At a hearing today, Tony Hawks, 30, of the 3700 block of Ravenswood Ave. and Eugene Darnell Parker, 33, of the 3900 block of Cranston Ave. plead guilty to second-degree murder, handgun use in a crime of violence and conspiracy to murder. A third co-defendant, Dwayne Gwynn, 35, of the 5800 of Gist Avenue pled guilty to conspiracy to murder.(Why does the SAO hyphenate so oddly?!)
The co-defendants were scheduled for trial before Judge John C. Themelis when the plea agreement was negotiated. Parker received a total sentence of 40-years in prison, first 5-years without parole, for conspiracy to murder, handgun use in a crime of violence and second-degree murder. Hawks received a sentence of 40-years in prison suspend all but 20-years with 5-years probation for second–degree murder, handgun use in a crime of violence and conspiracy to murder. Hawks was previously convicted of second-degree murder and was released on parole. Dwayne Gwynn will serve 20-years in prison for conspiracy to murder.
Each of the defendants pled to the following facts: the co-defendants were attending a party at the Club International, 2301 W. Baltimore Street on February 11, 2007. Harold Robinson worked at the club as a bouncer. Several persons attending the club became angry at Mr. Robinson after he removed a partygoer for urinating on the dance floor. Later, Gwynn, Hawks and Parker conspired to retaliate. Hawks and Parker entered Club International and randomly fired several shots, fatally injuring Harold Robinson. Two employees of the club fired handguns and chased Hawks and Parker as they attempted to flee the scene. Both were struck and apprehended by police.
Assistant State’s Attorney Diana Smith of the Homicide Division prosecuted this case.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Guilty Pleas in Nightclub Murder
From the Office of the Head Ho Slappa:
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THESE ARE NOT THE FACTS, NOR WERE THESE STATEMENTS EVER MADE IN COURT. WHERE DO YOU PEOPLE GET YOUR WRONG INFO? IF YOU WNAT TO KNOW THE FACTS , I CAN TELL YOU.
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ROBINSON WAS NOT PRESENT WHEN THE PARTY GOERS HAD A FIGHT WITH SECURITY 11AM AND NEITHER WAS THE THREE DEFENDENTS PRESENT. THEY DID NOT HAVE A QUARREL WITH ROBINSON.
This is a press release from the office of the State's Attorney (aka Patricia Jessamy, aka the Head Ho Slappa).
... it says the defendants pled to the facts, so the defendants signed a statement swearing that these facts are true. They pled before trial started, so no, these statements were never made in a court. But it is odd-- The defendants got into a fight with Robinson, but then they "randomly" fired shot and he just happened to be the only one who was hit? I guess if they'd meant to hit him, then that would make it first-degree?
GINGER: WRITING IN ALL CAPS IS ANNOYING AS HELL AND MAKES PEOPLE WANT TO CUT YOUR FINGERS OFF.
First of all, whats annoying is my son was killed.
They did not plead guilty to what this article says. They pleaded guilty to killing my son.
Doing so only after the one defendant confessed previous to us going to trial.
Hawks and Parker asked for a deal after finding out the third person confessed. I was not in agreement with a plea bargain, but they were given one.
A Plea Bargain for first degree murder in Baltimore City
Second, as i said these are not the facts. None of the defendants were in the club when there was a fight and neither was Harold Robinson. A relative of Tony Hawks and his friends were the ones in the club at 10am, urinating on a female customer and causing trouble period.
The day shift security asked them to leave and a fight transpired.
Harold Robinson was not present, nor was the defendants.These are the facts.
Harold Robinson was not the security on duty when the fight happened and knew nothing about the fight.
Everyone knows this!There was never a question about the events that transpired. I and everyone knew from the beginning how it all happened. There are also video's of the fight and murder.
Besides that one of the defendants confessed to me and my family before the trial.He cried, looked me in the eye and said how sorry he was. His family also.
This happened before the trial date.What he confessed,we already knew.
Tony Hawks asked him to take part. Hawks was not the trigger man. He was the ring leader, throwing stones and hiding his hands.
Besides that, Hawks was on parole for killing Eugene Parkers nephew.
Yet he talked Eugene Parker into being the trigger man for him and his cousin(the one who was present and involved in the fight).
Truly believable,Eugene Parker's family told me this and was very upset that he was even with Hawks.
They did not care who they killed, they came in shooting. My son was in the vestiview and so was other customers, he saved many lives by ushering them thur the other door and was shot in the back when he attempted to go in.
Tony Hawks came with the other two under the cover of night with masks on, high on e pills and only wanted to get even with whomever.
Punks, because the same people that had the fight with his cousin was still there when he came to get even.
Did he confront them ? No! He did not even come inside, but sent the other two inside for him.
I know some of Hawks family and even they said Murt was not the intended person.Not that that matters!
Some of Hawks family members knew me and my son from a child .They expressed their sorrow to me and even they knew Murt was a good guy.
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