An Atlantic City man did not know the gun he was holding would be used to kill a Philadelphia man, his defense attorney told a judge Friday.
Eaddy was pronounced dead at the scene.
Callahan was seen reaching into his waistband and giving the gun to Kenneth Creek right before the killing in the 1300 block of Baltic Avenue, according to the affidavit of probable cause obtained by BreakingAC.
Creek, 47, then walked over to Eaddy and shot him, according to information from witnesses and findings by investigators, the affidavit states.
Callahan and Creek then ran.
Creek is a fugitive in the case, and has been wanted since a failure to appear in a terrorist threats case from last year, BreakingAC confirmed.
Callahan “was very sincere in the fact that he had no idea that this is what was going to happen,” defense attorney Christina Naughton told the judge during a detention hearing Friday. “He is extremely remorseful for any conduct the he had done that would help come about this result.”
Naughton said her client was friends with the victim.
But Chief Assistant Prosecutor Seth Levy argued that, even if true, that would speak to Callahan’s detriment.
“I can’t think of many more dangerous ways to hold out your life than holding a gun for somebody who might want to come by and use it sometime, presumably so they don’t get in trouble when they use it to shoot or to kill somebody,” Levy said.
Callahan has three children ages 13, 11 and 7 who he said are in danger with their mother and her father, who both have addiction issues, Naughton told the judge.
He had been working with Volunteers of America to get housing for himself and his sons and daughter, Naughton said.
But Superior Court Judge Patricia Wild found that Callahan’s dangerousness to the community outweighed any other arguments.
He will remain jailed as the case goes through the courts.
Creek remains a fugitive. Anyone who has seen him or knows his whereabouts is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at (609) 909-7800. Information may also be texted anonymously to tip411 (847411), beginning the text with ACPD.
