The Baltimore Police Department has confirmed the arrest of a suspect tied to a lethal shooting event in the bustling neighborhood of Federal Hill from last year, a 24-year-old identified as Warren Mackey. According to FOX Baltimore, the incident, which claimed the life of 37-year-old Kennard Miller and wounded another man, unfolded amidst a dispute on November 13, on Marshall Street, an occurrence documented by surveillance footage, which likely played a role in leading to the eventual arrest.
Mackey, who was apprehended without the scene escalating to a further incident at a Catonsville hotel on Baltimore National Pike, now faces charges that include first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, Baltimore Witness disclosed. Following his capture, he was promptly taken to the Central Booking & Intake Facility, which processes individuals following such arrests, the current chapter in a problematic personal history fraught with legal challenges and convictions that have marked Mackey's journey since his teenage years.
Delving into his checkered past, court records reveal that Mackey's run-ins with the law began prematurely, with a conviction for armed robbery at age 16 back in 2017, and he eventually navigated a path that led to receiving a suspended sentence coupled with probation. His pattern of legal entanglements continued, with a 2021 conviction for felony drug possession with intent to distribute and a related weapons charge adding to his rap sheet. During the traffic stop, which catalyzed this conviction, police discovered not just drugs but also two firearms—both reported stolen—within Mackey's vehicle at the time; his possession was doubly prohibited by virtue of both age and his criminal history, as detailed in court documents obtained by FOX Baltimore.
Despite the seriousness of the charges, a judge suspended part of a potential five-year sentence, ordering Mackey to serve 30 months in prison followed by two years of probation for the weapons and drug convictions. Had Mackey served the full sentence, his probation would have ended shortly before the Federal Hill incident that left one person dead and another injured. A bond hearing has not yet been scheduled as the city awaits further developments in the case.
