NORRISTOWN — A man on parole for his role in a deadly shooting in Delaware County has been sent back to prison for a “horrific” attack on his ex-girlfriend, who broke into her Cheltenham County home and zip-tied her and threatened her. at gunpoint.

Taaqi Khaliyl “Fame” Brown, 36, of the 3600 block of Red Lion Road in Philadelphia, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 7 to 14 years in the state reformatory after pleading guilty to charges of burglary while threatening to commit a bodily crime. Injury and strangulation in connection with an attack on the victim’s home in the 7600 block of Massey Way in Cheltenham on March 21, 2024.

Judge Thomas M. DelRicci, who accepted the plea agreement in the case, also ordered Brown to complete 10 years of probation after parole, meaning Brown will be under court supervision for 24 years.

Assistant District Attorney Gabriella Eileen Glenning asked for significant prison time, citing the violent nature of Brown’s behavior.

“This is a classic case of domestic violence. He couldn’t take no for an answer. “He didn’t like that she didn’t want to be with him anymore, and he went to these lengths to show her why he couldn’t leave her,” Glenning said. “Given the horrific nature of what he did, that’s why we asked for state prison time.”

Glenning said the victim was terrorized during the incident.

“Your home is your place of safety, it’s your safe place, and he took that away from her. This shocked any sense of security he had,” Glenning added.

Represented by defense attorney Louis R. Busico, Brown pleaded guilty to the charges shortly before jury selection began for his trial.

At the time of the attack, Brown was on parole after serving more than a decade in prison for third-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Upper Darby, Delaware, in 2009.

“This raised a lot of red flags. He still commits violent crimes. This is terrible,” Glenning said. “This is an individual who poses a serious threat not only to the victim but to society.”

As a result of the Montgomery County conviction, Brown faces a hearing before the state parole board on his prior murder conviction and could be sentenced to additional consecutive prison terms for violating parole.

According to the latest charges, Cheltenham police allege that Brown, wearing dark clothing, black gloves and a black mask, knocked on his ex-girlfriend’s door around 9 p.m. on March 21, and when she answered, pointed a semi-automatic pistol at her and pushed her inside.

“The victim stated that Brown repeatedly spoke and pleaded with the victim about working to restart their relationship. “The victim stated that she ended her relationship with Brown due to his aggressive and unstable behavior,” Cheltenham Police Officer Matthew Bugieda said in the arrest affidavit. he wrote. “The victim states that Brown brandished the firearm during their conversation.”

At one point Brown told the victim, “You’re done” and “nobody’s getting out of here.”

Brown used zip ties to tie the woman’s hands, shoved her socks into her mouth, and then covered her mouth with duct tape. As the victim attempted to escape, Brown grabbed him and forced him to the ground.

“The victim stated that Brown then grabbed her by the throat, applied pressure, and began choking her. The victim states that his ability to breathe was significantly affected as a result,” Bugieda claimed.

During the attack, Brown put the firearm to the woman’s head and “thought she was dying,” police said. The victim told police that he did not have the opportunity to escape or seek help from anyone during this incident.

After a few hours, the woman managed to calm Brown down and he removed the zippers. Brown spent the night at the house and left at 7 a.m. on March 22. After Brown left home, the woman notified her parents and several friends about what had happened, and she reported the incident to the police.

Investigators obtained security camera footage from inside the victim’s apartment that recorded the entire incident. Police said the footage was consistent with the victim’s account.

In March 2011, Brown, then 22, was sentenced to 12 to 24 years in state prison in Delaware County Court after pleading guilty to third-degree murder and murder, according to court records. May 2, 2009, Aaron Kearney Jr., 19, of Folcroft, was shot and killed on Greenwood Avenue in Upper Darby.

The Delaware County Daily Times reported that Kearney spoke with Brown and another man, Thomas “Neff” Gregory, about missing drugs that Brown and Gregory believed may have been stolen by one of Kearney’s friends. Kearney was fatally shot during the encounter near a crowded Second Ward Playground, the Daily Times reported.

Authorities at the time claimed Gregory and Brown were involved in a conspiracy to kill or seriously injure Kearney’s friend, and that they accidentally killed Kearney while trying to do so, according to the Daily Times. At the time, authorities said the defendants confronted their friends before the shooting.

The shooter, Gregory, also pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and was sentenced to 24 to 48 years in prison, the Daily Times reported.

Brown also made headlines in June 2010 when, due to what prison officials described as a “clerical error,” he was mistakenly released from the Delaware County jail while awaiting trial on murder charges. Hours later, he surrendered to police in Philadelphia.

First Publication Date: November 13, 2024 13:16 EST