Baltimore?s ?face of violence? gets 80 years for firebombing

The man federal prosecutors called Baltimore’s “face of violence” was re-sentenced Friday to 80 years behind bars for ordering the firebombing of the home of a community activist who reported drug dealers to police.

It was the second 80-year sentence for Terrence Smith, a 28-year-old Bloods gang leader who orchestrated the January 2005 arson of former Harwood Community Association president Edna McAbier’s home. Smith had appealed his conviction and sentence to the U.S. Fourth Circuit, which remanded the case for re-sentencing. U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz on Friday reinstated his original order.