Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander
sentenced James Kidd, age 28, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 15 years in
prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for carjacking. Judge
Hollander found that Kidd is a career offender, based on two previous
convictions for robbery and drugs.
The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the
District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge William P.
McMullan of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - Baltimore
Field Division; Special Agent in Charge Stephen E. Vogt of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation; Baltimore City State’s Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein; and
Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts.
According to Kidd’s plea agreement, on September 9, 2012,
Kidd approached the driver of a Ford Expedition and said he would pay him for a
ride. Kidd asked the driver to take him from the corner of North Avenue and
Charles Street to the 5800 block of Oakview Road in Baltimore to pick up his
girlfriend and kids. Once they arrived at the location, Kidd took out a silver
handgun, racked the slide to load the gun, pointed the gun at the driver, and
ordered the driver out of the car, demanding the driver’s money and cell phone.
The driver gave Kidd his two cell phones and his wallet (which contained $2)
and got out of the vehicle. Kidd ordered the driver to lie on the ground and
drove away.
On September 12, 2012, in relation to a burglary
investigation, Baltimore City police officers were called to 2010 North
Patterson Avenue in Baltimore and recovered a loaded 9mm .380 handgun from
Kidd’s front pants pocket. That weapon matched the description of the gun given
by the victim of the carjacking, and was stolen from another residence on North
Patterson Avenue. On September 17, the carjacking victim’s phone was recovered
from 2010 North Patterson Avenue.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment