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Maryland approves more than $3M for a man wrongly imprisoned for murder for three decades
Maryland officials on Wednesday approved more than $3 million in compensation for a Baltimore man who spent 31 years in prison on a wrongful murder conviction.Gov. Wes Moore apologized to Gary Washington during a Board of Public Works meeting where the compensation was approved.“On the behalf of the entire state, I’m sorry for the failure of the justice system," Moore said, adding that while no amount can make up for the injustice, he prayed the state could provide compensation "in a way that your family deserves.” Washington was a 25-year-old new father when he was convicted in 1987 of...
Murder Defendant Still Incompetent to Stand Trial
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. A defendant facing murder charges for an incident on Dec. 22, 2019 remains mentally incompetent to stand trial. On April 24, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Gale E. Rasin signed an extension for a competency evaluation deadline...
Defendant’s Third Murder Trial Ends in Hung Jury
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. A homicide defendant appeared before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams to hear the verdict in his latest trial. However, there was none. On April 29, alongside his defense attorney, Michael Tomko, Levar Cooper learned...
Dan Rodricks: Silvery and slithery fish from the sea in the liberated waters of the Patapsco | STAFF COMMENTARY
I don’t want to upset the good people of the quiet Howard County hamlet of Elkridge, but a blood-sucking creature got into your community the other day. I saw it with my own eyes, a sea lamprey — the eel-like parasitic fish with a round mouth and bristling teeth that attaches itself to other species and sucks the life out of them. The one I saw had not selected a victim yet. It was unattached, ...
Neighbors helping neighbors after house fire sends two children, one man, to hospital in Greektown
The Southeast Baltimore community is coming together to help one family, following a house fire that sent two toddlers and one man to the hospital Wednesday. "As soon as the community really found out about the fire, within minutes, I had people reaching out from all over Greektown to find out what they could do to help the family, what they could provide," said Tricia Kontoudis, president of the Greektown Neighborhood Association. "It was really, really heartwarming to see."
Who will pay to replace Baltimore's Key Bridge? The legal battle has already begun
Workers are still removing pieces of the Key Bridge from Baltimore Harbor, but the fight over who will pay to replace it has already begun. Past accidents offer some clues about how it could play out.
Jose Eduardo Reyes Corrales Arrested For Howard Murder
Jose Eduardo Reyes Corrales, who was wanted for first-degree murder from an incident reported in Columbia in June 2023 is in custody and waiting extradition back to Maryland to face the criminal charge. Police say that on June 11, 2023, Corrales, 46, stabbed an acquaintance during an altercation that became...
FOP calls out BPD for moving officers from street patrols to security at Orioles games amid shortage
Baltimore's police union is calling out the department for sending officers to Orioles games to work security. Mike Mancuso, the president of the Fraternal Order of Police Baltimore City Lodge No. 3, told 11 News the city needs to shift priorities as it deals with a shortage of 700 officers. The police union claims the Baltimore Police Department is taking officers from patrol shifts on the streets and moving them to provide security at the games.
Who will pay to replace Baltimore's Key Bridge? The legal battle has already begun
Workers have yet to finish removing pieces of the Francis Scott Key Bridge from Baltimore Harbor. Investigators are still trying to understand why a cargo ship called the Dali lost power before crashing into the bridge in March, killing six people, blocking the Patapsco River and severing an interstate highway.
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