Bereaved and angry family members filled Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Catherine Chen’s courtroom on Jan. 29, delivering emotional impact statements at the sentencing of Baltimore man Aamir Benton, 25.
Benton is now set to serve 45 years behind bars for the murders of 23-year-old Eligah Hooks and 31-year-old Phillip Wallace, which occurred in two separate shootings over three years ago.
Judge Chen ruled in favor of the prosecution’s request for a sentence of life, suspending all but 45 years. Upon release, the double-murder convict will be required to serve five years of supervised probation, abstain from drugs and alcohol or drugs, and maintain no contact with his victims and their families…