Baltimore Shooter, Getaway Driver Sentenced to 94 years Collectively for Robbery of Visiting Miami Dolphins Fans

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Central Baltimore—Corey Clark was sentenced to 74 years in prison and Marquis Alston received a sentence of 40 years, suspend all but 20 years, for attempting to rob two men at gunpoint which resulted in one of the men being shot in the back of the neck.

Clark was convicted of two counts of first degree assault, attempted robbery with a deadly weapon, two counts of conspiracy to commit first degree assault, and using a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence. Alston was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to commit first degree assault, two counts of conspiracy to commit robbery with a deadly weapon, and conspiracy to commit a crime of violence while using a handgun.

“The violence that plagues this City is unacceptable, and these types of crimes impact the social and economic viability of Baltimore,” State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby said. “Much like our citizens should be able to feel safe in their communities, tourists should be able to visit Baltimore and enjoy everything Baltimore has to offer without fear of violence.”

Just after midnight on December 5, 2016, two Miami Dolphin fans visiting from Alabama for the Ravens-Dolphins game on December 4, 2016 were returning to their hotel in the unit block of West Fayette Street when they were approached by Clark and an unidentified individual. Both assailants pointed a gun at the men and demanded their money.

Clark began to ruffle through one victim’s left pocket. Victim #1 resisted, causing the unidentified assailant to instruct Clark to fire. Victim #2 intervened, attempting to knock the gun from Clark’s hand. At that moment, Clark drew back and fired the one shot, which struck Victim #2 in the back of the neck. Victim #1 chased the unidentified male along Fayette Street before he turned left at an alley. The victim abandoned the chase when he noticed a Baltimore Police car just ahead at the Radisson Hotel. The Police coincidentally were responding to a disorderly conduct complaint at the hotel.

Simultaneously, Clark fled into the driver’s side of a silver Ford van that was approaching from Charles Street. The victims were able to point out the van as it approached the red light at Fayette Street and Liberty Street. Police officers were able to observe the van and two police vehicles initiated a pursuit.

Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop of the van by utilizing their lights and sirens, but the van refused to stop.

Without losing sight of the van, officers observed Clark jump out of the vehicle at 24th and Barclay streets—attempting to flee on foot. He was apprehended by one of the pursuing patrol units in a nearby alley. The van stopped in the 2300 block of North Howard Street after an eight minute pursuit, and the driver—identified as Marquis Alston—was apprehended.

“The success of this case is a testament to the quick, assertive and professional response of the police officers who were present at the hotel,” ASA Alex Rothstein said. “The most critical elements of this encounter were the response to the victims at the scene, the van pursuit on a rainy night through multiple police districts, and the apprehension of Clark in a dark alley by an officer who was momentarily by herself until back up arrived.”

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