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| MD Inmate Gets 8 Years in Prison Officer Attack |
| By Baltimore Sun |
| Published: 02/04/2002 |
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A state inmate serving 34 years, most for attempted murder, had his prison term increased by eight years recently for maiming a correctional officer who said he wanted his attacker to get the maximum 25-year sentence. 'I thought I was going to die,' said Gregory McGowan, 42, a former correctional sergeant at the Maryland House of Correction, who told Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge Joseph P. Manck that injuries from the Dec. 8, 1999, attack left his left arm weakened and ended his 15-year career in the Division of Corrections. He also said prisoners 'laugh at the court' and that eight years is a 'slap in the face' to him and other corrections officers for the kinds of situations that they endure at the prison in Jessup. Corrections officers have long complained about work problems. His attacker, Michael Anthony Crosby, entered a plea in which he did not accept responsibility but acknowledged that prosecutors had enough evidence for a conviction. At that time, Manck said he would consider reducing the sentence if Crosby completes four years without a prison infraction, said Pamela K. Alban, assistant state's attorney. Crosby, 35, formerly of Baltimore, was considered the main aggressor in a group of about four prisoners who jumped two officers. McGowan was stabbed 17 times and suffered severed nerves and a broken shoulder. He said he has borrowed about $25,000 to keep his family financially afloat and pursue computer studies to prepare for a new career. |
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