Instead, Eldridge credits the work of Baltimore's new state's attorney Ivan Bates combined with the "Al Capone Style" of prosecution by U.S. Attorney Erek Barron.
Gordon Staron, of Abingdon, said nothing when given the opportunity to address Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Althea M. Handy. He also refused to communicate with his own defense attorney throughout the case, the attorney said, citing his client’s silence while arguing that Staron has severe mental health problems and should have been found incompetent to stand trial.
According to the prosecution, the shooting occurred on the 600 block of North Robertson Street. Moulden was allegedly walking his dog in his backyard when the victim approached and spoke to him. When the victim turned to leave, Moulden allegedly called the victim back and fired. The prosecution described the severity of the victim’s paralysis and eye injury before asking Judge Schiffer to give Moulden a lengthier sentence than suggested by charge guidelines.
According to Bates’ Office, in November, 103 cases were charged by the juvenile division; 33 of those were special, which means the juvenile facing charges was detained in some way; 70 cases were stack cases, which means the juvenile was not detained.
At trial, Okeke argued that Green and his girlfriend were at Popeyes and saw four individuals, one of whom had a gun. Green shot one of the victims while trying to protect himself, defense counsel told jurors.
A Baltimore man with a history of violent crimes received a sentence far beyond the standard guidelines after carjacking and robbing two victims at gunpoint, authorities announced on Friday.
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates and U.S. Attorney for Maryland Erek Barron said their united front is not just for appearances, noting the 6-month long wiretap investigation leading to 39 state indictments involving four different crime rings didn’t just materialize from nothing.
“You have an individual that may use drugs and so the police may see them, the police may see them and write a citation,” Bates said. “But they may also be able to recover the drugs and understand where the drug shop is based on the markings and packaging.”
"We all together want to ensure that the 38 individuals that we've indicted know that their toothbrush will be waiting for them," Bates said.
