Two 18-year-olds have pleaded guilty to charges related to an instance of road rage that led to the death of 17-year-old Kamren Faison last August in Harford County.
Late last month, 18-year-old Tyler Michael Woodie of Havre de Grace pled guilty to first-degree murder, while Alexander James Penrow, also an 18-year-old from Havre de Grace, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit second-degree murder, the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office announced Monday.
Woodie was sentenced to life, suspended down to 45 years, while Penrow was sentenced to 30 years, suspended down to 20.
According to Caylin Ryden with the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office, this related to the case of Faison, who was stabbed to death on August 21, 2023, near a McDonald’s in Havre de Grace.
The then-17-year-olds were in one vehicle with a girl, while Faison was in a different vehicle with another girl, Cpl. Philip Goertz of the Havre de Grace Police Department said at the time .
According to witness reports, those in both vehicles were throwing things out their windows at one another while the vehicles were moving, Goertz said. The cars parked, and two fights broke out — one among the teen boys and another between the girls. During the fight, Faison was stabbed and died soon after, Goertz said. Police believed the attackers and victims knew one another.
Penrow supplied the knife, and Woodie stabbed Faison, according to the release.
Woodie’s attorney, Mandeep Chhabra, said Woodie exhibited regret for his actions toward Faison throughout the course of the case.
“Having represented many young men whose frontal cortex is not fully developed; I have found that they often act without fully processing what could occur,” Chhabra wrote in a statement. “Mr. Woodie and Kamren Faison were once childhood friends. The friendship ended as they went different directions in life. Unfortunately, a very bad split-second decision resulted [in] the loss of Mr. Faison’s life and Tyler’s freedom. Mr. Woodie accepted responsibility for his actions and showed remorse for ending Kamren’s life. He did not intend to end Kamren’s life.”
Penrow’s attorney was not immediately available to comment.
About 200 teenagers and young adults came to a vigil for Faison in front of the McDonald’s last year briefly after his death. His father, Charles “Chucky” Faison, described his son “a giving person, he’d give you the shirt off his back.” Meanwhile, Faison’s mother, Stace Sullivan, characterized him as “headstrong, very intelligent. He had a severely infectious laugh.” The family was active in the Havre de Grace community. Faison played basketball for a Parks and Recreational team and attended the Boys & Girls Club in Havre de Grace.
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