A brutal parking-lot stabbing outside Towson Town Center has landed a Pikesville man a 30-year prison sentence, with all but seven years suspended, after a Baltimore County judge said he was "completely out of control." The victim survived more than a dozen stab wounds and was hospitalized in critical condition after the attack.
As reported by WBFF, Baltimore County Circuit Judge Wendy Epstein imposed the sentence on 34-year-old Anthony Bryant Scott Jr. following a jury trial. A jury convicted Scott in March of attempted second-degree murder before sentencing was handed down on Monday.
How the attack unfolded
According to Baltimore County police, Scott and the woman, who had been in an intimate relationship, agreed to meet in the Towson Town Center parking lot. Surveillance footage and charging documents show the assault starting there and continuing until bystanders stepped in to stop it. According to CBS Baltimore, the victim had previously obtained a protective order after an earlier May incident and was left with more than a dozen stab wounds.
Sentence and legal notes
Judge Epstein imposed a 30-year sentence with all but seven years suspended, following the March conviction for attempted second-degree murder and a slate of related counts. Local coverage of the case, which reviewed charging documents and court proceedings, did not report any immediate appeal or a defense statement at sentencing. The court characterized the attack as especially violent and sustained.
Towson safety context
The case has sharpened local concerns about violent incidents in and around the mall. Towson has seen several high-profile assaults in recent years, including a separate case in which three teenagers were charged after a May stabbing in the mall's parking garage, as reported by WMAR-2 News. Officials continue to urge anyone with information about related incidents to contact Metro Crime Stoppers.
The victim's name has been withheld from public reports to protect privacy, and prosecutors say they are continuing to review case records as the victim recovers. Coverage cited here draws on local reporting that examined charging documents and the court's sentence in Towson.
