MD AG Brown Announces Sentencing for Multi-County Violent Crime Spree

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has announced that two defendants have now been sentenced on charges that stem from a long-term investigation into a violent criminal organization operating in and around Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County and Worcester County as well as the District of Columbia. Officials say the group were involved in three shootings in a 17-hour period which left one man dead. Then several weeks later they went to Ocean City where they committed several armed robberies. This occurred in June of 2022. The defendants – 18 year old Jordan Moses of Anne Arundel County and 22 year old Takala Robinson of Baltimore City – were sentenced in front of Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Beau Oglesby. Both defendant pleaded guilty to participating in a criminal organization resulting in death and armed robbery. Robinson was sentenced to 25 years in prison in January. Moses was sentenced May 28th after a contested sentencing hearing and given a life sentence, suspending all but 45 years in prison.

Additional information from AG Brown:

“This shocking and senseless string of serious crimes traumatized victims and claimed a young man’s life, sobering reminders of the devastating damage caused by violent criminal organizations armed with illegal guns,” said Attorney General Brown. “Our Office will do whatever it takes to protect Marylanders from destructive, life-altering crimes, and hold accountable those who terrorize our communities.”

The defendants are Jordan Moses, 18, of Anne Arundel County, and Takala Robinson, 22, of Baltimore City. The investigation was led by the Attorney General’s Organized Crime Unit. A series of violent crimes were linked to a group of individuals including juveniles. The investigation revealed that Moses and Robinson were responsible for the murder of Anthony Johnson, a 17-year-old Glen Burnie student, that occurred on June 1, 2022. A few weeks after the murder, Moses and Robinson traveled to Ocean City where they continued their violent spree by committing three armed robberies in several days. Moses and Robinson were arrested in Baltimore County the next day. A handgun recovered from Moses was found to be consistent with the handgun that was used in the organization’s other crimes. Moses was also in possession of some of the property that was taken from the Ocean City robbery victims. 

On December 5, 2024, Robinson pleaded guilty to participating in a criminal organization resulting in death, conspiracy to commit the murder of Anthony Johnson, and armed robbery. On January 10, 2025, Robinson received a sentence of 25 years of incarceration. 

On January 10, 2025, Moses pleaded guilty to participating in a criminal organization resulting in death, the first-degree murder of Anthony Johnson, and armed robbery. On May 28, 2025, after a contested sentencing hearing, Moses was given a life sentence, suspending all but 45 years of incarceration.  

Both defendants were sentenced in front of the Honorable Judge Beau H. Oglesby of the Worcester County Circuit Court.