Montrelle Musa, 28, is headed to state prison for a long stretch after prosecutors said he fired more than 20 rounds into a Pasadena home in January 2025, narrowly missing a six-year-old child. On Monday, Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Pamela Alban sentenced Musa to 75 years, suspending all but 25 years, meaning he will serve an active 25-year term in the Division of Correction and then spend five years on supervised probation. The punishment follows a December jury conviction on a slate of assault and firearms charges.
Sentence, verdict and prosecutors' request
According to FOX45, a jury found Musa guilty on Dec. 12, 2025, of six counts of first-degree assault, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony crime of violence, possession of a firearm with a prior felony conviction, and other related gun offenses. Prosecutors asked the judge to hand down a 50-year active sentence, pointing out that Maryland Sentencing Guidelines placed the range for his conduct between 12 and 95 years. Judge Alban ultimately imposed a 75-year sentence with all but 25 years suspended, along with five years of supervised probation once he is released.
The shooting
Anne Arundel County police say officers were called around 10:47 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2025, to the 7800 block of Huff Court in Pasadena after reports that multiple projectiles hit a home occupied by five adults and a six-year-old child. Investigators found numerous spent shell casings outside and discovered bullet holes above a sofa where an adult and the child had been sitting, according to Anne Arundel County Police. No one inside was physically injured, but detectives said more than 20 bullets struck the house during the barrage.
Arrest and evidence
Police say the investigation picked up speed the next day. Officers responded to a crash involving a stolen white 2017 Infiniti Q60; the driver ran off but was caught after a foot chase and was found carrying a Glock 19 handgun. Investigators reported that a test-fired cartridge from that Glock matched shell casings recovered from the Huff Court shooting scene, and surveillance video showed the stolen Infiniti in the Freetown neighborhood during the time of the gunfire. “It is a miracle that no one sustained injuries in this reckless and dangerous act of violence,” State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess said in a press release, as reported by FOX45.
Neighborhood context
The Freetown community and nearby streets have grappled with other shootings in recent years, a trend that has rattled residents and fueled repeated pleas for witnesses to cooperate with investigators. Previous coverage of earlier incidents on Huff Court has chronicled police follow-up and persistent community concern, according to WBALTV. Neighbors said the stiff sentence in Musa's case drives home how dangerous indiscriminate gunfire is in tightly packed residential blocks.
Legal notes
Musa's convictions for first-degree assault and multiple firearms offenses carry heavy penalties under Maryland law, and the court layered a lengthy active term with suspended time to serve both as a deterrent and as a fallback if he reoffends. He remains in state custody, and the case could still see post-conviction motions or an appeal in the coming months.
