From the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office:
On Monday, September 13, 2010, , Kyvelle Jamaas Martin, 24, of Edgewood, Maryland, reputed to be affiliated with a street gang known as The Bloods, received 50 years to serve in the DOC for the murder of Kevin Rowlette in the Circuit Court for Harford County.
Citing the defendant’s prior criminal history which included convictions for burglary and possession of a handgun, Judge Emory A. Plitt, Jr., imposed a sentence of 30 years for Second Degree Murder and a consecutive 20 years for the Use of a Handgun in the Commission of a Crime of Violence, resulting in a total of 50 years to serve in the Maryland Division of Correction.
At the time of the murder Martin was already on Probation to Judge Plitt for prior convictions of Burglary and Possession of a handgun, in two unrelated cases. The defendant received an additional 10 years consecutive for violating his probation making it a combined sentence of 60 years in prison for all 3 cases pending before the Court.
Martin had been convicted by a Jury on April 22, 2010, in the shooting death of Kevin Harold Rowlette, 20, of 1013 Starboard Court, Edgewood, on July 12, 2006, at Brookside Drive in Edgewood. The charges arose when the defendant went to the home of the victim to confront him about the fact that the victim had accused the defendant of robbing him approximately one to three weeks earlier. The defendant accosted Mr. Rowlette on his front lawn, shooting him once in the face with a handgun and killing him. Martin fled to Georgia after the shooting and had to be extradited for trial..
Martin is currently serving a 10 year sentence in Georgia and according to Georgia Prison Officials may be released near the end of 2005. Judge Plitt ordered the defendant to serve his Maryland sentence consecutive to the Georgia sentence, making it possible that the defendant may serve as much as 65 years before being released.
“Martin is currently serving a 10 year sentence in Georgia and according to Georgia Prison Officials may be released near the end of 2005.”
Maryland better get on this quickly before he escapes, since he may be getting out of prison in Georgia five years ago (according to the last paragraph of the story). Methinks it may be a typo. No offense will be taken if this comment is deleted when a correction is made.
Now this is what I don’t understand. This young man had KILLED someone and he is getting 60yrs. We have the man in Churchville and he is getting 50yrs and did not even kill anyone. So are you they saying a life is only worth a extra 10 yrs.
We all need to refer to the related topics and read about the Churchville man that get 50yrs. Then read the comment below. The comments applies to the Churchville man.
The funny thing about this story is that two people were accussed of the shooting. One person get 50 years and the victims said he was not the shooter and the other person gets 10 years and he was pointed out as the shooter. How did that happen. First one talks gets the better deal despite his criminal background. I guess some people know the ropes better than others. I believe in justice but it needs to be justice for ALL. Not for the person who tells on the other person. Everybody was guilty not just one. I see murders get less time than that.
THIS MAKES ME EXTREMELY HAPPY CONSIDERING HE KILLED A PART OF MY FAMILY. hE NEEDED TO GET MORE IN MY OPINION. HE WILL BE OLD WHEN HE GETS OUT AND BEST BELIEVE IF ANY PAROLE HEARING COMES UP I WILL BE THERE TO MAKE SURE HE W ONT SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY UNTIL ALL 65YEARS ARE SERVED……. I LOVE YOU KEVIN FOREVER AND ALWAYS JUSTICE WAS SERVED…….
the point is they both will be old when they get out that is all that matters. 50-60 good enough for me. they both made there bed know they get to lay in it. i like how the family members get on her and state how they got justice, and act like rowlette was a saint. he wasn’t he was a drug dealer and he put himself in that situation. Martin had rob him prior Rowlette stated to Martin that he was going to kill him and Martin go to him first. choices people choices
I am a longtime friend of the victim and his family, and I am happy that Martin was convicted and sentenced. Kevin was sweet and had a good heart. I think it is very rude & insensitive for people to comment on a story such as this basically stating “he got what he deserved.” No one is a saint, including yourself. The man above placed all of us on this earth, and it is up to him when we should leave it. Hopefully, the Rowlette family will be able to rest better knowing that Martin will be behind bars for a long time.
He will do 8 to 10 years, be out on parole.Free as a Bird.
He will not be out in 8-10. In Maryland you must serve half of your sentence before being eligible for parole. I agree that people should not bash someone who was murdered regardless of lifestyle…I do however feel that the numbers Harford County hands out for prison terms make no sense.
just saying if you go around saying your gonna kill somebody because they took U for your drug money ,than get scared and your step daddy gives u a gun to kill kyvelle and u get blasted first .bu a single bullet ..U can’t even be in the street right ….sorry he died but he ain’t no saint …he knew the consequences of being in the street …