Baltimore mother charged with threatening co-defendant in her son's murder case

BALTIMORE (WBFF) - A Baltimore mother is accused of threatening a co-defendant in her son's murder case, including a phone call from jail where she is heard saying, "All rats must go."

The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office said in a press release today that Sierra Hammond, 32, has been indicted on charges of witness intimidation in a violent crime, conspiring to commit witness intimidation. and soliciting to commit witness intimidation.

She faces up to 20 years in jail, if convicted of all charges.

Her son is incarcerated in a homicide case, according to the release.

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Hammond allegedly posted a video on her son's Instagram account that showed his co-defendant talking with homicide detectives.

Baltimore police learned that Hammond had made a personal copy of the evidence against her son during a meeting with her son's attorney. The evidence included a taped interview between her son's co-defendant and detectives.

State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said in a statement:

Community participation is pivotal for securing convictions of dangerous individuals, which is why we must safeguard victims and witnesses of crime to make it easy to come forward without fear of retaliation. We will hold violators accountable and I am committed to ending the “stop snitching” mentality which enables witness intimidation to permeate our city.

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