A grand jury has indicted three men in the murder of professional boxer Vernon Forrest and the Fulton County D.A. Paul Howard is seeking the death penalty against all three of them. “When you kill somebody in Fulton County in such a senseless and brutal way, the system ... is going to hold you accountable,” he said. “I mean, this guy was shot seven or eight times in the back. Three times, we believe, he was laying on the ground.”
Forrest, 38, died July 25 after he was robbed at gunpoint at a gas station in Southwest Atlanta. Authorities assert Forrest pursued the robber, believed to be Demario Ware, and then was shot seven times in the back by Charmon Sinkfield, according to the press release. Crews is believed to have driven the getaway car, Howard said. Forrest's championship ring and diamond Rolex wristwatch were stolen during the robbery.
They should get the death penalty. That would send a message to all those young thugs out there thinking about pursuing a life a crime.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know much about Vernon before he died but everything I've read says he was a cool guy. It is a shame those boys thought nothing about ending his life like that.
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