Montese L. Thompson, 23, was sentenced to 25 years for the murder of of Verna Brown, 35. A jury convicted Thompson March 29 of second-degree murder, for which he could receive a maximum of 30 years in prison. Thompson assaulted Brown in a house 1800 block of North Montford Avenue and later followed her outside and beat her in the face with a shovel on June 28 of last year. Brown died of her injuries on July 3, 2005.
Police are seeking some crazy bitch who threw bleach in a woman's face on Pennsylvania Avenue, plus two nonfatal shootings and two murder arrests.
Retype press releases much? The Sun has a story about gangs that's almost identical to the one WBAL ran yesterday.
At a hearing yesterday, Judge Waxter sentenced Cedric Stancil, age 30, to 50 years for the murder of Edwin Boyd, 17, and another unidentified individual who were shot execution-style next to a barbershop in the 2300 block of East Oliver Street. He also got a concurrent (aka pointless) 20-year prison term for a handgun count. On October 24, 2005 a city jury convicted Stancil of first-degree murder and use of a handgun in a crime of violence. Edwin Boyd was an eyewitness in a homicide that occurred on May 28, 2003 and was murdered shortly after speaking with police.
Steven Richie Craft, 39, pled guilty to one count of automobile manslaughter and one count of second-degree assault yesterday. Judge John M. Glynn sentenced him to seven years for the manslaughter count and a consecutive five year prison term, suspended (if it's concurrent, why bother?) for the assault count. On July 16, 2005 Craft was driving a stolen automobile that struck a vehicle in the 700 block of Eden Street. Cheryl Broadnax, 45, who was an occupant in that vehicle, was killed in the collision. Craft also attempted to run over city police officer Edward Mendez, striking him with such force he was airborne.
Murdered inmate Philip E. Parker Jr.'s parents are suing the state, claiming guards were sleeping and watching TV instead of intervening and did not perform CPR.
Wow indeed: AAC police seized $9.3 million worth of doobage, yay-yo, bobo and disco biscuits.
"I'm Keith, and I'm an addict." Well duh.
Donna Lee Bell, the HarfCo animal collector, is in jail after evading police in Bel Air.
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Is it just me, or does anybody else think that WBAL's I-Team "interview" with Keith Mills was basically a shameless plug for 98 Rock and WBAL Radio?
Let's see... nine months house arrest and a freelance job (which will probably turn into a weekend sports anchor position if he stays clean for six months) for B&E and theft. WTF?
I don't know the media angle, but I don't much appreciate the whitewashing of B&E and theft. Or is it different when a sympathetic, white, upper middle-class dude does it?
It wasn't me, it was the percs. Give me a break. I'm sick of that crap.
Reprint of the press release except for one slight difference: WBAL wrote "...15 suspected members of The Bloods gang brandished handguns, encircling a group of New Jersey fourth-grade students and their chaperones on April 28 at about 4:30 p.m."
The Sun wrote that "About 20 young men approached four high school-aged boys on a field trip from New Jersey and robbed them of cash and cell phones."
Not that either situation is good, but there's a big difference between four high-school students and a "group of 4th grade students and their chaperones."
Honestly Galt, what do you want?
House arrent apparently isn't restitution enough for you for Mr. Mills' utterly *unspeakable* attack on society. I mean how, as a culture, are we to continue if crimes such as these are to be prosecuted so lightly? We obviously need a more aggressive policy on non-violent offenders who're stealing from their elderly neighbors, as these types of offenders are clearly eating away at fabric of our already very peaceable Baltimore community. Obviously.
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Mr. Mills' punishment is compounded infinitely by his previous status as a sportscaster. Elevating his punishment beyond this serves no purpose.
There's a great article in Time magazine this week about crime. Particularly as it relates to the evacuation of New Orleans. It emphasizes that many in pre-Katrina N.O. lived in a culture where there was no serious consequence for their criminal behavior. It reminds me a lot of Baltimore. Here's the link: Time article DC - I hope you post this on the front page with your take on it.
DC - I love how you try to explain the truth of sentencing. The Sun gets it wrong. In this article , the headline says he got a 10 year term. The article says he got 10 years with all but 7 years suspended and then 5 more years (consecutive) suspended. This means he does 7 years (not counting parole) and then has 8 years (the 3 remaining from the 10 and the suspended 5 consecutive) that he faces during probation if he messes up.
In this article , the headline says the guy got 7 years. In fact, the article says he was sentenced to 10 years with all but 7 years suspended. This means he does 7 years (not counting parole) and faces 3 years during probation if he messes up.
I wish the Sun would be consistent in their reporting if they cannot be accurate.
Well, based upon my experience with the court system in Maryland, Node, I must just be off the wall.
When I was coming up, breaking into someone's house and burgling stuff meant you were gonna be caught, and you were gonna go to jail. It was considered a poor choice for a suburban kid. Lots of lost opportunities.
Poor Keith Mills is subjected to public awareness of his invasive conduct. I'm so sympathetic. Check out the article on New Orleans mentality. Recall that in the wake of Katrina, I was opposed to welcoming those folks into an already-troubled Baltimore because of the kind of thinking they're accustomed to.
Oh, one correction to the TIME article: places are not criminogenic, populations are.
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