Suspects take plea deal in shooting death of Jackson County star football player

Elijah DeWitt was shot and killed in the parking lot of Sugarloaf Mills Mall outside the Dave & Buster's in Lawrenceville on the night of Oct. 5, 2022.
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[@cyranorevada32]

I can't remember anything in my 20s worth losing my freedom or life over.

[@BrooklynRival7718]

It’s the music

[@juannav1990]

Same here my brother

[@dudemorris7769]

@@BrooklynRival7718it’s not the music. It’s the lack of parents and discipline of the home that these people have been raised in. Their mothers didn’t care about loving on their children, making their lives all about the children the day they find out their pregnant with them. Instead, they are born to selfish, ratchet females who think of nobody but themselves. They are too worried about spending the child support money on getting their weave done, the hideous 5”nails that are so long they can’t wipe their own butts without getting shit in their fingertips. The only thing their mommies are worried about is getting their hair & nails did so they can go find themselves another waste of space & get pregnant once more so the state & tax payers can pay their section 8 housing, insurance so they can take their kids to the emergency room for drs visits since they are too lazy to even schedule a well child visit, unless the state gives them an incentive of $50 gift card to take them to the drs yearly. Instead of taking the child support money and Investing it into YMCA after school & before school child care, so they can go get a JOB themselves so they can get themselves up out of poverty & make a good life for their kids, but that requires them caring about themselves & their children & wanting more out of life. However, we see the systemic abuse of the system, generation after generation, to do all they can to not make a better life for themselves.

[@paulgriffiths2095]

Facts,

[@thebronxsy-jones]

Fatherless

[@you8ightyou8ight]

Another young man throws his life away with a senseless killing. Nothing new

[@saramill5822]

Many innocent black people are behind bars, plea deals just stripping him out his rights, corrupt devils. Prosecutors and judges. No criminal records, he say not yet. I don't think they did it. You racist wicked people. Greedy corrupt judges and prosecutors.

[@dudemorris7769]

3 of them were sentenced to life over killing a respectable young man who had a beautiful life ahead. Jealousy & drugs.

[@saramill5822]

@@dudemorris7769 One gun, three young people are serving life sentences? Explain that? Dirty cops can arrest and charge one, two, or three. Where is justice in all this? To take three lives is so easy? How many innocent people have lost their whole lives behind bars being innocent? Innocent people, once accused, they have no voice. And through trial, no voice. How many innocent people have been unjustly convicted of crimes they did not do or not even associated with the crime accused? Wrong suspects fill these prison walls? Why? I know of One. Not enough evidences on these young men. Just shody work by dirty cops, attorneys, and a corrupt judge who won't voice or question anything in his courtroom. Judges could ask questions behind the bench. You think they care? NO. Because if judges did care they could dismissed cases. Do you know why it is not done? Because everything is about 💰 while they sit there they get PAID. These young men did not kill this young man, but now they put robes around their necks to strip them of all given RIGHTS. THIS IS WHAT THEY DID. YOU SAY JUSTICE IS SERVED? It's more like the kiss of judas. BETRAYAL. God have mercy on all of us.

[@dougjones7609]

Complete stupidity

[@JaNaeSmith-vk7uk]

Jealousy is no joke.

[@ATL_Streetlife]

That boy respectful af to that judge but murdered someone smh

[@imhereforitall9218]

I was thinking the same thing like do they have the right person? He is pleading guilty? WTH? He is toast.

[@user-yu8ez6sm6x]

That's how them thugs are

[@SweetJustice11]

Many times, people act 180 degrees different in court.

[@hitmantv1454]

bro what kinda comment is this, no shit he is, the judge decides his faith for the rest of his life

[@SaWuDOHC]

@@hitmantv1454 lol @ faith. damn youre low AF iq

[@charlessmallins7926]

Crazy how they say Yes sir to the judge but to any other adult male or female they call them “Bruh”! Smdh

[@LadyDee0404]

Exactly! They “miraculously” get “manners” once they get into legal trouble. 🤨

[@jackdaniels5134]

Are you stupid? You don't think his lawyer advised him?!? 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@judithdean8750]

Correct and then in jail going back to the street thugs that they are

[@marciaburtongordon5028]

We should daily present our children to God, because the devil wants to snatch them away from us. A child first school is home. Young men and women be a leader Not a follower.

[@TrueFudge]

💯💯💯

[@akimat418]

I don’t understand how anyone can make the decision to take another person’s life.

[@janicemontgomery5680]

Anger is sometimes generational.

[@SweetJustice11]

Me either...it is senseless in these situations

[@certified2134]

Thats how I feel about slavery..how can one be so cruel to hold someone in captivity and force labor out of them

[@2ToyBoys]

20 years old, and life is ruined over NOTHING. Senseless.

[@loray36]

Exactly

[@cindybain6054]

Food clothing and shelter and medical treatment

[@dudemorris7769]

It’s what they both chose & they should not even be eligible for parole, ever. The state had the evidence to convict them & the death penalty on the table so there should have been no plea deals given. It should not be up to the sorry ass prosecutors to offer a plea deal when this crime was caught on cameras & there wasn’t any chance they were going to get away with it. The only thing this plea deal helped with, was the family didn’t have to sit through a trial of them pretending they didn’t do it & sparing the gruesome details of how the young man was robbed of his life.

[@lenorawilcox9852]

So sad another young man life wasted. Lord Heal our Nation 😢

[@user-el2bc6mh3y]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@patriciatennyson6557]

2 young lives wasted One to the gallows or goal And one gone a grave Oh boy so sad

[@user-ro8jg7zn9k]

Guns are not the answer . PRAYER

[@dudemorris7769]

Drugs, guns, lies have been the answer to the young black community for the last 60 years & supported by their parents. While their grandparents & great grandparents roll over in their graves at how disgusting & unloving the children they raised are now raising their own children.

[@merindaarvie28]

Heartbreaking to be reduced to this at such a young age

[@Tonia-cb5qv]

He don’t even say yes sir to his daddy😂😂😂

[@D_M121]

he probably says bruh

[@Tonia-cb5qv]

@@D_M121 facts😂😂

[@MaryAYoung]

What daddy? And when he should have been saying it routinely, I’m sure he was cussing. He is saying in front of the judge like his fate ain’t sealed. #itstoolatetoturnbacknow

[@LovelyPeace-si7jp]

whats up dummie is another term they use wldnt be surprised if thats what he calls his daddy thats if he even knows who his father is. its a lot of fatherless kids out here believe it or not

[@ashimadaniel31]

Right

[@Jimirulz1]

This is pathetic.

[@dwaynetracey-pc3mo]

This is life

[@simphiwetom9509]

They like to come before a judge wearing spectacles 👓 .

[@chocolatesensation83]

Exactly , like what they tryna see wat they did wrong 🤣

[@HueStone9]

😂​@@chocolatesensation83

[@carolchristiansen635]

I really don’t understand why some people get a deal that don’t deserve a deal of any kind. If they know for sure he did this there should be no deal.

[@jackdaniels5134]

But a deal saves the taxpayers money 🤑

[@you8ightyou8ight]

because dragging the case out in court for months is a waste of tax payers money so when they take a deal they are saving us money

[@neptunedawn7121]

Most cases are resolved through plea bargains and yes, plea bargains save the taxpayers money.

[@geraldsmith6811]

I agree with you if they really did they shouldn't get a deal

[@aliciaclark312]

This is Heartbreaking

[@user-el2bc6mh3y]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@jeanettesmith765]

Too many grown men are playing little boy games today.

[@cliftonbenderman5752]

Too many males are playing kids' games!!! A grown man knows better than throwing his freedom away!!!

[@michellegrant6476]

Too many little boys are playing dangerous games.

[@ashimadaniel31]

@@cliftonbenderman5752exactly

[@blackcherry6877]

Its "yes sir" when they in front of a realman/judge. But they don't give those who look like them that respect.

[@luckyehimen1338]

What is a plea deal after killing an innocent person??? Makes no sense to me.

[@natoriephilbert9351]

Another lose lose situation for all parties, more mothers crying, more kids lost to death and the system.

[@ofthelight6932]

💯💯💯

[@PoliticallyhomelessXX]

Worst part is that it will never end

[@daryanjones3195]

Crazy how hes saying yessir no sir to the judge but can go gun down somebody in cold blood.. keep that same energy with the judge

[@1985battle]

Crazy that they have to ask them to speak up but let a person that looks like them step on their shoes and they would be ready to go to war behind it.

[@ImUrHuckleberry33]

This comment makes absolutely no sense..”let’s a person that looks like them” ,“step on their shoes”, “go to war”. What?

[@1985battle]

@@ImUrHuckleberry33 I can tell by your name that you wouldn’t understand but let me break it down. These cowards or wannabe gangsters are in court scared to speak up but if it was someone that looked like them they would be ready to kill over being questioned. Kind of like the situation that they find themselves in right now.

[@ImUrHuckleberry33]

@@1985battle it’s my handle not my name..but ok. Are you saying..a person that looks like them, meaning male and black? Step on their shoes..meaning get in their business? Go to war meaning throw down? So I’m understanding your comment and clarification to mean that because it was a white judge that asked them to speak up they don’t want to argue with him but would be loud and defiant with a black judge? Don’t use an analogy ..just say what you mean because I would like to understand where you are coming from

[@1985battle]

@@ImUrHuckleberry33 I’m saying that these type of people would fight or be ready to delete you if you were to step on their shoes (another black person that is) ( literally) something so insignificant would be enough for them to end up in jail. With that being said they would cower in a court room ( blk or white judge) or to the average white authority. My point is that they’re only tough against ppl that look like them. Idk how else to explain it.

[@ImUrHuckleberry33]

@@1985battle I get what you’re saying now…I just don’t see that second man especially....killing someone. He seems so timid. And then to kill over marijuana ..lives lost over stupidity

[@patrickmccormack7365]

Both men got life in prison. After serving 34 years then they come up for parole board. That’s the way I understood it . A sad way to f$$k up your life. They got everything they deserve. They Lucky didn’t get the death penalty 💀

[@vondaholman-carter1286]

sad all the way around

[@antaviareaser8563]

Yes Sir, Yes Sir. It's so easy for him to say it the judge.

[@dorothyhurd3147]

Sad sad when is it going to stop.

[@patriciatennyson6557]

Maybe not for now I dont know qhat these young persons is trying to prove

[@demery39]

b-s should have been no plea deal !

[@Ppb126]

The bigger issue is our country's sick love affair with guns. Without access to these guns, these shootings would not happen. The 2nd amendment was not designed for this.

[@larrybaldwin8325]

Our Country DOES NOT Have a Gun Problem, We have a Certain "CULTURE" Problem that is way out of Control and No one seems to have any Answers to FIX IT

[@dorothyhurd3147]

Why would anyone want to spend time in prison.i love my freedom i can walk away.not get around people have drama in there lives with drugs.alcohol.its just trouble .if you cant control yourself leave it alone.Get a job

[@Issacglass-sf4vd]

Damn…hold this L buddy was born in 2003!! Gah damn man smh

[@judahlion2067]

20 yrold brother's plus turn to lifers

[@carlosmark9840]

He pulled the gun and got scared 😱

[@123daddio]

How is life without parole a deal🤔

[@sw001]

Death penalty cheese dick

[@dennisolsosn9321]

I blame the parents. They have these children knowing dam well they don't have a chance in their environment.

[@ATL_Streetlife]

Not getting the death penalty

[@Joh605]

​@dennisolsosn9321 That's ah foolish thing to say. Stop putting blame on other people.

[@user-tr7us4zc5p]

​@@dennisolsosn9321I agree partially

[@timelyopinions4517]

These ninjas are so polite with the white man. “Yessir.” They follow orders so well. Speaking to another black man, “what ninja, naw, f you, ect.” Good boy!

[@PositiveEnergy241]

Don't nobody in the world got any power to put me in a place like that forever & mean for life because i own me 💯

[@AP__]

Ladies and gentleman, this is why you keep your kids off of social media as long as possible; This 20 year old only has a social vocabulary of social media terms smh. He couldnt think of a better description other than saying "trolling" over and over

[@TyMekaDa1]

Throwing your life away by taking another , then going up against the legal system with public pretenders having to take these pleas is not what it is…..Born in 2003,,??? You were just born like yesterday.

[@imhereforitall9218]

He's going to roll on his buddy and try and get a sweet heart plea deal.

[@ElviraMerriweather]

This is sad😢😢 When you are bulldozing, barbaric & overbearing this is where it leads. If they hadn't taken a plea deal, they would have been sentenced to the ultimate!💯😢😢

[@semajd5995]

I don’t understand how they so gangsta but like little lambs in court where they should show their thug behavior the most

[@freshcrave4276]

Young people need more to look up to than killing and going to prison.

[@kylemcpherson1772]

rip

[@paquitahall5688]

Why was one offered??? SMH

[@janicemontgomery5680]

I don't know the circumstances of his charges. Was he defending himself?

[@JaNaeSmith-vk7uk]

No

[@redkoadgaming]

This one has parole or what ? I am lost

[@saramill5822]

Look at the judge's face shamful. This dog is coering him to incriminate himself and those with him. They did not do the crime. To avoid 15 to life, a plead is not any better than serving 15 to life in prison.

[@soniarosado2848]

😂u see this is what I mean he get a plea deal he killed somebody give them life. What are you talking about? That’s why America too soft that everybody comes to this country. Dame I would not except this deal if is was my son rip young man amen 🙏 😢❤

[@ElviraMerriweather]

Barbaric, bulldozing,greed, Irresponsible & down right overbearing is the blueprint for 9 out 10. That's why there is maas incarceration!😮 ,

[@SantiReign]

People are so focused on him saying yes sir. Especially being from the South, he said yes sir, maam all his life, and it holds no weight for the character of the person or his or her actions. Yes it is a term of respect, but at the same time, it's nothing something you just turn on. I wonder what would be said if it was someone else. Its sad that these young people are so freely killing each other, shooting up schools, attacking people on the streets but are guven plea deals. Our criminal justice system is a joke. Our children need to be taught their worth as small children then maybe they would know the value of another's life. The way things are going the next generation os F¥《€d!

[@pennygirl99]

What football player got killed and why?

[@lenorawilcox9852]

Then can’t get first a finder either. 😢

[@mannup..4190]

These old lazy judges lawyers and attorneys will give anybody a deal just save a few dollars 😢

[@TouchedByArod]

They got life in prison. The plea deal was to avoid an unnecessary trial in which the family has to revisit traumatic events

[@user-gl2pr4bf7e]

​@@TouchedByArodExactly 💯!As you can see they didn't even pay attention

[@AlkebulanMan-rw8cp]

This system doesn't care about this dude or the brother who was deleted. These lawyers, judges and prosecutors are all in this thang together! They went from wite robes to black robes, but same blood running thru their veins!

[@ImUrHuckleberry33]

@@AlkebulanMan-rw8cpBS you’re spewing..has nothing to do with white robes…and everything to do with them being wannabe thugs..drugs, stealing and guns..they murdered a young man. It’s nobody else’s fault .. their actions and that alone led them to life in prison . the life they choose to live have them locked behind bars forever..it is not the white “robes” fault. Take accountability for the choices you make

[@Yacob-bn1jw]

​@@AlkebulanMan-rw8cpI WROTE A LOT OF COMMENTS... POLICE LAWYER PROSOCUTORS JUDGES CRIMINALS ARE FAMILY! THEY EAT,DRINK,LIVE, DIE, "TOGETHER LIKE FAMILY."

[@masshole2907]

Getting life at 20 thats a regular sentence

[@dougjones7609]

Life is already short but they are willing to live a good portion or mabe all their life in a cage wow! Stupidity at its best

[@AndreaEllis-dp9yl]

Envy thats all it about envy of people fame

[@BrooklynRival7718]

“ I did say that would u say that” 🥶 COLD‼️‼️

[@aliciaclark312]

Isn't that Lawyer the guy that was Married to the Model Eva Marcille

[@buellacalhoun7504]

@312 yes he was married to EvA Marcille. Michael Sterling.

[@mschism20]

I came here to see if that was him. Is he a public defender? Bc if his family had the money to hire him this boy was a fake gangsta.

[@JasonMcNeil-um3vl]

Naw he's not going to understand untill he get to tha yard word then it's a reality check

[@kasinoblakkblakk8902]

No cap sound like you was trying to rob ..

[@T.Sullivan]

Get your people. Yea you

[@Issacglass-sf4vd]

He locked up wit chop

[@damienpetty8446]

😂😂

[@shaydog7218]

And chew

[@newbeginning8134]

Damn... They stretched his neck in prison 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnthomas7406]

Now hes got some get right, yes sir ,yes sir.!!!!!

[@JasonMcNeil-um3vl]

Word up you can't use no guns in prison you wannabe tough guys and old dude was on a athletic sports path too word

[@derekmckay440]

TYPICAL. !!!!!!

[@user-yp6gm2kn8i]

And we say black lives matter how when some are taking the lives of black lives. Make it make sense.

[@mikepearson9983]

The Muppets go to prison

[@telicialawhorn9344]

Not sure why these comments on here has a racial undertone to them

[@michaelbensen43]

Sounds like it might just be your inner feelings reflecting off of these comments that makes you think there's a racist undertone.

[@latijajackson6163]

Because it's america and most Whytes here are racist.hope I helped.

[@PoliticallyhomelessXX]

That’s what you’re worried about? Undertones?

[@AlkebulanMan-rw8cp]

Everything in this country is about race! Keep living...

[@latijajackson6163]

They deleted my comment but like the last post said racism is an American religion

[@user-qj8qp3qm7t]

Ɓĺack pipe line to prison we don't get it .

[@PositiveEnergy241]

The life of the party is over & is working & more

[@seagullpoet]

Pants down !

[@Tampa81333]

Free my cousin

[@williamgallucci9913]

Same old same old breed