The man arrested last year in the killing of Chesley Patterson, a Little Italy restaurant manager, pleaded guilty Monday and was sentenced to prison.Video above: Police: Little Italy restaurant manager homicide suspect arrested (April 2022)Samuel Wise Jr. pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, first-degree escape and gun charges, the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office told 11 News.Prosecutors said Wise was sentenced to life with all but 50 years suspended, followed by three years of supervised probation upon release for the murder charge. He was sentenced concurrently to 20 years and five years for the other two charges.Patterson was shot in the chest just a few blocks from where he worked at La Scala restaurant for 17 years. Police said last year they believe he was killed on Jan. 23, 2022, as part of a robbery spree. "The tragic death of Mr. Patterson was a shock to this tight-knit community and our city as a whole. As his family and loved ones approach the second anniversary of his murder, we continue to grieve with them and extend our victim services to them during this immensely difficult time," Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates said in a statement.Several people from the restaurant attended the court proceedings Friday morning."He got what he got. That's what they handed down. I mean, it still doesn't bring Chesley back, plain and simple. Yes, justice was somewhat granted, but nothing brings him back," said Chris Allison, the restaurant's director of operations. "We remember him every day. His ashes are still here. There's hangings of him all over the place. There's still a picture of him over there, and every single day, somehow, he gets brought up in some way shape or form."They said the defendant had no remorse, and the judge even remarked the defendant's tears were for himself."He started tearing up, and the sheriff brought him napkins, and the judge, after taking a long pause, stated, 'You are crying only for yourself in this room. You don't cry for him. You don't cry for own family. You cry for yourself. You didn't express any remorse towards your actions,'" said Bulat Kamelov, the restaurant's bar manager. "It was sickening. There was no explanation why that occurred. Nothing."The state's attorney's statement said a minivan pulled up and blocked Patterson at his car. Surveillance video shows the front passenger getting out of the van and pointing a black gun with an extended magazine at Patterson. The person can be seen pulling the driver's door open, during which time, a shot was fired. Police found Patterson lying in the street with a gunshot wound to his chest. Police put out a detailed description of the van, which officers found at a gas station in south Baltimore. When officers tried to stop the van, the driver fled. Officers later found the van unoccupied in Cherry Hill. Fingerprints taken from inside the van matched Wise, the prosecutor's statement said.The prosecutor's statement said cellphone evidence put Wise's phone in the area of the shooting at the time of the shooting.Wise allowed police to check his cellphone, where detectives found a text message he sent to his girlfriend, stating he was out robbing, though he immediately said he was joking. One text said: "Im (sic) rey get booked for a (expletive) murder and you keep trying to be (expletive) smart."The statement said detectives found photos on the phone showing Wise wearing the same clothing the shooter was wearing on video.
The man arrested last year in the killing of Chesley Patterson, a Little Italy restaurant manager, pleaded guilty Monday and was sentenced to prison.
Video above: Police: Little Italy restaurant manager homicide suspect arrested (April 2022)
Samuel Wise Jr. pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, first-degree escape and gun charges, the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office told 11 News.
Prosecutors said Wise was sentenced to life with all but 50 years suspended, followed by three years of supervised probation upon release for the murder charge. He was sentenced concurrently to 20 years and five years for the other two charges.
Patterson was shot in the chest just a few blocks from where he worked at La Scala restaurant for 17 years. Police said last year they believe he was killed on Jan. 23, 2022, as part of a robbery spree.
"The tragic death of Mr. Patterson was a shock to this tight-knit community and our city as a whole. As his family and loved ones approach the second anniversary of his murder, we continue to grieve with them and extend our victim services to them during this immensely difficult time," Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates said in a statement.
Several people from the restaurant attended the court proceedings Friday morning.
"He got what he got. That's what they handed down. I mean, it still doesn't bring Chesley back, plain and simple. Yes, justice was somewhat granted, but nothing brings him back," said Chris Allison, the restaurant's director of operations. "We remember him every day. His ashes are still here. There's hangings of him all over the place. There's still a picture of him over there, and every single day, somehow, he gets brought up in some way shape or form."
They said the defendant had no remorse, and the judge even remarked the defendant's tears were for himself.
"He started tearing up, and the sheriff brought him napkins, and the judge, after taking a long pause, stated, 'You are crying only for yourself in this room. You don't cry for him. You don't cry for own family. You cry for yourself. You didn't express any remorse towards your actions,'" said Bulat Kamelov, the restaurant's bar manager. "It was sickening. There was no explanation why that occurred. Nothing."
The state's attorney's statement said a minivan pulled up and blocked Patterson at his car. Surveillance video shows the front passenger getting out of the van and pointing a black gun with an extended magazine at Patterson. The person can be seen pulling the driver's door open, during which time, a shot was fired. Police found Patterson lying in the street with a gunshot wound to his chest.
Police put out a detailed description of the van, which officers found at a gas station in south Baltimore. When officers tried to stop the van, the driver fled. Officers later found the van unoccupied in Cherry Hill. Fingerprints taken from inside the van matched Wise, the prosecutor's statement said.
The prosecutor's statement said cellphone evidence put Wise's phone in the area of the shooting at the time of the shooting.
Wise allowed police to check his cellphone, where detectives found a text message he sent to his girlfriend, stating he was out robbing, though he immediately said he was joking.
One text said: "Im (sic) rey get booked for a (expletive) murder and you keep trying to be (expletive) smart."
The statement said detectives found photos on the phone showing Wise wearing the same clothing the shooter was wearing on video.
November 28, 2023 at 05:18AM
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