PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — Kaden Holland, aka "Baby K," had a court hearing on Wednesday, and that hearing will continue on Thursday.
Kaden is the 15-year-old alleged gunman accused of pushing his way past a Prince George’s County school bus driver and aide in Oxon Hill with two accomplices back in May of last year. He tried to shoot a middle school student in the head, pulling the trigger three times, according to prosecutors, but the gun misfired.
Video of the attack shows a teenager holding a gun to the victim’s head and chest, while his two accomplices hold the victim down. All three teens then beat the victim and fled.
The other two suspects were taken into custody shortly after the attack but Kaden managed to evade arrest for weeks. He was eventually taken into custody on May 30. He has been behind bars since and made several court appearances.
Wednesday's hearing was to determine whether Kaden will be charged as an adult for the attack, but that hearing didn't finish, and it will resume on Thursday.
The bus driver who survived the attack by the alleged teenage hit squad spoke to WUSA9 about what happened. Natalie Brower has been hailed as a hero for taking quick action to bring the bus aide back on board and drive to safety when it was over.
"My motherly instincts kicked in first," Brower said. "I didn't think about my safety. I wanted to protect that child. I guess I was just frozen. The furthest thing that came to my mind was somebody jumping on the bus or attempting to kill someone."
The bus driver recalled how the gun failed to fire, saving the life of the victim. She said the masked attacker repeatedly pulled the sliding mechanism on the semi-automatic pistol to load bullets, as others dropped to the floor.
"I saw it was live rounds coming out of the clip and nobody can't tell me that Jesus changed that whole situation," she said. "I thought about if that gun didn't jam, I might not be here today."
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