Baltimore Prosecutors Push Back After 30-Year Sentence In Fatal Teen Bystander Shooting
A Maryland man convicted in the fatal shooting of an innocent teenage bystander has been sentenced, but prosecutors say the punishment does not go far enough.
Alexis Cancel-Soto was sentenced to life in prison, with all but 30 years suspended, on Thursday, March 19, in Baltimore, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office.
The case stems from a shooting that left Cameran Holt, an innocent teen, critically injured before she later died from her wounds.
Prosecutors had pushed for a harsher penalty.
“Today’s sentencing of Defendant Alexis Cancel-Soto to life, suspending all but 30 years, rep…
'Imma Violate You:' Elmont Rapper Sex Trafficked Teen Girl, Feds Say
A Long Island rapper sex trafficked a 16-year-old girl and threatened to “personally break [her] bones” in a menacing video, federal authorities said Friday, March 6.
Jimmy Francois, a 37-year-old Elmont resident, was arrested in South Florida in late January and extradited to New York earlier this week, the Justice Department said.
Francois, who goes by the stage name “Bentley Bugz,” advertised the girl as a prostitute in multiple states, including New York, and forced her to engage in sex for money, according to the feds. He also took explicit pictures of the girl, identified only as Jane…
'You'll Die Today' Threat, Mysterious '7-Inch Laceration', Ends In Prison Time For Lititz Man
A man who warned a stranger, “you’ll die today,” before slashing his throat outside a Lancaster bar has been sentenced to up to 45 years in state prison, prosecutors announced on Friday, Dec. 19.
Syeen Yadullah Hill, 45, of Lititz, was sentenced to 20 to 45 years by Lancaster County Judge David Ashworth after a jury convicted him of Felony Criminal Attempt – Criminal Homicide, Felony Aggravated Assault, Misdemeanor Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and Misdemeanor Possession of an Instrument of Crime, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
The violent attack unfo…
‘Proud Boys’ Supporter Who Made Racist Threats, Cyberstalked Black Philly Residents Sentenced
New details reveal how a Philadelphia man tied to the Proud Boys terrorized Black residents with racist threats, violent messages, and extremist propaganda before being sentenced to federal prison, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
Mark Tucci, 44, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison, two years of supervised release, and more than $16,500 in restitution after admitting to a series of violent, hate-fueled threats targeting Black City of Philadelphia employees and a Black motorist, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Tucci pleaded guilty on Aug. 21 to interfering with…
