Teen Rapper Baby K Receives 25-Year Prison Sentence In Baltimore

Baltimore rapper Baby K has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for attempted murder for his role in a 2023 attempted murder on a Prince George’s County school bus. The stiff sentence is controversial because Baby K is only 16 years old. The grim details were recounted. Baby K, who was 14 at the time, along with two associates, confronted another 14-year-old on the bus, aiming to execute a deadly plan. Two teenagers restrained the victim while Baby K attempted to fire a gun three times, but technical failures spared the intended target’s life. He pleaded guilty to various charges, including attempted first-degree murder, and faced the court’s strictest penalty. [embedded content] “Anybody that saw the video and saw how close we came to losing a life on a public school bus, I’m sure was horrified, I’m sure that they were frightened when they saw this….I hope that this sentence brings some measure of peace and some measure of closure to the victims as well as the community,” Deputy Chief James McCreery said during a press conference. Judge Michael Whelan emphasized Baby K’s past transgressions and the premeditated nature of the crime as pivotal factors in the sentencing. Despite...