Posted on 03/25/2013 5:45:21 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
A 15-year-old suspect charged with murder in the killing of a Brunswick toddler made his first appearance in court Monday morning. A 17-year-old suspect also arrested in the killing is expected to make his first appearance Monday afternoon.
Dominique Lane appeared in court in the death of 13-month-old Antonio Santiago. Lane, 15, was initially reported to be 14 years old. A judge did not say if he is being charged as an adult. Investigators said he was an accomplice in the killing.
De'Marquise Elkins, 17, appeared in court Monday afternoon, and a preliminary hearing was set for next week. According to Georgia state law, 17-year-olds are considered adults in the criminal justice system.
Investigators said Elkins shot and killed the child as his mother pushed him in his stroller.
Both teens face first-degree murder charges.
"I feel sorry for the mother. I feel sorry for the baby. And my baby is innocent. He could've been dead too," said Brenda Moses, Lane's mother.
Outside court Monday, Moses and Lane's grandmother, Verdell Hunter, said Lane doesn't know Elkins. Hunter said her family doesn't know exactly what happened, but her grandson lives in the area and told her he was simply walking by when he saw Elkins.
"He's a victim," Hunter said. "He said that boy came up to him and said, 'I'm fixing to off you off. You a Mexican.' Because he had a hood on his head with the little thing in there. And my grandson said oh."
"My grandson is a victim," she added. "He could've been dead. The baby is a victim. The mother is a victim. My grandson is a victim. He's a victim."
Hunter said the killing is something her grandson would never be a part of, and his mother said he was merely a witness.
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You think??
Fry his ass....in the Super Dome. I'd pay to go see it..........
All that blabbering and her general attitude just strike me as somebody who is desperately trying to conceal the fact that her story is more complex than she's letting on.
I think she was involved in shenanigans, and from her stories, always has shenanigans swirling around her.
But all of that is moot really. They need to figure out who shot the baby and put them down.
The mother and aunt of a 17-year-old accused of killing a toddler have each been arrested on charges of lying to police, and a weapon has been recovered in connection with the killing, according to Brunswick police.
Karimah Elkins, 36, the mother of De’Marquise Elkins, and Katrina Elkins, 33, the teen’s aunt, were each arrested Tuesday morning. They’re charged with making false statements or writings, and concealing facts or fraudulent documents in matters of government.
we see by our outfits that we are both victims, if you get an outfit you can be a victim too
Thanks for the ping update.
I have no doubt the boys were involved. I’m just saying the mother is very suspicious. Of course the only way I think she could be involved would be that she hired the boys.
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