CRICKETS FROM THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: A black man who is a lifetime registered s*x offender is accused of BE*TING a 76-year-old white Baltimore artist unconscious and robbing her husband after following them from breakfast. Claudia Bismark never regained consciousness and d*ed two days later. We've yet to see meaningful coverage on this from ANY major mainstream media outlet. Police arrested 32-year-old Montray McCray on Oct. 1, the same day Bismark was pronounced de*d. CBS Baltimore reported that the case, initially involving as*ault and robbery charges, was upgraded to include hom*cide and reckless endangerment. Bismark and her husband, 60-year-old Wade Wilson, had been eating at Vikki’s Fells Point Deli inside Broadway Market on the morning of Sept. 29. Before arriving there, McCray had argued with security at Beans and Bread on South Bond Street and been told to leave. At the market, McCray saw Wilson paying for breakfast and sat down to watch the couple. Waitress Tammy Lang told WJZ, “He went down, like I said, sat down at the table and then as soon as they left he left.” Charging documents say McCray slipped out the back of the market just before 9:30 a.m. and approached the couple from behind in the 1700 block of Fleet Street. He allegedly punched Wilson, who fell into Bismark, knocking them both onto the sidewalk. McCray then kept punching Bismark until she was unconscious before punching Wilson again, according to charging documents. He searched Wilson’s pockets, took his wallet and ran toward South Regester Street. Someone later returned the wallet with $150 missing. Officers received the robbery call at 9:34 a.m., and both victims were taken to a hospital. Wilson suffered facial injuries and a concussion, Detective Randolph Hohenstein wrote in the charging documents. Bismark remained in a coma until her de*th. The couple ran the Bismark-Wilson Gallery from their Fells Point home and had longstanding ties to Baltimore’s arts community. Bismark had served on the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Art and Culture, and friends described both of them as devoted to their neighborhood. Gail Furman, who had known the couple for more than 30 years, called them “kind, considerate, passionate about the community.” Community leaders circulated McCray’s surveillance photograph through Fells Point and provided police with a name. Warrant apprehension detectives arrested him in the unit block of South Carrollton Avenue, near his Hollins Market home. Court records reviewed by WJZ identify McCray as a lifetime registered s*x offender. The station reported an arrest history stretching back more than a decade, including past g*n charges, while The Banner reported convictions for theft and violating a protective order. McCray was held without bond. District Court Judge James Green described the case as “a terrible situation” for the family and neighborhood. Lang recalled Bismark reaching for her husband even after falling: “She hit the ground and she didn’t wake up but she grabbed Wade’s hand.” Community member Keya Little called for accountability, saying, “No bargains, no deals, none of that.” Dozens gathered on Fleet Street for a vigil honoring Claudia. Arch McKown, of the Southeast District police community council, said, “Claudia and Wade deserved to walk down the street on a Tuesday morning in peace.” #FellsPoint #Baltimore