Elderly Pro-Lifer Who was Beaten says Baltimore is ‘Dragging its Feet’ Bringing the Attacker to Justice

Articles | May 17, 2025 | by Catholics for Catholics

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‘I’m not going away until this guy goes to jail,’ said Mark Crosby.

By Catholics for Catholics

A senior pro-life man who was beaten ferociously outside a Planned Parenthood Baltimore clinic, said he will keep fighting until his aggressor is jailed, according to The Daily Wire

Mark Crosby, 75, who was beaten nearly two years ago, said the City is “dragging its feet” in bringing his attacker to justice. He was trounced alongside 86-year-old Richard Schaefer as they stood outside Planned Parenthood and urged women not to get abortions. 

Their 28-year-old aggressor, Patrick Brice, is set to be retried at the end of the month after he eluded a first-degree assault charge in March while being convicted of lesser assault charges, according to The Daily Wire

“They want us to get hurt again so we go away. But I’m not going away until this guy goes to jail,” Crosby told The Daily Wire. “I’m so prepared, I’m ready for battle, ready to win.”

Brice is scheduled for a retrial on May 28 for the first-degree assault charge that he avoided during his trial back in March. Crosby said he was surprised that the former jury couldn’t come to a consensus because he saw them groaning and looking away while footage of the attack played. 

Footage shows Brice tackling Schaefer into a potted plant after an argument outside Planned Parenthood. As Crosby ran up to assist Schaefer, Brice turned and shoved Crosby to the ground, punching him in the face before standing up and kicking him in the face before walking off, showed the footage released by the Baltimore Police Department 

Crosby received treatment after the attack for a fractured bone in his face, blindness in one eye, head and neck pain, two fractured fingers, and bruising on his arms and legs.

“We also want this [treated as] a hate crime because he ripped off my crucifix which was around my neck, it ended up in the bushes,” Crosby told The Daily Wire. “It was definitely a hate crime also, but these Baltimore City state attorneys are dragging their feet on everything.”

The Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City told The Daily Wire that it does not comment on pending cases when reached for comment on if there were any plans to bring hate crime charges against Brice.