One of two teenagers charged in the non-fatal stabbing of a Pikesville teen at the Columbia mall in January was sentenced Aug. 1 to 10 years in prison.

Cordero Dante Taylor, 17, of Prince George's County, was convicted of one count of first-degree assault by Howard County Circuit Court Judge Richard Bernhardt on July 1 following a bench trial, according to Wayne Kirwan, a spokesman for Howard County State's Attorney Dario Broccolino.

On Aug. 1, Bernhardt sentenced Taylor to 25 years in prison, suspending all but 10 years, according to Kirwan.

During the July trial, prosecutors argued that Taylor aided Bernado Leconte, 18, of Oakland Mills, who is charged with stabbing the 17-year-old boy during a drug transaction outside the Columbia mall on Jan. 8, according to Kirwan.

Leconte's charges in the case include attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, armed robbery and robbery. He is scheduled to be tried on Sept. 2.

Taylor's attorney, Gabriel Terrasa, could not be reached for comment.

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