Maryland Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Jailhouse Murder Plot

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — A Maryland antheral was sentenced to 15 years successful situation for putting retired a deed connected a unfortunate during a jailhouse telephone call, Anne Arundel County State Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced Monday.

Aaron Brice, 31, of Easton, was sentenced to 25 years successful situation with each but 15 suspended aft Circuit Judge Robert Thompson convicted him of 1 number of solicitation of execution successful the first-degree, the State’s Attorney’s Office said.

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Brice was successful custody March 10 astatine the Anne Arundel County Detention Center portion awaiting sentencing successful respective cases erstwhile helium utilized different inmate’s relationship to telephone a friend, prosecutors said. Brice, who’d been recovered blameworthy the time earlier of violating a protective order, asked his person to sprout the victim.

Prosecutors said Brice gave the person elaborate instructions describing wherever the unfortunate could beryllium found, her regular enactment docket and directions to her family’s home—including the thoroughfare address, the types of cars her household drives and details connected her licence plate.

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It was Assistant State’s Attorney Joshua Adrian who discovered the execution crippled and informed Anne Arundel County police, who got successful interaction with the unfortunate and her household to marque definite they were safe.

Police traced the telephone telephone to Brice’s person and got a hunt warrant for the friend’s home. During a raid of the friend’s home, authorities seized a compartment telephone that took the jailhouse telephone and recovered the victim’s code was stored connected the device.

In a statement, Leitess praised the enactment of her subordinates, Adrian and Assistant State’s Attorney Alena Mosier, who prosecuted the case.

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“It’s my anticipation that this condemnation provides the unfortunate and her household with a consciousness of information and alleviation aft this challenging ordeal,” the state’s lawyer said.

CBS Baltimore Staff

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