Posted on 02/06/2007 6:47:00 PM PST by Eagles6
Four of the suspects in the deaths of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom are now facing state charges. Advertisement
Knox County District Attorney General Randy Nichols released the 46-count indictment late Thursday.
"We're about to embark on our best efforts to see that this case moves to trial on the first day that it is set," Nichols said. "We will be prepared, and we anticipate putting our best foot forward and seeking conviction on every count levied in this indictment."
Last month, police say Christian and Newsom were carjacked, kidnapped and murdered.
Newsom's shot and burned body was found near railroad tracks off Cherry Street.
Days later, Christian's body was found inside a Chipman Street house.
The three male suspects -- Lemaricus Davidson, Letalvis Cobbins, George Thomas -- are facing 46 counts each in the indictment.
They are:
- 16 counts of felony murder, which carries possible penalties of death, life without parole or life with parole.
- 2 counts of premeditated murder, which carries possible penalties of death, life without parole or life with parole.
- 2 counts of aggravated robbery, a Class A felony carrying a possible penalty of 15 to 60 years.
- 4 counts of aggravated kidnapping, a Class A felony carrying a possible penalty of 15 to 60 years.
- 20 counts aggravated rape of Christian and Newsom, a Class A felony carrying a possible penalty of 15 to 60 years.
- 2 counts theft.
The latest suspect, 18-year-old Vanessa Coleman, was arrested Wednesday night in Lebanon, Ky.
She is the woman who was identified in search warrants as saying she saw Channon Christian alive in the Chipman Avenue house where her body was eventually found last month.
Coleman also allegedly told investigators she saw Christian's mouth being washed out with some sort of household cleaning solution.
Coleman additionally said she saw blood-stained clothing that smelled like gasoline being placed in the house's washing machine.
Coleman is facing 40 counts in the indictment.
They are:
- 12 counts felony murder, carrying possible penalties of death, life without parole or life with parole.
- 1 count premeditated murder in the death of Channon Christian, carrying possible penalties of death, life without parole or life with parole.
- 1 count aggravated robbery of Chris Newsom, a Class A felony carrying a possible penalty of 15 to 60 years.
- 4 counts aggravated kidnapping, a Class A felony carrying a possible penalty of 15 to 60 years.
- 20 counts aggravated rape of Christian and Newsom, a Class A felony carrying a possible penalty of 15 to 60 years.
- 2 counts theft.
Vanessa Coleman is expected to be extradited to Tennessee within one week.
All of the suspects are expected to be arraigned on the new charges within seven to 10 days.
District Attorney General Randy Nichols says he does not yet know whether he'll seek the death penalty.
The other suspect, Eric Boyd, is not named in the indictment.
However, he is still facing federal charges of being an accessory to a crime.
Davidson, Cobbins and Thomas also are facing federal charges.
No.
Would anyone like to venture a guess as to why not?
Do you think they'll report the executions?
I'm sure if Tenn. has the death penalty, these sub-humans will become saints like tookie and mumia.
http://mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com/files/2007/01/suspect-row.JPG
The killers, er.., I mean "gentlemen of interest".
Any chance switching this thread to news/actiism?
Nope...not a hate crime.
Guess cold-blooded murder is only worthy of 'chat'...like soccer.
The girl went through almost 4 days of being gang raped in every oriface. When the news was blaring non stop looking for her, esp. after they found her boyfriend, they planned to kill her and dispose of her. First though, they beat her, then they poured drano or some other cleaning acid agent on her vagina and rear. Then they opened her broken jaw and dumped drano down her throat to "get rid of DNA evidence" (probably they were watching the Duke rape case and how multiple DNA was found in the whore lying black stripper). Oh I forgot, as the sex crazed drug addicts slept, they broke both of her ankles on the 1st or second night so she couldnt escape with a sledgehammer or something. We don't know how they killed her, probably shot her, but they cut her up in pieces and stuffed her in bags and put her in a 55 gallon trash can.
Nope...not a hate crime...and
WHY THE HELL IS THIS IN CHAT?!
I didn't think any crime could be more brutal than the one referred to as the 'Wichita Horror' a few years ago, but this one in Knoxville makes that one look a traffic infraction. G-d in Heaven have mercy on anyone in law enforcement who had to deal with this "up close and personal".
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