Posted on 05/10/2007 4:16:22 AM PDT by txlurker
Knoxville (WVLT) - The District Attorney General of Knox County announced the list of charges facing now five suspects in the double murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.
The District Attorney General Randy Nichols is not saying whether or not he will seek the death penalty, but he does say the state will seek conviction for all charges filed in a 24-page indictment from the Knox County Grand Jury.
Lemaricus Davidson, 25, faces a total of 46 charges. Davidson was indicted on 16 counts of Felony Murder growing out of rape, robbery kidnapping and theft of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom, 2 counts premeditated murder of Christian and Newsom, 2 counts especially aggravated robberies from Christian and Newsom, 4 counts especially aggravated kidnapping of Christian and Newsom, 20 counts aggravated rape of Christian and Newsom, and 2 counts of theft from Christian and Newsom.
Letalvis Cobbins, 24, faces a total of 46 charges. Cobbins was indicted on 16 counts of Felony Murder growing out of rape, robbery kidnapping and theft of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom, 2 counts premeditated murder of Christian and Newsom, 2 counts especially aggravated robberies from Christian and Newsom, 4 counts especially aggravated kidnapping of Christian and Newsom, 20 counts aggravated rape of Christian and Newsom, and 2 counts of theft from Christian and Newsom.
George Thomas, 24, faces a total of 46 charges. Thomas was indicted on 16 counts of Felony Murder growing out of rape, robbery kidnapping and theft of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom, 2 counts premeditated murder of Christian and Newsom, 2 counts especially aggravated robberies from Christian and Newsom, 4 counts especially aggravated kidnapping of Christian and Newsom, 20 counts aggravated rape of Christian and Newsom, and 2 counts of theft from Christian and Newsom.
Just last night, police in Lebanon, Kentucky, arrested 18-year-old Vanessa Coleman. She faces 40 Tennessee state charges. Coleman was indicted on 12 counts Felony Murder growing out of rape, robbery kidnapping and theft of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom, 1 count Premeditated Murder of Christian only, 1 count Especially Aggravated Robbery of Newsom only, 4 counts especially aggravated kidnapping of Christian and Newsom, 20 counts of aggravated rape of Christian and Newsom and 2 Counts of theft from Christian and Newsom.
Eric Boyd, 24, also arrested in connection with the fatal carjacking, only faces federal charges as an accessory after the fact. He was not indicted by Knox county grand jury.
Felony Murder carries a possibility of death, life without the possibility of parole and life with parole. Especially Aggravated Robbery is a Class A felony that carries a possibility of 15 to 60 years in prison. Aggravated Rape is a Class A felony that carries a possibility of 15 to 60 years of prison.
At a news conference Thursday, Nichols commended the cooperative efforts between several departments and credits that cooperation for the fast pace this case is moving through the court system.
Nichols says he hopes to move the case to trial on the first day it's set.
The four are expected to make their first court appearance within ten to fifteen days.
This is certainly a case garnering a lot of public interest, Nichols recognizes that and says he expects all kinds of requests filed in this case, including a change of venue in order to receive a fair trial. But he says he does hope 12 Knox County jurors will be able to determine the guilt or innocence of these suspects.
I think ropes are too good for these animals. They should be tortured....slowly.
I googled the story this morning and there is nothing out there. Very sad....
heres the deal, people like al sharpie need to be jailed for starting race fights, jessee jackson and al sharptin thank god in heaven will be too old to bother us soon, and god willing they die from cancer or something, there assholes. this story gets worse when these black people in some groupo are in support of the murderers!!!! ok now i dont wanna get off track but its coming time to stand up and be white agian, our whole lives were told just because were white, were raceist... you tell a man he is something his whole life sooner or later he becomes it.
self ping
The story made it to Hot Air. Finally!
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/16/a-horror-story-the-msm-wont-tell/#comments
Well, men raping a man is an act more prone to homosexuals---violent, self-loathing, and sociopathic ones at that---so perhaps by emasculating their victim, they were, in a way, attempting to hide or destroy their own homosexuality via extraordinary violence.
100% true. I know, because I learned this in J-School.
Enough to make someone puke yikes why post that!
Maybe that Duke trial was all about keeping this burried hoping it never see the light of day!
Nifond should be tried with them....
Agree with you completely....however, it is time to change that double standard.
Will justice be done? Considering the track record of American justice, it is likely that some victim-advocate lawyer and some leftist judge will let them go free.
I hope the good people of Tennessee are still civilized enough to execute such scum.
I am not sure the DA has decided whether to go for the death penalty or not. I read that they were anticipating a change of venue. I sure hope there is enough of a backlash to at least make him consider the death penalty. I believe any decent human being sitting on this jury, hearing this would have no choice but to convict.
you left out mutilated !
But they’re good boyz, their mamas say so.
On O’Reilly Now
This seems to be right up Nancy Graces’s alley. WHY is she not taking this up?
I don’t know, but the O’Reilly show is way bigger anyway.
One way or another, they will not grow old.
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