Attempted Murder Defendant on Electronic Home Monitoring for Armed Robbery Rejects Plea

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A 26-year-old Baltimore man accused of attempted murder and armed robbery rejected a plea offer on March 3 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa M. Phinn.

Tony Foster is charged with conspiracy to first-degree murder, attempted first and second-degree murder, armed robbery, conspiracy to armed robbery, robbery, first and second-degree assault, use of a firearm during a violent crime, two counts of having a handgun in a vehicle, reckless endangerment, conspiracy to first and second-degree assault, conspiracy to theft less than $100, conspiracy to use of a firearm during a violent crime, and theft less than $100 in connection to an incident that occurred on Aug. 28, 2021.

During reception court on Thursday, Judge Phinn listened as the prosecutor offered a plea of life suspending all but 20 years with three years of probation for first-degree attempted murder, and five years without the possibility of parole for use of a firearm during a violent crime. The charges are set to run concurrently.

Under the plea, Foster must also register as a gun offender and stay away from the victim.

Foster and his defense attorney, Maureen Rowland, rejected the plea offer.

In a November hearing, Foster’s defense attorney argued that he was simply a passenger in a vehicle that was involved in an armed robbery. His attorney also claimed that there was no positive identification from the victim, only that the victim’s assailant was wearing a white shirt. This prompted Foster to be released on electronic home monitoring on Nov. 18, 2021.

According to a news release, on Aug. 28, 2021, at approximately 12:25 a.m., the defendant and his co-defendant tried stealing a 52-year-old woman’s purse on the 3300 block of Bank Street and shot her.

Foster’s trial is scheduled for Oct. 12.