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Assailant Avoids Prison, Sentenced to Home Detention

8/8/2025

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Patrick Brice, a 28-year-old from Baltimore, dodged prison time after assaulting pro-life activists Mark Crosby, 73, and Richard Schaefer, 84, in May 2023. Despite damning video evidence, he was sentenced to just one year of home detention. Crosby lamented the leniency, calling Baltimore "criminal friendly" and unsupportive of victims.

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Story summary

Patrick Brice, a 28-year-old from Baltimore, dodged prison time after assaulting pro-life activists Mark Crosby, 73, and Richard Schaefer, 84, in May 2023. Despite damning video evidence, he was sentenced to just one year of home detention. Crosby lamented the leniency, calling Baltimore "criminal friendly" and unsupportive of victims.