HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a current inmate of SCI Forest in Forest County has been charged for soliciting another inmate for a home-invasion robbery at his mother’s home. The other inmate did not carry out the plan and notified authorities.
Keegan Baker, 28, of Erie, was charged with solicitation for kidnapping, robbery, burglary, aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and theft by unlawful taking.
A joint investigation by the Office of Attorney General and the Pennsylvania State Police Organized Crime Unit showed that Baker asked the inmate to retrieve $68,000 from the home and offered the inmate a share of the money.
“This defendant demonstrated a callous disregard for the wellness of his own family by propositioning another inmate to do his relatives harm,” Attorney General Sunday said. “This alleged conduct is shocking and unacceptable. Thanks to the quick work of the State Police and the Office of Attorney General, this plot was thwarted and the architect of the plan can face accountability in court.”
According to the investigation, Baker solicited the inmate to commit the armed robbery at his mother’s home using the inmate’s contacts on the outside. The solicited inmate informed prison staff of Baker’s plan, and state police opened an investigation.
The investigation revealed that Baker’s intention was to steal $68,000 from his mother. Baker ordered his mother and stepfather be tied up and tased, and he agreed to give the inmate and any other co-conspirators a share of the money.
This case is being prosecuted by Senior Deputy Attorney General Heather Serrano. Criminal charges, and any discussion thereof, are merely allegations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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