Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Guilty Verdicts for Perp Who Mowed Down Officer

From the SA's office, edited for style and clarity:

A Baltimore City jury returned guilty verdicts late Friday, January 18, 2007 and convicted Justin Fauntleroy*, 22, of the 2900 block of Kaycee Lane of first-degree assault, distribution of cocaine and a handgun violation. The two day trial began January 16, 2008. Judge John A. Howard scheduled sentencing for March 14, 2008. Details:
On December 8, 2006 between 10:45 p.m. and midnight in the 500 block of Orchard Street, police observed Fauntleroy and other co-defendants engaging in suspected narcotics transactions and called for an arrest team. While waiting for the arrest team, police observed Fauntleroy continue to engage in a suspected narcotics transaction. Fauntleroy and the other co-defendants left the block in a vehicle heading north toward Druid Hill Ave. Police pursued the vehicle and stopped it at Martin Luther King Blvd. and Fayette St., identifying themselves as officers. The driver was removed from the vehicle and arrested, but Fauntleroy, while in the passenger seat, shifted the vehicle into drive and drove straight into Sgt. Steven Ward, throwing him up onto the hood, and then clear from the vehicle.

Sgt. Ward was taken to Shock Trauma with injuries to his arms and neck and was released later that evening. The vehicle drove down MLK and onto 295/ Russell St. while being pursued by police. The vehicle eventually got caught in traffic and Fauntleroy and a co-def surrendered. Police recovered a .38 caliber handgun.

Co-defendants Troy Walker and James Bruce pleaded guilty in July 2007 to CDS possession and handgun counts. Assistant State's Attorney Staci Pipkin of the Narcotics Division prosecuted this case.

* Wonder if there's any relation to Dale?

13 comments:

ppatin said...

"A Baltimore City jury returned guilty verdicts"

What a beautiful thing to read...

By the way, Brandon Morris's sentencing hearing wraps up tomorrow, and the judge will give his decision on Monday. I'm crossing my fingers for death...

ppatin said...

Did anyone see how that CityPaper article said that the court system only has the capacity to try 5% of felony cases? That means the SA's office has to plead out 19 out of 20 felons who're caught. No wonder there are so many half-assed sentences handed down.

VSGsD said...

From the City Paper article...I wish the "doc" would say this more often...

Cheatham, who helped organize the Baltimore event, was likewise unimpressed: "Our elected officials are sad. Many of these folks have been in office five, 10, 15, 20 years. They should bear some of the brunt and responsibility. Almost every one of them has run on either an education or a crime and violence platform, when in fact, what are they delivering? Little to nothing."


I will reluctantly agree with him, but I know his rationale is not the same as mine.

John Galt said...

Judge Glynn has stated that capacity constraint in Criminal Circuit Court on several occasions. He's frustrated.

It's part of why the SA has to offer deals generous enough to get out of 95% of jury trials. It's basically a giveaway.

Look at Justin Fauntleroy: 30-someodd criminal cases (excluding his juvenile 'career') over the five years of his majority.

Outrageous.

Stewie del Gato said...

I say we MORE violence on the streets, not less. The Baltimore Police Dept. should be giving shooting lessons so that "innocent" bystanders are safe.
It's simple economics (crime and economics seem to be in fashion lately). Until being a drug dealer/murderer is less appealing than going to school and getting a job, we will be in the same downward spiral. If the MD correctional system cannot provide the negative motivation, maybe a per capita murder rate of 100 will.

ppatin said...

Stephen:

I feel absolutely zero sympathy for hoodlums who get killed because of their criminal ways. Every murder, even if the "victim" is a piece of human garbage, affects the entire city in a negative way though. Also, being a drug dealer is already a pretty unappealing career. I suggest you read the chapter in Freakonomics about drug dealers in Chicago.

ppatin said...

This is the most disgusting thing I have heard in a long, long time. This assclown says that Brandon Morris was a victim of the DOC!

"He said Morris was a "victim" of the state Division of Correction because it failed to keep him safe. Morris was a patient at Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown when he killed Wroten with Wroten's service revolver and escaped by taking two hostages and carjacking a taxi. Morris had been taken to the hospital from nearby Roxbury Correctional Institution for removal of a sewing needle that the defense has conceded he jabbed so deeply into his abdomen that it pierced his liver."

Stewie del Gato said...

ppatin
I have read Freakonomics and frequently catch Dubner's blog. Increasing the number of murders to dissuade youngins from pursuing a life of crime is just a mental exercise I've been playing with. I understand the farther reaching affects the murder rate has on the city. I'm one of them. I used to live in Lake Walker, but begrudgingly moved to the County mostly for the school system.

Sure dealing drugs is an unappealing career for you and I, but it must not be unappealing enough. If we really want to get into economics, drug supply will always meet drug demand. No demand, no supply. Let's work on that.

taotechuck said...

Stephen and ppatin, I just picked up Sudhir Venkatesh's book "Gang Leader for a Day" and it's awesome. You should both read it. He's the guy who the chapter in Freakonomics is about.

ppatin said...

chuck:

Thanks for the advice, I'll have to check it out.

Bodyland Citizen said...

Guilty Verdicts for Perp Who Mowed Down Officer
From the SA's office, edited for style and clarity:

A Baltimore City jury returned guilty verdicts late Friday, January 18, 2007 and convicted Justin Fauntleroy*, 22, of the 2900 block of Kaycee Lane of---this is the real findings: second-degree assault, conspiracy to distribute cocaine and a handgun in car violation (the handgun was actually on the person that pleaded to the lesser sentence-placed on probation, turned around and released him the same day). The two day trial began January 16, 2008. Judge John A. Howard scheduled sentencing for March 14, 2008.

What I fine very appealing is the fact that the jury could not figure out why a police would leave what he believed to be the suspect's drugs behind in the gutter to follow them to another location. The drugs never matched. The police locked up a person suspected of buying from them ( the 3 defendants). The drugs in the buyer's pocket did not match anything. Was it a frame from another Baltimore dirty cop? The jury did not buy it. We all found it hard to believe. This story is not presented to the public with truth. How would you feel if you were a juror who handed down a sentence then read in the paper that you handed down what the state offered? We did not find that they were doing what these police said that they were doing. Look, there is too much corruption going on here.

Details:
On December 8, 2006 between 10:45 p.m. and midnight in the 500 block of Orchard Street, police observed Fauntleroy and other co-defendants engaging in suspected narcotics transactions and called for an arrest team. (THE ARREST TEAM CAME FROM OTHER PARTS OVER THE CITY) WHY WAIT 40 MINUTES FOR AN ARREST TEAM WHEN YOU CAN CALL THE PLOICE RIGHT IN THE AREA FOR BACK UP-OFFICERS FROM EAST BALTIORE;ONE FROM SOUTH BALTIMORE) While waiting for the arrest team, police observed Fauntleroy continue to engage in a suspected narcotics transaction. Fauntleroy and the other co-defendants left the block in a vehicle heading north toward Druid Hill Ave. Police pursued the vehicle and stopped it at Martin Luther King Blvd. and Fayette St., identifying themselves as officers. (IF YOU LOOK AT THE BALTIMORE SUN PRESSED ON 12-08-06, you will see hoodies, sweat suits and no badges to be seen, even once the press got to the scene). The driver was removed from the vehicle and arrested, but Fauntleroy, while in the passenger seat, shifted the vehicle into drive and drove straight into Sgt. Steven Ward, throwing him up onto the hood, and then clear from the vehicle. Funny, SGT> WARD testified that he jumped on the car...deliberations brought back a 2nd degree, meaning no attempt to assault.
Sgt. Ward was taken to Shock Trauma with injuries to his arms and neck (THIS NECK WAS NOT MENTIONED TO THE COURT) and was released later that evening. The vehicle drove down MLK and onto 295/ Russell St. while being pursued by police. The vehicle eventually got caught in traffic and Fauntleroy and a co-def surrendered. Police recovered a .38 caliber handgun (FROM THE CO- DEFENDANT WHO WAS RELEASED BACK ON THE STREET).

No one mentioned the fact that doctor at UMMS said the injuries did not appear like a car hit him.

Co-defendants Troy Walker and James Bruce pleaded guilty in July 2007 to (Conspiracy)CDS possession and handgun counts. Assistant State's Attorney Staci Pipkin of the Narcotics Division prosecuted this case.

Anonymous said...

Wow..... Interesting!!

Unknown said...

I think he was killed on the streets 12/9/2020. This is how it ends.