A 41-year-old Baltimore man accepted a revised plea offer on Nov. 18 in Baltimore City Circuit Court before Judge Piper F. McKeithen, resolving multiple charges stemming from a non-fatal shooting that could have carried a maximum sentence of 40 years, including 10 without the possibility of parole.
Reginald Allen pleaded guilty to first-degree assault, use of a firearm in a felony violent crime, illegal possession of a firearm, reckless endangerment, discharging a firearm, illegal possession of ammunition, and having a handgun on his person.
Under the agreement, Allen was sentenced to 35 years, with all but seven years suspended. The first three years of the active term are without parole. He must also complete three years of supervised probation, avoid contact with the victim, register as a gun offender, and attend anger management classes.
The prosecution said a retrial would have been “a carbon copy” of Allen’s previous trial and that no new evidence would have been presented. They also noted that the victim has recovered from their injuries and requested no contact with Allen, which contributed to the reduced plea offer.
Judge McKeithen said she felt it was her “civil duty” to recommend anger management, noting the shooting followed an argument between Allen and the victim.
Allen was convicted on Sept. 22 of assault and weapons charges in connection to a non-fatal shooting incident that occurred at a party on the 900 block of S. Bond Street in the Fells Point neighborhood on June 26, 2022. Prosecutors said a disagreement escalated when Allen produced a handgun and fired at the victim.
Allen accepted the plea in Baltimore City Circuit Court, bringing the reopened case to a close.
