SALISBURY, Md.- A 19-year-old was sentenced to 20 years behind bars for an armed robbery that led to the death of a Salisbury man.
Police say that on June 10, 2017, in the area of Middle Neck Drive, Courtlen Dezire Coston along with two co-defendants, knocked on a door and attempted a home invasion.
According to investigators, Coston's co-defendant, Ryan Holden, shot and killed the homeowner, Anthony Cropper, during the attempted home invasion. Holden was convicted by a Wicomico County jury on May 8, of first-degree murder.
On June 1, Wicomico County Circuit Judge S. James Sarbanes sentenced Coston to 20 years active incarceration for armed robbery and five years on a firearm charge of illegal possession of a regulated firearm, concurrent with the 20-year sentence.
On March 23, Coston pleaded guilty by way of an Alford plea. Sentencing had been postponed to allow for a pre-sentence investigation.
