Teen Faces Felony Charges in BB Gun Shooting of Edgewater Boy

Edgewater, MD — A man charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting an Edgewater boy in the head with a BB gun has been released on $175,000 bond, court records show.

Brandon Lee Stallings, 18, of Prince Frederick, was the focus of a bond hearing Tuesday. He is scheduled to be back in Anne Arundel County District Court on July 20 for a preliminary hearing.

According to Maryland online court records, Stallings is charged with second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment.

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Authorities say Stallings pumped the air-rifle several times and shot a 9-year-old in the temple at an Edgewater home while adults were in another room watching TV. A day later the child was taken to the hospital; doctors decided to leave the BB in the boy’s brain rather than risk surgery.

The victim’s mother told The Capital-Gazette that while Stallings claims the gun fired by mistake when he was twirling it, she doesn’t believe his story.

Stallings had been living at the home of the victim’s grandparents in Edgewater for a couple of years.