U.S. District Judge Andre M. Davis sentenced James Moore, age 43,
of Andrews, South Carolina, and Walter Babbs, age 37, of
Greensboro, North Carolina today to life in prison for conspiracy to
distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 50 grams or more of
crack cocaine; and conspiracy to possess and possession of
firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking, announced United States
Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein. Moore was
also sentenced to 35 consecutive years in prison for possession of
a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime,
specifically the shooting of Willie Anthony Robinson and Alexandria
Angeline Withers.
U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein said, “The conspirators’ plan to get
away with two murders was foiled as a result of remarkable work by
Maryland State Police troopers who stopped their car and found the
victims’ bodies in the trunk. I am grateful to the investigators and
prosecutors who brought the perpetrators to justice.”
According to evidence presented during their three week trial, from
September 2002 to August 2004, Moore and Babbs conspired to
distribute cocaine and crack cocaine. Willie Anthony Robinson
supplied the defendants with the drugs since January 2003. On
November 6, 2003 Maryland state troopers stopped a car driven by
Moore on Interstate Interstate 95 in Cecil County, Maryland for a
traffic violation. Co-conspirator Porsha Harper was a passenger in
the car. The troopers found the dead bodies of Robinson and
Alexandria Angeline Withers in the car’s trunk. The car had been
stolen from Robinson. Robinson and Withers had been shot and
killed the previous day. The troopers seized $100,380 from a
passenger compartment of the vehicle and $2,000 from Moore,
which had been taken from the victims. Moore was taking the bodies
to New York where he intended to conceal his involvement and that
of his co-conspirators in the murders by abandoning the car and
setting it on fire. Moore also possessed over 40 money wrappers,
and documents on which were written the phone numbers and
names of conspirators, including Babbs.
From November 7, 2003 to March, 2004 calls were made to and
from Babbs cell phone and the Cecil County Detention Center where
Moore was incarcerated. In early 2004 and again in March, 2004, a
conspirator traveled from Maryland to Greensboro, North Carolina to
meet Babbs. Babbs provided the conspirator with crack and cash
which was used and distributed back in Maryland.
Co-conspirator Porsha Lashawn Harper, age 40, of Greensboro,
North Carolina previously pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in
connection with the case and was sentenced to 30 months in prison,
followed by three years of supervised release. Harper was also
ordered to perform 200 hours of community service.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised the Maryland
State Police for their investigative work. Mr. Rosenstein thanked
Assistant U.S. Attorneys John F. Purcell and Debra Dwyer, who
prosecuted the case.
of Andrews, South Carolina, and Walter Babbs, age 37, of
Greensboro, North Carolina today to life in prison for conspiracy to
distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and 50 grams or more of
crack cocaine; and conspiracy to possess and possession of
firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking, announced United States
Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein. Moore was
also sentenced to 35 consecutive years in prison for possession of
a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime,
specifically the shooting of Willie Anthony Robinson and Alexandria
Angeline Withers.
U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein said, “The conspirators’ plan to get
away with two murders was foiled as a result of remarkable work by
Maryland State Police troopers who stopped their car and found the
victims’ bodies in the trunk. I am grateful to the investigators and
prosecutors who brought the perpetrators to justice.”
According to evidence presented during their three week trial, from
September 2002 to August 2004, Moore and Babbs conspired to
distribute cocaine and crack cocaine. Willie Anthony Robinson
supplied the defendants with the drugs since January 2003. On
November 6, 2003 Maryland state troopers stopped a car driven by
Moore on Interstate Interstate 95 in Cecil County, Maryland for a
traffic violation. Co-conspirator Porsha Harper was a passenger in
the car. The troopers found the dead bodies of Robinson and
Alexandria Angeline Withers in the car’s trunk. The car had been
stolen from Robinson. Robinson and Withers had been shot and
killed the previous day. The troopers seized $100,380 from a
passenger compartment of the vehicle and $2,000 from Moore,
which had been taken from the victims. Moore was taking the bodies
to New York where he intended to conceal his involvement and that
of his co-conspirators in the murders by abandoning the car and
setting it on fire. Moore also possessed over 40 money wrappers,
and documents on which were written the phone numbers and
names of conspirators, including Babbs.
From November 7, 2003 to March, 2004 calls were made to and
from Babbs cell phone and the Cecil County Detention Center where
Moore was incarcerated. In early 2004 and again in March, 2004, a
conspirator traveled from Maryland to Greensboro, North Carolina to
meet Babbs. Babbs provided the conspirator with crack and cash
which was used and distributed back in Maryland.
Co-conspirator Porsha Lashawn Harper, age 40, of Greensboro,
North Carolina previously pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in
connection with the case and was sentenced to 30 months in prison,
followed by three years of supervised release. Harper was also
ordered to perform 200 hours of community service.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised the Maryland
State Police for their investigative work. Mr. Rosenstein thanked
Assistant U.S. Attorneys John F. Purcell and Debra Dwyer, who
prosecuted the case.
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JULY 24, 2007 Maryland
Drug dealers James Moore and Walter Babbs sentenced to life in prison
Drug dealers James Moore and Walter Babbs sentenced to life in prison
Source: United States Department of Justice