Baltimore judge gives life sentence to man convicted of killing 13-year-old girl fundraising for dance team
The man convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of a 13-year-old girl fundraising in East Baltimore for a dance team was sentenced Tuesday to life plus 35 years in prison. Tavon Battle, 36, was charged in November 2022 with killing Kelsey Washington, 13, earlier that month. Police wrote in charging documents that Washington was not Battle’s intended target. He also was accused of ...