A Baltimore man was sentenced years after he was accused of targeting multiple Asian American businesses with violence and attempting to kill two of their owners.
The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office announced in a news release Wednesday that Darryl Doles, who pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder, hate crime and second-degree assault, was sentenced to life in prison, with 30 years suspended. .
In 2021, Dolls brandished a four-foot-long lumber at a security guard at an Asian-American liquor store, then looted two other Asian-American businesses, killing one of the owners and his sister. I hit my head with cement. He blocked it, the release said.
“This was a heinous act of hatred and bigotry against two business owners in our community,” State Attorney Ivan J. Bates said in a statement.
Doles' attorney, Stacey Pipkin, did not respond to a request for comment. During sentencing, Pipkin requested that his client be evaluated for competency to stand trial, saying he was “insane” during the incident.
“He's scared,” Pipkin said, according to local news website The Baltimore Banner. “He has expressed remorse.” “He has never wavered in accepting responsibility for his actions.”
Doles began the series of attacks after being refused entry to Linden Discount Liquors for refusing to wear a mask and comply with the store's COVID-19 restrictions, according to the release. When store security asked him to leave, Doles threw the lottery machine to the ground and left, but returned claiming he had left behind his personal items, according to the release. After being ejected a second time, Doles returned with lumber and punched a security guard before the store owner confiscated the weapon, the statement said.
A few minutes later, Doles entered 40/40 Liquors, kicked a store window and knocked over a wine bottle before leaving, according to the release. When his owner ordered him never to return, Dolls responded by shouting anti-Asian slurs.
Shortly afterward, Doles entered a third Asian-owned liquor store, Wonderland Liquors, and caused a disturbance by knocking over merchandise, according to the release. Authorities were alerted and Doles left the store for a while, but returned when the owner began locking the store.
“The dolls emerged with a piece of concrete in one hand that was 1 to 2 inches thick and 8 to 9 inches square. The owner saw the object and attempted to take it from the dolls,” the release states. has been done. “The two fell to the ground, arms linked. Ms. Dolls grabbed her by the hair and forced her face to the ground. The owner tried to retrieve the block from Dolls' left hand, but he knelt over her. He pulled it away and hit her three times in the head with a concrete block.”
When the owner's sister tried to stop Dolls, she was also hit in the head, the statement said.
“Although injured, the owner ran to help his sister and removed Dolls' mask. Dolls then repeatedly hit both women in the head with a cement block,” the release states.
The sisters were eventually able to wrest Brock from him, remove him from the store, and call 911 again before Baltimore police officers arrived. The owner's son helped search for Dolls, who was taken into police custody.
According to the statement, Doles allegedly said things like “They need to go back to their country'' during a conversation with a person who identified himself as “Sean.''
Dolls will be held at Baltimore Central Booking and Intake.
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