Western Pa. inmate accused of soliciting prisoner to stage home invasion at mother’s home
By Raquel Ciampi
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MARIENVILLE, Pa. (WTAE) — An inmate at a Western Pennsylvania prison is accused of soliciting another inmate to stage a home-invasion robbery at his mother’s home.
Officials say Keegan Baker, 28 of Erie, asked another inmate at Forest County State Correctional Institution to commit the armed robbery using the inmate’s contacts outside of the prison.
According to officials, Baker wanted to steal $68,000 from his mother. He allegedly ordered his mother and stepfather to be tied up and tased and agreed to give the inmate and any other co-conspirators a share of the money.
“This defendant showed a callous disregard for the wellness of his own family by propositioning another inmate to do his relatives harm,” Attorney General Dave Sunday said.
The inmate who Baker tried to solicit informed prison staff of his plan, and troopers opened an investigation.
Baker has been charged with solicitation for kidnapping, robbery, burglary, aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and theft by unlawful taking.
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