Defendant Sentenced For Shooting Ex-Girlfriend’s Boyfriend

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“I never intended to hurt anyone, and I’m sorry,” said defendant Christopher Holland at his sentencing hearing. He apologized before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lazette Ringgold-Kirksey for shooting and wounding his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend in July 2024.

Holland, 25, pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault and firearm use in a felony or violent crime.

The judge sentenced him to 40 years, suspending all but 20, for attempted first-degree murder; ten years for first degree assault; and 5 years for firearm use in a felony or violent crime; and three years of supervised probation upon release.

Judge Ringgold-Kirksey instructed Holland to register as a gun offender on release and avoid contact with the victim and his ex-girlfriend. Holland, who previously registered a gun, failed to renew his registration when it expired approximately two months before the incident.

According to the court documents, on July 10, 2024, Holland broke into his ex-girlfriend’s residence in the 1200 block of Sargeant Street. He was allegedly wearing a black Nike ski mask with an imprinted white check mark and entered the residence through a bathroom window.

Holland’s ex-girlfriend saw him and shouted, waking her current boyfriend. Holland discharged a firearm over her head, striking her boyfriend’s left arm, and fled the scene through the same window he entered. Investigators later recovered one .40-caliber cartridge in the bedroom window and one projectile near the bed.

Officers arrested Holland without incident on July 16, 2024 and transported him to the Central Booking & Intake Facility, where he was charged with attempted first-degree murder.

“I wish they were here so I can apologize to them,” said Holland about his ex-girlfriend and the victim.

Judge Ringgold-Kirksey recommended Holland take anger management courses.

“You’re apologizing, but you still did it,” said Judge Ringgold-Kirksey. “You’re still young. You’re still thinking about guns when you get mad.”

Holland’s mother appeared distraught throughout the hearing, asking where the court officers were taking her son, and whether she could give her son a hug. Holland was led away before she could get an answer.