By Laura Van Pate
– 16 August 2024
Court | Daily Stories | Murders | Shootings | Suspects | Victims |

A 47-year-old defendant was sentenced to life in prison plus 37 years in Baltimore District Court on August 15 for a murder committed in March 2023.

Ricky Crenshaw was found guilty in May of the first-degree murder of 33-year-old Terence Cheatham. He was also found guilty of using a firearm during a serious crime of violence, possession of a firearm with a conviction of a serious felony, use of an assault weapon or magazine, and possession of a firearm without a serial number. Cheatham was killed on March 21, 2023, in the 2100 block of Edmondson Avenue.

Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer sentenced Crenshaw to life in prison for first-degree murder, with the first 20 years without the possibility of parole, and 20 years for use of a weapon in a serious crime of violence. After his life sentence, Crenshaw must serve 15 consecutive years, with the first five years without the possibility of parole, for possession of a weapon with a serious felony conviction, 20 years for use of an assault weapon or magazine, with the first 10 years without the possibility of parole, and an additional two years for possession of a weapon without a serial number, for a total of life in prison plus 37 years.

During Crenshaw’s hearing, several of Cheatham’s family members came to express their grief, including Cheatham’s 13-year-old son, who prayed the rosary for Crenshaw.
Crenshaw was represented by Brandon Patterson.

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