Stephanie Salter Archives - Baltimore Witness

Mother Accused of Killing Toddler Accepts Plea Deal

Details A mother accused of killing her 1-year-old son in 2019 accepted a plea deal before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles H. Dorsey on March 18. Shakira Shaw, 27, allegedly... Read More

Man Accused of Killing Little Italy Restaurant Manager Pleads Guilty

Details The 24-year-old Baltimore man charged with the murder of La Scala restaurant’s general manager, Chesley Patterson, repeatedly denied involvement in the 44-year-old’s death after accepting a plea of 50 years... Read More

Jurors Begin Deliberations for Mother Accused of Killing Toddler in 2019

Details Shakira Shaw’s guilt was “at an all-time high” on Aug. 22, 2020, when she began feeling the pressure to confess to her son’s murder, a prosecutor said in her closing... Read More

Grief and Mental Illness Were Behind Mother’s Alleged Confession of Son’s Murder, Defense Argues

Details Shakira Shaw grieved after the death of her 22-month-old son, Kaleb Shaw, from what medical examiners determined was due to natural causes. This grueling grief process combined with Shaw’s battle... Read More

Attempted Murder Defendant Rejects Plea in Lyttelton Road Shooting Case

Details On June 13, a Baltimore resident charged with committing a murder in 2022 rejected a plea during a reception court hearing before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Darren... Read More

Judge Issues Trial Date to Defendant Accused in Jamestown Court Non-Fatal Shooting Case

Details A 21-year-old defendant charged with attempted first-degree murder rejected a plea offer before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on June 7. Jeremiah Davis and his defense counsel, Todd Oppenheim, who... Read More

Attempted Murder Suspect in N. Fremont Avenue Shooting Declines Plea, Set to Stand Trial in October

Details A 35-year-old man accused of attempted murder rejected a plea for 40 years in prison on May 31 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. During reception court, Ronald Perry and... Read More

N. Eutaw Street Attempted Murder Victim Initiated Confrontation, According to Court Documents

Details A 30-year-old Baltimore man agreed to 10 years incarceration on May 9 in connection to an attempted murder in West Baltimore last year. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles Dorsey... Read More

Man Accused of Shooting 19-Year-Old in 2022 Was Protecting Himself and Others, Defense Says

Details Terrill Johnson was protecting his baby daughter, girlfriend, and a young boy when he fired a single gunshot at Adrian Morris on April 28, 2022, killing the 19-year-old victim. Nearly... Read More

Trial Begins for 22-Year-Old Man Charged with 2022 Belair Homicide

Details On April 13, a 22-year-old man charged with the fatal shooting of Adrian Morris appeared for his first day of trial before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge M. Brooke Murdock. Defendant Terrill Johnson was arrested... Read More

Woman Who Confessed to 1-Year-Old Boy’s Murder Gets September Trial

Details A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge set a September trial date for a 26-year-old mother accused of her child’s murder after confessing voices told her to do it. Shakira Shaw,... Read More

Mother Accused of 1-Year-Old Son’s Murder Has Case Postponed As Prosecution Awaits Witnesses’ Availability

Details The case of a 26-year-old mother accused of her infant son’s death faced yet another postponement on March 22 as counsel continues to prepare for trial. Shakira Shaw was initially scheduled... Read More

Woman Accused of Murdering Her Baby Has Her Trial Postponed

Details The jury trial for a 26-year-old mother charged with the murder of her baby was postponed on March 15, due to new defense counsel having recently been assigned to the... Read More

Circuit Court Judge Denies Bail for Baltimore Man on Home Invasion Charges After He Was Acquitted of Murder

Details On March 10, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Kendra Y. Ausby denied bail for a Baltimore man facing home invasion charges after being acquitted of the case’s homicide charges in 2022. Jaesiah... Read More

June Trial Date Set for Defendant in Eastern Avenue Homicide

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - December 14, 2022
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Details A Baltimore man charged with murder received a trial date on Dec. 14 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. Prosecutors had no offer for the defendant Samuel Wise... Read More

Judge Schedules Trial for Eastern Avenue Murder Defendant

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn continued a hearing for a man charged with murder on Dec. 12. The prosecution and defense counsel could not agree on a... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant Has Trial Set for March 2023

Details A Baltimore man charged with attempted murder had his trial date set before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn on Oct. 28. Defendant Ryshawn Ellison rejected a plea... Read More

Retrial for 2014 Triple Shooting Set for April 2023

By Ashleigh Joplin [former] - October 27, 2022
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Details Prosecutors did not have a plea to offer a second-degree murder defendant up for retrial during reception court on Oct. 26 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn. The... Read More

Prosecution and Defense Debate Eye-Witness Testimony in Home Invasion Murder Trial

Details On the 5100 block of Curtis Avenue, on Oct. 15, 2021, an intruder came up through the fire escape of an apartment building and fired multiple rounds through an open... Read More

Non-Fatal Shooting Charges Dropped Against Florida Man

By Caroline Myers [former] - October 21, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

Details Prosecution dropped all charges against a Florida man during reception court on Oct. 21 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. The man, whose address is listed as being in Fort Lauderdale,... Read More

Court Date Rescheduled for 4 Co-Defendants

Details Four co-defendants’ reception court hearing for a murder case was rescheduled on Oct. 1 to the following week. Kevin Cleveland, 27, was scheduled for reception court on Friday along with... Read More

Three Co-Defendants Return to Court for Plea Offer

Details Three co-defendants in a homicide case returned to reception court, one of them for the fourth time this year, on Sept. 17 at Baltimore City Circuit Court. In July, Randallstown... Read More

Competency Evaluation Ordered for Mother Accused of 1-Year-Old’s Murder

By Andrew Michaels - September 15, 2021
Court | Daily Stories | Homicides | Victims |

Details Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin ordered a competency evaluation on Sept. 15 for 24-year-old Shakira Shaw who is charged with the murder of her 1-year-old son in... Read More

Trial Date Pending in 2019 Homicide Case With 3 Co-Defendants

Details Three co-defendants in a homicide case returned to reception court, one of them for the third time this summer, on Aug. 13. Nearly one month ago, on July 19, Randallstown... Read More