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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I haven't read about the mother's “strange behavior.”
A quick summary or link would be very helpful.
Thanks.
Obama has two more sons. Look just like him.
‘Dominique’ gonna sound reeeeal gooooood to the uthha prison inmates.
That sleeping baby disrespected De’Marquise.
He was just doing what he had to do....
That sleeping baby disrespected De’Marquise.
He was just doing what he had to do....
I’ll bet De’Marquise forgets to put in the apotrophe all the time!
They are always innocent /s
Two future quantum physicists lives ruined.
This was not a burglary.....this was a Hate Crime.
I bet they have those baby Trayvon faces too
Angels,just angels.
/s
In a saner era they would have already done the dance at the end of a rope.
And he was a white hispanic.
Pitty that the boy's father wasn't there. Greater pitty that the boy's father has probably never been there.
But that doesn't give him a pass with justice. This is what being a man is about, consequences.
Check post #24
On the right, a young Mike Vick.
On the left, a retarded Coolio.
Well, donlt they look like PILLARS of the community???? A KILLER”S COMMUNITY.......WHAT POSes
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