![]() The crimes McCallum was convicted of committing, Ridge told him, were "calculated" and done "with a coldness rarely seen." Though charged as juveniles, 2 defendants tried as adultsīridges and Dortch were tried as adults though they were juveniles when the crimes occurred. It is also something that is necessary and appropriate." In sentencing McCallum to life with no parole, Ridge said: "It is not something I welcome. 13, 2018, during a prayer vigil held for homicide victim Phillip Anthony Clark, Mary Paul, of the Sisters of Mercy, sprinkles holy water outside the West 29th Street residence where Clark, 44, was shot to death on Sept. ![]() McCallum also got time for his conviction for shooting a victim in the leg and robbing him of a necklace and a watch at East 23rd and French streets during the day on June 18, 2018. ![]() Ridge sentenced him for first-degree murder in Clark's death, for burglary and related charges in a break-in at Isaiah's apartment the day before he was killed and for the home-invasion robbery. McCallum's total sentence is life with no parole plus another 44 years and three months to 88½ years. The additional time accounted for the slew of other crimes for which McCallum was convicted. Ridge added more time to McCallum's mandatory life sentence with no parole, which he got for his conviction for first-degree murder, a premeditated killing. Judge adds decades to McCallum's life sentence "Although you were the youngest, you were directly involved in these incidents," Ridge said. He said Bridges was nonetheless an active member of the deadly trio. Of the three defendants, Bridges was the youngest and had the most stable family background, Lightner said. "To the families, I send my condolences," Bridges said. Bridges then turned to the families of the victims seated in the gallery. He said he disagreed with how the prosecution portrayed him and he asked his sister, who was in the gallery, to help take care of their mother. Only Bridges, who was convicted of the fewest charges among the three, spoke in court. Ridge noted the smirks, and he noted that McCallum and Dortch declined to address him and express remorse before he sentenced them. The lead prosecutor, Chief Erie County Deputy District Attorney Jeremy Lightner, referred to their behavior in court as he asked Ridge to impose stiff sentences. McCallum and Dortch smirked during the sentencing hearing. "It is beyond comprehension." Smirks, and then judge delivers sentence "I wish I had some ability to explain how these events can occur in our community or any community," Ridge said in court. ![]() ![]() The crime spree left Ridge, who presided at trial, at a loss for words at the joint sentencing for the McCallum, Dortch and Bridges, on Thursday. The three were convicted of first- and second-degree murder and other crimes on Nov. The series of crimes shocked Erie, sent the Erie police scrambling for clues and led to a two-week trial that ranks as one of the longest and most complex criminal trials at the Erie County Courthouse in recent years. 3, 2018, at a residence in the 1100 block of West 20th Street, between Raspberry and Cranberry streets. 4, 2018, as he sat, naked, on the toilet in his apartment in the 300 block of West 29th Street, near Cochran street. The other murder victim was Phillip Anthony Clark, 44, who used a wheelchair because he was left a paraplegic after he was shot in 1997. His place had been was ransacked, and someone had knocked out ceiling tiles in search of something. One of the murder victims was 24-year-old Calvin Isaiah, shot as as he was in bed in his apartment at East 26th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue on Aug. "Horrible offenses," said Judge David Ridge, who sentenced the three. McCallum, Dortch and Bridges were convicted in November in the fatal shootings and robberies of two drug dealers and in a home-invasion robbery, all in the summer of 2018. 29, 2018, near the scene of the fatal shooting of Calvin Isaiah, 24, in a residence at East 26th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. ![]()
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