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December7,2001

Wes Moore Gets


Rhodes Scholarship

Sgt. Bruce A. Prothero

by: Faith Faktz

Wesley Moore, a young boy


from here in Baltimore has
made his way from the
bottom to the top. Wesley
has recently received one of
the most prestigious
scholarships from Rhodes.
Wesley grew up with a
troubled childhood. His
father, William Westley
Moore died when he was
the mere age of 3. He was a
journalist and a newscaster
and died from acute
epiglottitis. In his early
teens, Wes Moore was
constantly getting into
trouble and didn't seem to
have a good future in sight.
He didn't seem to care
about education or where
he was going. His single
mother didn't let him have
a troubled fate. At a great
expensive to his family,
Wes' mother sent him off to
a military school where
wesley found purpose in
life. Of course, After
running away 5 times.

Bank Robbers Put on


Trial

by Stray T. Fayth
Wesley Moore, 25, and his
brother, Tony Moore,
Donald Antonio White Jr.,
19, and Troy White, 23, were
arrested friday the seventh
of february night as a result
of a Bank robbery.
Tragically, this robbery left
a father of five, police
officer and security guard
dead. Sgt Bruce A Prothero.
It is known that Tony shot
and killed the sergeant, an
off duty security guard after
he pursued them. The two
brothers have been given
the life sentence by
Baltimore County Circuit
Judge James T. Smith Jr.
with no parole. Moore was
convicted of felony murder
April 2 based on testimony
that he and his
half-brother, Richard
Antonio Moore, held clerks
and customers at gunpoint
while two accomplices
smashed jewelry cases. The
four men fled with more
than $400,000 worth of
watches, according to
testimony. Westley moores
girlfriend was also arrested
for perjury during her
testimony.

Sergeant Bruce A Prothero, 35,


Was killed on the night of Friday
the seventh of February. He was
shot 4 times and killed trying to
pursue bank robbers during his
second job as a security guard..
After being shot he died an hour
later at a local hospital. Prothero
worked for the Baltimore City
Police as a very dedicated
Sargeant. After yesterday's
sentencing, Prothero's widow,
Ann Prothero, said she is trying
to cope with the loss of her
husband and to do her best to
raise their five children.
"I have five children, and I do
what I can to take care of them,"
she said
Assistant State's Attorney S. Ann
Brobst told Smith yesterday that
as a participant in the murder,
Moore caused "immeasurable"
pain. "The victim impact
[statement] shows this murder
caused a pain so immeasurable,
not only in the lives of his
family members, but in the

community as a whole," Brobst


said

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