BRONX MAN FACING 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER IN
DISPUTE OVER $20 WORTH OF MARIJUANA

Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced today that a 21 year old Bronx
man has been convicted of attempted murder in connection with a dispute over $20 worth of
marijuana.

Elah Wells, of 2114 Daly Avenue, pled guilty to one count of Attempted Murder in the
2nd degree for shooting Erick Oliver, 22 in the back on January 22, 2006. State Supreme Court
Justice Troy Webber set sentencing for January 3, 2007 in Part 40. Judge Webber has indicated
that Wells will be sentenced to a term of 15 years imprisonment.

Oliver was shot once in the upper back near his kidney while talking with friends in front
of 1363 Prospect Avenue near Freeman Street. He told police that he heard a gunshot, felt
nothing at first and then collapsed on the sidewalk. Wells said that after he fell he saw Oliver
holding a gun which he placed in his pocket before running from the scene.

The shooting was the culmination of an ongoing dispute over money that the victim
allegedly owed the defendant’s brother for $20 worth of marijuana. A week before the shooting
Wells saw Oliver on the street and attempted to collect the $20 debt. When he was rebuffed.
Wells left the scene of the confrontation and later returned with a gun which jammed when he
attempted to shoot Oliver. The two men began fighting and Wells retreated for a second time
that day. As Wells fled, he threatened Oliver, telling him that he was going to die.

Assistant District Attorney Jason Petri is prosecuting the case.