Westminster Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Home Invasion

FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) — A Westminister antheral was sentenced to 10 years followed by 5 years of supervised probation for a 2019 location invasion.

Eric Eugene Mooney, 46, entered an Alford plea successful August, stating that helium does not admit to the transgression enactment but acknowledges that the grounds presented by the prosecution would beryllium apt to transportation a justice oregon assemblage to find him guilty.

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According to authorities, connected Oct. 9, 2019, deputies responded to the 5300 artifact of Legion Drive successful Mt. Airy for a reported location invasion. The unfortunate said that conscionable aft 8:00 a.m. a achromatic pickup motortruck pulled into her driveway. Mooney exited the conveyance dressed arsenic a inferior idiosyncratic portion wearing an “elderly man” costume mask.

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Officials said the suspect asked the victim, “I privation to spot if you person powerfulness retired down there,” portion covering his rima to disguise his voice. The unfortunate responded with “what?” As the unfortunate opened her tempest door, Mooney rushed astatine the victim, grabbing her by the cervix and pushing her backmost wrong the house.

Officials said helium past tied up the unfortunate with zip ties, forced her to springiness him the operation to unfastened a harmless successful the home, and made disconnected with astir $13,000 on with additional valuables.

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Mooney was identified successful June 2020 arsenic the suspect, aft sunglasses, helium wore successful the committee of the transgression that had been near astatine the country tested affirmative for his DNA.

CBS Baltimore Staff