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Alexis Cancel-Soto Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Hill Bystander Killing

The judge imposed life with all but 30 years suspended, citing mitigating factors over prosecutors’ push for a harsher term.

Overview

  • Baltimore Circuit Judge Nicole K. Barmore ordered a life sentence with all but 30 years suspended and five years of supervised probation.
  • Prosecutors had sought a sentence of life plus 30 years, according to State’s Attorney Ivan Bates.
  • A jury in September 2025 convicted Cancel-Soto of first-degree murder, conspiracy and attempted first-degree murder after a shootout that fatally struck 19-year-old Cameran Holt as she sat in her car.
  • At sentencing, the court noted his minimal prior record, employment history and expressions of remorse, and he declined to make a statement.
  • Co-defendants saw different outcomes: Devontaye Richardson received five years for reckless endangerment after a murder acquittal, and Daeshaun Clark awaits a May 12 sentencing for attempted voluntary manslaughter.