BALTIMORE (WBFF) — 12-year-old Jaylen Richard’s life was cut short on the streets of Baltimore City. His family says he was on house arrest for theft charges, but they say it’s all because he was hanging out with the wrong crowd
“They were still dragging my baby through the streets because they knew he couldn’t be charged,” his mother said.
Patty Hawkins says her son was in a similar grip of gang violence, being influenced by adults in Baltimore.
“It’s easier to have children sell drugs for you than you to get a charge yourself for selling drugs. For me, to know my son was struggling keeping himself out of a gang, that really hurt,” she said.
Former FBI Agent Dr. Tyrone Powers says Baltimore is a city full of gangs. While he says many are more disorganized than you’d think, he says the one thing they have in common is the victimization of young people.
It’s DISGUSTING! They are making Ocean City look like Baltimore.