Teen arrested at Atlanta airport, accused in 16-year-old’s death at LaGrange eatery

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 12/25/2022 | Nedra Rhone, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

[Not_Who_U_Think]

A teenager was arrested Friday in connection with the death of a 16-year-old in a shooting at a LaGrange restaurant, police said.

Ah’Traveon Van’Quavious Stephens, 18, was arrested by Atlanta police at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and booked into the Troup County Jail. He is facing one count each of murder and aggravated assault in the June 24 incident that killed Laquan Dewberry, according to LaGrange police.

Officers were called to Mason’s World, a restaurant along Hogansville Road, and a car wash along Vernon Street regarding multiple people shot. A teenage gathering at the restaurant ended in gunfire after an altercation broke out between two groups, police said.

[Not_Who_U_Think]

How tragic. A young man, named obviously in honor of Trayvon is now himself a victim of crime. Well, as George Martin could testify, sometimes the victim can become also be the aggressor.

I notice the writers used the term 'groups of teens' a very non-threatening term since neither 'gang' or 'mob' are allowed as a description - well, unless you're entering a public building.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Ah’Traveon Van’Quavious Stephens

Cursed from the cradle. Cursed always.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

Just curious if scrabble letters were randomly pulled from the box..

[V_TWIN]

“the writers used the term ‘groups of teens’ a very non-threatening term”

Also no pictures......like we’re too stupid to figure it out from the name.

[Not_Who_U_Think]

It’s not fair to pick on a fellow’s name - just ask “A Boy Named Sue’, but darn it mom, it’s hard to fit all that in the box.

[TangoLimaSierra]

All I can figure is that welfare pays by the syllable.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Another 18 year old “teen” ...

[US_MilitaryRules]

Someone probably dissed his name.

[Thank You Rush]

“”All I can figure is that welfare pays by the syllable.””

Certainly that or as another poster wrote from Scrabble!

[Dr. Sivana]

Ah’Traveon Van’Quavious Stephens

Just curious if scrabble letters were randomly pulled from the box..

Nope, A standard Scrabble set only has two "V"s.

[JBW1949]

“...A young man, named obviously in honor of Trayvon is now himself a victim of crime...”

Not a victim, but a perpetrator of crime...

[Thommas]

Ah’Traveon Van’Quavious Stephens and Laquan Dewberry

Exhibits one and two for evidence that parents can doom their children at birth. Such a reckless act as naming a child
with some 'uneek' cognomen has serious repercussions in any society.

[Deplorable American1776]

Group of THUGS... a group of teens would be a youth football team.... /s.

[The Antiyuppie]

“Someone probably dissed his name.”

Should have ventilated his parents.

[dfwgator]

A name that just screams “Hire Me!”

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

You are not acquainted with traditional Amish names, and naming traditions. H.L. Mencken said that back in the 1920's hospital personnel in Baltimore's charity hospital would suggest medical terms for the children to mothers of the "Amish" persuasion, such as placenta, lyssa, scarlatina, variola, nephrotomy, etc. Anything to help.

[wally_bert]

When it comes to Scrabble, this Dilbert bit comes to mind.

https://youtu.be/c18V8q0WMPg

[Thommas]

A name that just screams “Hire Me!”

Amen

[dfwgator]

“Kwyjibo”

[Rurudyne]

Born about 8 years before this first appeared....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRhB2Oiy0Nc