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By
Sage Cho
- March 20, 2025
Attempted Murder
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Court
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Daily Stories
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Non-Fatal Shooting
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Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Jeannie J. Hong sentenced Mekhi Green, 20, to five years of incarceration on March 20 after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to attempt first-degree murder in connection to a Jan. 30, 2024 incident.
The sentence will run concurrent to the 25 years Green received the previous day, for a separate Nov. 21, 2024 incident in which he shot and injured a 23-year-old man inside a Popeye’s restaurant located in the 4400 block of Edmondson Avenue.
Green was initially charged with attempted first-degree murder and assault, firearm use in a felony or violent crime, and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and assault. As part of the plea deal, the prosecution agreed not to prosecute the first four charges.
According to charging documents, officers responded to a residence in the 1700 block of Division Street following a ShotSpotter alert and calls from two citizens who claimed to have heard gunfire in the area.
Upon arrival, officers located a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his left calf with an entrance wound but no exit wound. Officers also discovered blood on a couch on the first floor and recovered eight 9mm casings in front of the residence.
Officers interviewed the victim and found his testimony matched what they observed from the video surveillance footage. He described seeing “more than three” suspects, including one wearing a “burgundy hoodie” during the crime. Green gave a similar recollection of events during his police interview.
Ballistics examiners were able to claim a match to the recovered eight 9mm casings to a weapon from a Feb. 26, 2024 incident, and found that the vehicle used by the suspects belonged to Green’s mother. Green alleged that his girlfriend had given him the gun for self-protection.
Green told officers that his friend “Mal,” who uses the iCloud account “bigmall3600@icloud.com,” contacted him and asked for a ride.
A later examination of phone records revealed that “Mal” told Green he was “banked” – hit or punched – earlier the day of the incident. Messages from a contact that officers believed to belong to Green’s girlfriend showed Green responding to a message that read, “be careful please I love you” before several failed FaceTime attempts. The same person later asked “you ook?!” and Green responded “Ya he ran.” Officers deduced that they were discussing the victim.
The prosecution initially requested a sentence of seven years for Green’s involvement in the crime, but accepted Judge Hong’s suggestion of five years. Judge Hong noted that the prosecutor in the case typically requests maximum sentences and encouraged Green, telling him that the prosecution’s leniency indicated his high potential for rehabilitation while incarcerated.
“If you’re doing well and moving forward, you can file a modification in five years,” she told Green. “We’ll all still be here, and I don’t think the state will object.”
Green was represented by defense attorney Augustine Okeke.