Wednesday, January 16, 2008

40 Years for Killer of Andrew Levi Jackson

At a hearing yesterday, Earl Bazemore, 20, of the 2500 block of E. Fayette Street pled guilty to first degree murder and use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence. Judge Robert Kershaw sentenced Bazemore to life in prison suspending all but 40 years and five years probation.

Co-defendant Victor Miller, 21, of the 2000 block of W. Eutaw Street pled guilty January 7, 2008 to conspiracy to commit murder and use of a handgun in a crime of violence for his role as lookout. Judge Kershaw sentenced Miller to 50 years in prison suspending all but 25 years and five years probation.

In the early morning hours of September 25, 2006 Police found the body of Andrew Levi Jackson, 26, in the area of the 3200 block of Mt. Royal Terrace. Mr. Jackson had been shot execution style three times in the back of the head. Three .38 caliber bullets were recovered during the autopsy of Mr. Jackson.

On September 27, 2006, Earl Bazemore and Victor Miller were in a gold-colored Honda Accord that was stopped by police in the 6300 block of Hudson Street. A handgun was recovered from the vehicle. The ballistics examination performed revealed the gun recovered from the vehicle was the same gun used to shoot and kill Andrew Levi Jackson.

Homicide Detectives learned from the two other occupants of the car that
Earl Bazemore, whose nickname was “Killer B” and Victor Miller, also known as “.40 Cal” had bragged about killing Mr. Jackson. The witnesses told police how Bazemore and Miller lured the victim into the secluded area near Mt. Royal Terrace and Whitelock Street and then with Miller acting as a lookout, Bazemore shot the victim once in the back of the head and then two more times after Mr. Jackson had fallen to the floor.

The witnesses further explained that Mr. Jackson, who was a lieutenant in the L-Set of the Bloods, was killed because he was “false flagging” – misrepresenting his status inside the gang, and that Bazemore and Miller, who were members of the East Side Bounty Hunters set of the gang, were given the task of killing Mr. Jackson as punishment for this violation of the Bloods Code.

Assistant State’s Attorney E. Wesley Adams prosecuted the case.

6 comments:

ppatin said...

Zecariah Hallback is finally getting some media attention. You know, I'm no fan of Doc Cheetham's, but this time he is doing the right thing. The Baltimore media almost totally ignored this young man's murder, and I'm glad that someone is saying something about it. Unfortunately no one except the Citypaper has said anything about the brutal way that Hallback was executed. I don't mean to be morbid, but people around here need to hear the awful truth about how it happened. Maybe if the read about how this guy had a bullet put in the back of his head as he was laying on the ground they'd be a little less sympathetic to the subhuman scum who commit these kinds of crimes.

Anonymous said...

Andrew i always. Kept my word to keep our two children safe and they are so big now our lil gurl is 8 now an our son is 12 i have. two more now another boy an girl never foregotten ily and im sorry i failed u i take full responsibility for you not being with me today our the first time i ever said leave wasnt ment for you to never come back :''''( everyone told me u were on your way home to us when you were taken from us we miss you so much

Anonymous said...

Happy fathers day my love

Anonymous said...

I miss you. You were the best dad even though it wasn't by blood. I promise to keep you alive and the best artist you inspired me to be. I love you

Anonymous said...

I miss you. You were the best dad even though it wasn't by blood. I promise to keep you alive and the best artist you inspired me to be. I love you

Anonymous said...

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