to every story. At least, that was counsel’s argument on Jan. 11 when the jury trial began for attempted homicide defendant Joel Duncan at Baltimore City... Read More

Homicide Co-Defendants’ Trials Scheduled for January 2023

Details On Aug. 24, three of four homicide co-defendants rejected a plea offered by the State, scheduling their trial for January 2023 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn.... Read More

Three Men Arrested for the Shooting of a 31-year-old Man on Thames Street

Details 25-year-old Nathan Presbury, 26-year-old Luciano Bruno, and 31-year-old Ronald Maranto have been arrested for the shooting of a 31-year-old man on Jan. 15. The Baltimore Police Department reported the arrest... Read More