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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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first hes 10
then hes 14
Now hes 15
by next week he’ll be old enough to charge as an adult...
This story has haunted me all weekend, I swear I couldn’t sleep. That baby looked just like my youngest!!
May he find the peace he couldn’t find in this world...and may the killers be hanged by the neck until dead!!
They probably don’t even know how to spell their names.
And my baby is innocent. He could’ve been dead too,” said Brenda Moses, Lane’s mother.
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Someone was shooting at him too ???
She'll probably stick with the story.
Either way, it looks to me like people are going to figure out she lied to try and save her murdering scum nephew's sorry-@@@ skin.
Kid murdered a baby. And she lies to protect him. What does that tell you about this family?
Assuming that all of the obvious appearances are correct, of course.
What the hell is she talking about? Did she think that the dead infant's mother was going to pull a gun on him? What a great big total a$$hole.
her grandson lives in the area and told her he was simply walking by when he saw Elkins.
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the only good alibi he would have had “lady” was to have had his low riding pants butt in the classroom chair at that time of day...
But he wasnt at school now was he ???
With luck, he still could be.
Ok, now, I am wondering why the police were looking for “motive” ... Was that not obvious?
And why the super strange behavior from the mother? I do not get that at all. That STILL makes no sense to me. I am befuzzled.
what did the aunt say...i missed this
Oh no -- he was just an innocent bystander who just happened to witness the whole thing.
Elkins -- who's Elkins -- uh never seed him be4 in muh life.
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Hunter said her family doesn’t know exactly what happened,
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Miz Hunter its 9:15 AM Do you know where your grandson is ???
Miz Moses its 9:15 AM Do you know where your son is ???
Cause hes not at school...
drop em in into a woodchipper an inch at a time and take a cigarette break every inch.
she was asserting that her nephew was a possibly victim of the other perp....that he had nothing to do with the killing and that he was forced into being where he was......nonsense!!!
Well the wee baby Antonio did have those killer blue eyes...
But they were shut so the gang banger was quite safe..
And Al Sharpton is nowhere to be found.
Think I’ll harass him on twitter for a while.
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