A judge sentenced 16-year-old Tavon Scott to 15 years in prison for manslaughter stemming from the deadly shooting of Timothy Reynolds.Scott was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and related gun charges after a confrontation in July 2022 in which he shot Reynolds, who allegedly approached a group of squeegee workers, including Scott, with a bat. The judge decided to keep the case in the adult court system rather than transfer it to the juvenile system. Scott, 16, was only 14 when the shooting occurred.The judge considered Scott’s age, his alleged gang affiliation, his school record and previous citations in her ruling. She said her goal was to hold him accountable while helping him get the services he needs to turn his life around.Defense attorneys said they were pleased the maximum sentence was not imposed.”He will return to the community one day. He will be a much different person, because he’s going in as a boy and he will come out as a man, but he will be a changed man,” attorney J. Wyndall Gordon said.”I think he will have prepared himself for the balance of his life,” attorney Warren Brown said. Reynolds’ relatives said no sentence will match the family’s grief.”The judge imposed a sentence over twice what the maximum for what the guidelines was, and that brings a measure of comfort to this family. At the same time, the defendant deserved the maximum sentence,” family spokesperson Thiru Vignarajah said.Scott spoke during the hearing, telling the judge that he is sorry for what he put his family through. He apologized to the Reynolds family and sent his condolences. He said he wished the incident didn’t happen.Reynolds’ 9-year-old daughter wrote a statement, asking how someone could be so evil. The victim’s family explained that they are forever broken and the loss does not get easier with time.”This is a sad case. There are absolutely no winners at all. The Reynolds family, as you heard, they lost a father, they lost a brother, a husband, a best friend,” Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said. “No matter what you feel the foundational piece of the problem was, a young person with an illegal handgun, that was the problem for us. We have to change that.”Scott was also sentenced to an additional five years of probation. Defense attorneys said they will seek a modified sentence.
A judge sentenced 16-year-old Tavon Scott to 15 years in prison for manslaughter stemming from the deadly shooting of Timothy Reynolds.
Scott was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and related gun charges after a confrontation in July 2022 in which he shot Reynolds, who allegedly approached a group of squeegee workers, including Scott, with a bat. The judge decided to keep the case in the adult court system rather than transfer it to the juvenile system. Scott, 16, was only 14 when the shooting occurred.
The judge considered Scott’s age, his alleged gang affiliation, his school record and previous citations in her ruling. She said her goal was to hold him accountable while helping him get the services he needs to turn his life around.
Defense attorneys said they were pleased the maximum sentence was not imposed.
“He will return to the community one day. He will be a much different person, because he’s going in as a boy and he will come out as a man, but he will be a changed man,” attorney J. Wyndall Gordon said.
“I think he will have prepared himself for the balance of his life,” attorney Warren Brown said.
Reynolds’ relatives said no sentence will match the family’s grief.
“The judge imposed a sentence over twice what the maximum for what the guidelines was, and that brings a measure of comfort to this family. At the same time, the defendant deserved the maximum sentence,” family spokesperson Thiru Vignarajah said.
Scott spoke during the hearing, telling the judge that he is sorry for what he put his family through. He apologized to the Reynolds family and sent his condolences. He said he wished the incident didn’t happen.
Reynolds’ 9-year-old daughter wrote a statement, asking how someone could be so evil. The victim’s family explained that they are forever broken and the loss does not get easier with time.
“This is a sad case. There are absolutely no winners at all. The Reynolds family, as you heard, they lost a father, they lost a brother, a husband, a best friend,” Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said. “No matter what you feel the foundational piece of the problem was, a young person with an illegal handgun, that was the problem for us. We have to change that.”
Scott was also sentenced to an additional five years of probation. Defense attorneys said they will seek a modified sentence.