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By
McKenna Yoder
- September 18, 2024
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A 23-year-old gang member pleaded guilty in Baltimore City Circuit Court to the murder of 17-year-old London Stuckey in a hearing on Sept. 16.
Gregory Beadles , a reputed member of the ’39 Babies,’ is charged with participating in a criminal gang, firearm use in for a violent crime and first-degree murder. The group has been linked to a wide variety of crimes including murder and drug trafficking.
Beadles, accompanied by defense attorney Staci Pipkin, agreed to the plea to life, suspending all but 25 to 35 years, with the specific term left to the judge.
Pipkin argued for the low end of the sentencing range, citing Beadles’ growth into manhood over the past four years. She noted Beadles had no prior convictions and the 25 year sentence would be longer than he had been alive at the time of the crime. Beadles was 19 and had completed his junior year in high school.
According to the prosecution, Beadles shot Stuckey multiple times on the 5600 block of Woodmont Avenue on Dec. 13, 2019. The prosecution argued that because Stuckey was a beloved member of his school community and the grief his death caused to his family, Beadles should get the maximum of life suspending all but 35 years.
Stuckey’s mother was unable to come to court Monday, but in a written statement read by the prosecution, she said that if the electric chair were still an option it would be appropriate punishment for Beadles.
Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry G. Williams presided and sentenced Beadles on all charges to life suspending all but 30 years, with the first five years without the possibility of parole. For participating in a criminal gang and firearm use in a felony violent crime, Beadles was sentenced to two concurrent sentences of 15 years each. Judge Williams also added that Beadles must not have any contact with co-defendant Donye Thompson or the members of the ‘39 Babies.’
In his statement, Beadles said that he was wrong to commit the crime but he’s been changed by his time in prison. He told the court he one day hopes to get back to his girlfriend and niece, as well as complete his education and get a job.