A Baltimore City teenager was sentenced to 18 months probation and anger management training Thursday after he was convicted of a second-degree assault against a Baltimore Examiner photographer.
Preston Feaster, 18, received probation before judgment stemming from a April 24 incident involving photographer Arianne Starnes, 24, who was working on a story about school violence outside Reginald F. Lewis High School.
Charges of attempted theft and robbery were dropped in Baltimore City District Court.
Feaster accused Starnes of taking his picture outside the high school, while Starnes said she never took his picture.
Feaster grabbed Starnes? cameras, tugging at the straps, police said. Starnes saidshe was pushed backward to the ground. She fell on her cameras and immediately stood up but was again confronted by Feaster, who this time pointed his finger at her head and pretended to shoot her.
Starnes said police showed her a photo lineup from which she identified the teen. Starnes? camera has a estimated value of $10,688, according to charging documents.
