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By
Connor Driscoll [former]
, Yihan Zhao [former], Sarah Driver [former], Wajiha Aulakh [former] - June 21, 2021
Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Suspects
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Two men pleaded guilty in separate non-fatal shooting cases in Baltimore City Circuit Court during reception court on Monday.
Baltimore resident Quorico Bond, 18, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault. He was originally charged with attempted first and second-degree murder, first and second-degree assault, firearm use in a violent crime, carrying a handgun on his person, having a loaded handgun on his person, and possession of a firearm as a minor.
Assistant public defender Nicole Love-Kelly represented him. Pursuant to a negotiated plea deal, Bond will serve five years in prison, as well as three years of supervised probation upon release.
The charges stemmed from a non-fatal shooting on March 2, 2020. At the time of the incident, Bond was 16 years old.
According to a press release, officers from the Southern District responded to the scene, where they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.
The prosecution said the shooting occurred following a dispute between Bond and his former marijuana dealer.
As part of the plea deal, all other charges against Bond were dropped.
Baltimore resident Brian Hockaday also pleaded guilty during reception court. Hockaday, 32, faced charges in two separate cases. The most serious charges stem from an Aug. 20, 2020, shooting.
During the first case’s hearing, he pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree assault and one count of the use of a firearm in commission of a felony.
The prosecution told Judge Melissa M. Phinn that the shooting took place on the 1800 block of Rosedale Avenue.
According to the prosecutor, an altercation occurred and a crowd formed at the site. Hockaday, in the midst, was pushed to the ground.
He then stood up, pulled out a gun, and shot two people, counsel said. One victim was shot in the hip, and the other was shot in the back of his leg. The victims were taken by ambulance to the Shock Trauma Unit at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Video footage captured the incident, allowing police to identify Hockaday as the shooter.
One month later, on Sept. 20, 2020, a detective, who was familiar with Hockaday, watched him enter a vehicle with a black bag. The detective stopped Hockaday and obtained the bag. A search of the bag revealed a handgun. Police officers proceeded to arrest Hockaday for illegal possession of a handgun. The handgun was the same 9mm gun used in the Aug. 20 shooting.
Hockaday pleaded guilty to the charge.
His defense attorney and the prosecution did not request a consecutive sentence because it was the same handgun used in the first case. Judge Phinn agreed and sentenced Hockaday to a three-year sentence that would run concurrently with the previous assault and gun-related charges.
Hockaday is also required to register as a gun offender.