Defendant Shoots at Front Door of his Home, Sentenced To 5 Years in Prison

By Brooke Uzzell [former] - March 14, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Non-Fatal Shooting | Suspects |

A 35-year-old Baltimore resident who shot through his front door pleaded guilty and was sentenced on March 11 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Charles Blomquist. 

The non-fatal shooting defendant was charged with possession of a firearm with a felony conviction, reckless endangerment, discharging a firearm, and illegal possession of ammunition in connection with an incident that occurred on May 5, 2021.

On Friday, Judge Blomquist listened as the prosecutor offered the defendant, and his defense attorney, George Harris, a plea of five years with two years of supervised probation for possession of a firearm with a felony conviction after being previously convicted for a disqualifying crime.

Under the plea, the defendant must attend mental health evaluations by a licensed mental health professional and register as a gun offender. After one year of supervised probation is completed, the defendant may be eligible for unsupervised probation if he is compliant with all terms and conditions of parole and probation.

According to the court documents, on May 5, 2021, at approximately 4:45p.m., officers were called to an apartment building on the 6000 block of Amberwood Road for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found multiple bullet holes in the defendant’s front apartment door and various objects mounted against the door. 

The defendant, who was later identified as the 911 caller, told officers that he had not slept in over a week, and someone was after him. After giving officers access to his home, they found a 9mm handgun and a 9mm cartridge casing.

Rather than going to trial as expected this week, the defendant and his counsel, Harris, plead guilty, accepting the plea offered by the prosecutor. 

The defendant will begin his sentence on March 11, with credit for 311 days that he already served.