A Glen Burnie man convicted of manslaughter after fatally slamming a Brooklyn Park father onto the pavement outside his home will serve 18 months in prison, according to the Maryland Judiciary. The front yard confrontation, which gained national attention, spilled over from a schoolyard brawl between kids from the two families.

During a hearing Friday, Anne Arundel Circuit Judge Stacy McCormack ordered Trevor Taylor to stay away from the family of Christopher Wright, the 43-year-old father of three who looked to block him from continuing the children’s fight.

McCormack suspended all but 18 months of a 10-year sentence, upholding a plea bargain made with the state, according to Wright’s family.

Taylor, 26, agreed to waive the 15 months of jail time he has served since his arrest, however, according to the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office. Upon his release, Taylor will be on supervised probation for five years.

“It’s a relief that consequences are being upheld for his actions,” Wright’s fiancé, Tracy Karopchinsky, said Monday. “I truly believe he does have remorse.”

According to charging documents, Taylor was one of five people — and one of two adults — who drove to Wright’s home after school on May 19, 2023.

When they arrived, Wright was in his front yard gardening and thought they were his son’s friends until Taylor demanded his nephew and Wright’s 14-year-old “be allowed to fight again,” police said.

One of Taylor’s relatives told investigators they believed the group would “force an assault” against Wright’s son, according to charging documents, and when Taylor threatened to go after Wright’s teenager inside, Wright threw a punch. He then backed away, police said, but the two adults advanced on him. He and Taylor grappled, moving farther from the house, and soon, Taylor lifted Wright and drove him onto the street.

Afterward, Taylor leaned over Wright and punched him several times in the face. Nearby home security footage published online showed most of the antagonizing group standing over Wright, who was motionless, before leaving the scene.

Authorities said Wright suffered blunt-force trauma when he hit the pavement. He was taken to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where he died a few hours later.

“What began as a petty disagreement between middle school boys turned into a life-changing event when adults inserted themselves into the dispute instead of leading by example,” said Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess. “Instead of showing the right way to handle a disagreement, they got physical. Sadly, in this case, a loving father lost his life.”

Days after the fight, the Brooklyn Park community came together to mourn Wright with testimonials and a candlelight vigil, the light from which was amplified by a torch atop a firetruck.

Taylor was arrested two months after Wright’s death and charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, disturbing the peace and affray — a common law misdemeanor involving a fight in a public place “to the terror of the people.”

The other man involved in the fight was not identified or charged.

Friday’s hearing came nine months after Taylor pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and affray and more than a year after he was indicted by a grand jury.

Public defender Michele Vignola declined to comment on the case, but shared a letter written by her client and directed to Wright’s family.

In it, Taylor acknowledges the “tremendous pain” and heartache he caused them, saying he was wrong and takes full responsibility for Wright’s death.

“The results of my actions have taken a father away from his entire family especially his children and subsequently have taken me from mine,” Taylor wrote. “I’m working everyday to make amends.” [sic]

Taylor said he also prays every day for forgiveness: from Wright’s family, his own family and from God.

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