November 10, 2009 – Today a Baltimore City jury convicted Edward Thornton, 55, of the 1900 block of Broadway of second-degree murder and wear/carry a dangerous weapon. The jury reached its verdict after deliberating approximately two hours after hearing two days of testimony.
Judge David W. Young ordered a pre-sentence investigation and scheduled sentencing for January 7, 2010. Thornton faces a maximum possible penalty of 33 years; 30 years for the murder count and three years for the weapons count.
On September 18, 2008 in the unit block of West Pratt Street, Edward Thornton and Helen Reightler, 43, were involved in a verbal dispute over a piece of cardboard. Thornton, who was homeless, slept on the piece of cardboard. As the argument escalated, Thornton produced a knife and stabbed Reightler in the neck. Medics transported Ms. Reightler to Shock Trauma for treatment but she succumbed to her injuries on September 29, 2008 at Sinai Hospital.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Conviction for Murder Over Cardboard
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A homeless man gets 3 hots and a cot as punishment for a crime. The American way.
You're right, by killing the woman he upgraded his living quarters from a cardboard sheet (that he may or may not have owned) to a climate controlled facility with a bed and 3 meals that he doesn't have to fish out of a trash can. For him, it's a win win.
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