17-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder in McElderry Park Shootout Last Year

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The mother of 17-year-old Kimora Crapper rushed out of the courtroom and openly wept on Aug. 21 when the young teen pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder for her involvement in a shootout last year in McElderry Park.

After roughly two hours of back-and-forth discussions with her attorney and mother, the defendant decided to take the prosecutor’s one-time-only plea offer of 40 years, suspending all but 12 years, the first five years without parole, and five years of supervised probation for attempted second-degree murder and firearm use in a felony or violent crime. Crapper is also required to register as a gun offender.

As part of the plea agreement, Crapper will serve 30 years, suspending all but seven years, and five years of supervised probation for attempted second-degree murder and a concurrent 10 years, suspending all but the first five years without parole, for firearm use in a felony or violent crime.

In another case, Crapper will serve a five-year sentence for having a handgun on her person to run concurrently with her latest plea agreement.

Judit Otvos, the defendant’s attorney, was absent due to a family emergency on Aug. 20 when Crapper initially appeared for her scheduled trial. However, the teen also refused to be transported from Western Maryland Children’s Center (WMCC) in Hagerstown, delaying the case.

On Thursday, Otvos informed Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Yvette M. Bryant that Crapper’s family had planned to hire a private attorney since the defendant’s last appearance in May and request a new trial date. Judge Bryant told the attorney and her client that all necessary parties were present and the prosecutor was ready for trial, so the case would either move forward with a plea agreement or jury selection.

Crapper’s 12-year sentence comes after she was charged with attempted first and second-degree murder as well as several firearms violations for her involvement in the shooting of another 17-year-old man on Sept. 18, 2024, on the 500 block of N. Rose Street. Baltimore Police responded to a reported “running gun battle” and found the victim about one block away from the crime scene with a gunshot wound to his right shoulder.

According to charging documents, city surveillance footage showed the then-16-year-old defendant standing outside on the porch of her family’s home before the shooting. Three individuals, including the victim, are seen arguing with Crapper before she and two others chased and shot at the victim who attempted to run away.

The defendant was identified by the victim in a photo array and police also found a black sweater worn by the defendant inside the family’s home.