Pernell Thompson Guilty Of Fatally Stabbing Teen
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. --
A man accused of stabbing a 16-year-old cheerleader to death while his wife held the girl down pleaded guilty to murder Monday.
Thompson entered the guilty plea to avoid the death penalty. He was sentenced to life without parole.
Investigators said that Pernell Thompson, 22, stabbed Marisha Jeter to death while his wife, Yolanda Thompson, held Jeter down.
Investigators said that after the Thompsons killed Jeter, they threw her body in the Broad River and burned her car.
In court, the victim's father, Manning Jeter, told Thompson, "You're going to hell."
Yolanda Thompson pleaded guilty in March to all charges against her in connection to Jeter's death. Thompson agreed to cooperate in the prosecution and death penalty case against her husband.
Thompson was previously sentenced to five years for criminal conspiracy. She was to be sentenced for murder, armed robbery, kidnapping and possession of a knife during the commission of a violent crime after her husband's trial. Since there will be no trial, the solicitor said he is now in the process of scheduling her sentencing.
According to investigators, Thompson had a relationship with Jeter while he was married. He killed Jeter to prove his love to his wife, prosecutors said.
Pernell Thompson was a football player at Wingate University for three seasons. He was an all-state player in his senior season at Jonesville High School and he made the all-state academic team three years in a row.
Jeter was a Union County High School cheerleader. Her body was found by art students taking pictures of the river.
Her father, Manning Jeter, is a former trustee on the Union County School Board.
At the hearing, Jeter said, "Your Honor, I hold myself part of the blame and you know why I hold myself part of the blame? Because I didn't kill him when he was standing at my door. I didn't kill him when he was standing in my house. When he came to my house to do my baby harm, I still tried to forgive him and give him a chance."
To Jeter he said, "(I'll) never forgive you again. You stole my heart. You stole what God gave me."
Thompson apologized, saying, ""I apologize for the part I did play, but know that under normal situations, I would definitely never cause harm to Marisha and I would never allow harm to be done to Marisha. But being that -- being put in the situation I was in -- some mistakes happened that was really unfortunate to her and her family and I'm sorry."
He said, "I know that she's in Heaven. I know she's happy and that's one thing giving me peace. I pray -- I hope -- for your forgiveness. But I know I don't need it, I received forgiveness from her."
Jeter's final words to Thompson were: "You're going straight to hell and there ain't nothing nobody can ever do to help you."
Marisha Jeter's grandfather, Lewis Jeter Junior, passed away Thursday. His funeral is Tuesday.
"He grieved himself to death," Manning Jeter told WYFF News4's Mike McCormick.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
Teen Shoots Self After Breakup
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A seventeen-year-old Park Forest man took his life after his girlfriend told him she was leaving him.
Officers Kessler and Lara were dispatched to a residence in the 300 block of South Orchard Drive on Wednesday, May 20, at 10:20 p.m., to investigate a 911 hang-up call. Officer Lara was the first officer to arrive on the scene. She spoke with a 15-year-old female who was in the living room. She allowed her to enter the residence. Officer Kessler arrived shortly afterward, observing that the juvenile was in hysterics, breathing heavily, and crying, according to police.
The teenager stated that her boyfriend, later identified as Carvis R. Johnson, 17, 305 S. Orchard Drive, Park Forest, had shot himself. Additional police units and paramedics were requested. Officers Kessler, Lara, and Corporal Sheets entered a bedroom where they were told they would find Johnson. Officer Kessler observed Johnson on the bedroom floor at the foot of the bed, with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. Paramedics attended to Johnson and found no signs of life, according to police.
The teenager told police that she had been dating Johnson for the past 14 to 16 months. The two had broken up in the past and gotten back together, but Johnson had told her that if she ever broke up with him again, he would kill himself, according to police.
According to police, Johnson became distraught on this date when he was told that his girlfriend was leaving him. According to police, he took out a gun and reminded her what would happen if she were to break up with him. She asked him to stop what he was doing, turned to get her jacket, at which time she heard a bang and observed that he had shot himself.
Officers Kessler and Lara were dispatched to a residence in the 300 block of South Orchard Drive on Wednesday, May 20, at 10:20 p.m., to investigate a 911 hang-up call. Officer Lara was the first officer to arrive on the scene. She spoke with a 15-year-old female who was in the living room. She allowed her to enter the residence. Officer Kessler arrived shortly afterward, observing that the juvenile was in hysterics, breathing heavily, and crying, according to police.
The teenager stated that her boyfriend, later identified as Carvis R. Johnson, 17, 305 S. Orchard Drive, Park Forest, had shot himself. Additional police units and paramedics were requested. Officers Kessler, Lara, and Corporal Sheets entered a bedroom where they were told they would find Johnson. Officer Kessler observed Johnson on the bedroom floor at the foot of the bed, with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. Paramedics attended to Johnson and found no signs of life, according to police.
The teenager told police that she had been dating Johnson for the past 14 to 16 months. The two had broken up in the past and gotten back together, but Johnson had told her that if she ever broke up with him again, he would kill himself, according to police.
According to police, Johnson became distraught on this date when he was told that his girlfriend was leaving him. According to police, he took out a gun and reminded her what would happen if she were to break up with him. She asked him to stop what he was doing, turned to get her jacket, at which time she heard a bang and observed that he had shot himself.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
Strangers help woman escape abusive church and marriage
Survivor breaks her silence to speak at PADV events
Tranteegus Allen’s story reads like a made for TV movie. But it’s not; it happened in metro Atlanta. Allen was forced at the age of 17 to marry her pastor’s son, a boy she had grown up with. She experienced controlling abuse by both her husband and her church. Her husband, who took over his father’s church as pastor, would quote 1 Corinthians 7:4 “The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband” while he was raping her. She suffered a miscarriage because she was so badly beaten.
Despite years of controlling abuse from her husband and enslavement from her church, Allen found hope and faith again because of the kindness of strangers who refused to turn away and were willing to help her escape. “By sharing my story, I hope to encourage the faith-based community to support domestic violence survivors by learning more about the issue and collaborating with PADV or their local domestic violence program,” said Tranteegus Allen. “It is the obligation of the church to make every person accountable for their brothers and sisters in Christ.”
“The faith-based community needs to realize that domestic violence isn’t a ‘marital
problem,’ but rather a national epidemic affecting women from all religious backgrounds,” saidCathy Willis Spraetz, president and CEO for PADV. “A domestic violence survivor may struggle to understand what’s happening to her in relation to her faith. Therefore, it’s critical to communicate to her that she is not to blame nor is she responsible for his behavior.”
One in three women will experience intimate partner violence. Consider these facts:
• From August 2007 through August 2008, there were 78 deaths in Georgia as a
result of intimate partner violence.
• In 2007, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported 55,000 cases of family
violence in the state.
• Gwinnett County had the highest number of women murdered by a man.
Faith-based communities can:
• Seek expert assistance from PADV or other domestic violence advocacy
organizations.
• Schedule training on intimate partner violence for the congregation.
• Refer her only to specialized domestic violence advocacy programs, not to couples
counseling.
• Participate in Domestic Violence Awareness Month activities.
About DVAM Activities: The eighth annual Silent No More candlelight vigil and seventh
annual Domestic Violence Survivor Speak-Out events are held in October to observe National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, celebrate domestic violence survivors, and honor those who were killed because of domestic abuse. The vigil is hosted by Partnership Against Domestic Violence, Office of the Fulton County District Attorney Victim Services, Fulton Solicitor General’s Office Victim Services, YWCA of
Greater Atlanta, Hands On Atlanta and Zion Hill Community Development Corporation.
Activities will include inspiring music and uplifting dancing. The program will conclude with an immensely powerful personalized candlelight vigil to honor Georgia’s victims.
The Domestic Violence Survivor Speak-Out is hosted by Partnership Against Domestic
Violence, Gwinnett Family Violence Task Force and the Gwinnett Solicitor General’s Office.
Other activities at the event will include a musical performance and a “Remember My Name”
Rose Ceremony.
About PADV: Partnership Against Domestic Violence is the largest and one of the oldest nonprofit domestic violence organizations in Georgia. For more than 30 years, PADV has provided professional, compassionate, and empowering support to battered women and their children in metro Atlanta. Support includes a 24-hour crisis line, two emergency shelters in metro Atlanta, supportive housing, support groups, legal advocacy, and a teen dating violence prevention program. To learn more
about domestic violence and PADV visit www.padv.org
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Tranteegus Allen’s story reads like a made for TV movie. But it’s not; it happened in metro Atlanta. Allen was forced at the age of 17 to marry her pastor’s son, a boy she had grown up with. She experienced controlling abuse by both her husband and her church. Her husband, who took over his father’s church as pastor, would quote 1 Corinthians 7:4 “The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband” while he was raping her. She suffered a miscarriage because she was so badly beaten.
Despite years of controlling abuse from her husband and enslavement from her church, Allen found hope and faith again because of the kindness of strangers who refused to turn away and were willing to help her escape. “By sharing my story, I hope to encourage the faith-based community to support domestic violence survivors by learning more about the issue and collaborating with PADV or their local domestic violence program,” said Tranteegus Allen. “It is the obligation of the church to make every person accountable for their brothers and sisters in Christ.”
“The faith-based community needs to realize that domestic violence isn’t a ‘marital
problem,’ but rather a national epidemic affecting women from all religious backgrounds,” saidCathy Willis Spraetz, president and CEO for PADV. “A domestic violence survivor may struggle to understand what’s happening to her in relation to her faith. Therefore, it’s critical to communicate to her that she is not to blame nor is she responsible for his behavior.”
One in three women will experience intimate partner violence. Consider these facts:
• From August 2007 through August 2008, there were 78 deaths in Georgia as a
result of intimate partner violence.
• In 2007, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported 55,000 cases of family
violence in the state.
• Gwinnett County had the highest number of women murdered by a man.
Faith-based communities can:
• Seek expert assistance from PADV or other domestic violence advocacy
organizations.
• Schedule training on intimate partner violence for the congregation.
• Refer her only to specialized domestic violence advocacy programs, not to couples
counseling.
• Participate in Domestic Violence Awareness Month activities.
About DVAM Activities: The eighth annual Silent No More candlelight vigil and seventh
annual Domestic Violence Survivor Speak-Out events are held in October to observe National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, celebrate domestic violence survivors, and honor those who were killed because of domestic abuse. The vigil is hosted by Partnership Against Domestic Violence, Office of the Fulton County District Attorney Victim Services, Fulton Solicitor General’s Office Victim Services, YWCA of
Greater Atlanta, Hands On Atlanta and Zion Hill Community Development Corporation.
Activities will include inspiring music and uplifting dancing. The program will conclude with an immensely powerful personalized candlelight vigil to honor Georgia’s victims.
The Domestic Violence Survivor Speak-Out is hosted by Partnership Against Domestic
Violence, Gwinnett Family Violence Task Force and the Gwinnett Solicitor General’s Office.
Other activities at the event will include a musical performance and a “Remember My Name”
Rose Ceremony.
About PADV: Partnership Against Domestic Violence is the largest and one of the oldest nonprofit domestic violence organizations in Georgia. For more than 30 years, PADV has provided professional, compassionate, and empowering support to battered women and their children in metro Atlanta. Support includes a 24-hour crisis line, two emergency shelters in metro Atlanta, supportive housing, support groups, legal advocacy, and a teen dating violence prevention program. To learn more
about domestic violence and PADV visit www.padv.org
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Sunday, August 9, 2009
Cincinnati Enquirer | Cincinnati Photo Gallery | Cincinnati.Com
A NEIGHBORHOOD GRIEVES- MOTHER AND CHILDREN MURDERED BY EX-BOYFRIEND
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Pickens charged in triple homicide
Pendleton, Ohio-
Because 3-year-old Sha’Railyn Wright knew Mark Pickens name and might be able to tell police what she saw, she had to die, Hamilton County’s prosecutor said Tuesday.
Moments after a 19-year-old mother and her 9-month-old son were killed in their Pendleton apartment, Pickens walked over to within feet of Sha’Railyn and pointed a gun at her.
She covered her head with her hands. Pickens fired, the bullet piercing Sha’Railyn’s hands and crashing into her brain, killing her, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said in announcing Pickens' capital murder indictment.
“These weren’t stray gunshots that killed the three. All were purposely executed,” Deters said.
Pickens, 19, of the West End, also is accused of shooting to death his former girlfriend, Noelle Washington, 19, and her 9-month-old son, Anthony Jones III. Washington was baby sitting Sha’Railyn at the time in her apartment in the 400 block of East 13th Street.
“It’s a level of violence that is grotesque in nature, something that we’ve never seen before,” an indignant Deters said.
In addition to shooting the 3-year-old in the top of the head, Pickens shot Washington in the back of the head as she held her son in her arms, Deters said. The infant was shot in the forehead.
Mother and son were buried the way they died – the infant in his mother’s arms.
“How do you explain an act like this?” Deters wondered.
Pickens has a penchant for violence, authorities allege, noting he already faces a 31-year prison term on charges stemming from felonious assault and attempted murder. In that incident , he is accused of shooting Anthony Jones II, the father of Washington’s infant, in a March 27 shooting.
Because 3-year-old Sha’Railyn Wright knew Mark Pickens name and might be able to tell police what she saw, she had to die, Hamilton County’s prosecutor said Tuesday.
Moments after a 19-year-old mother and her 9-month-old son were killed in their Pendleton apartment, Pickens walked over to within feet of Sha’Railyn and pointed a gun at her.
She covered her head with her hands. Pickens fired, the bullet piercing Sha’Railyn’s hands and crashing into her brain, killing her, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said in announcing Pickens' capital murder indictment.
“These weren’t stray gunshots that killed the three. All were purposely executed,” Deters said.
Pickens, 19, of the West End, also is accused of shooting to death his former girlfriend, Noelle Washington, 19, and her 9-month-old son, Anthony Jones III. Washington was baby sitting Sha’Railyn at the time in her apartment in the 400 block of East 13th Street.
“It’s a level of violence that is grotesque in nature, something that we’ve never seen before,” an indignant Deters said.
In addition to shooting the 3-year-old in the top of the head, Pickens shot Washington in the back of the head as she held her son in her arms, Deters said. The infant was shot in the forehead.
Mother and son were buried the way they died – the infant in his mother’s arms.
“How do you explain an act like this?” Deters wondered.
Pickens has a penchant for violence, authorities allege, noting he already faces a 31-year prison term on charges stemming from felonious assault and attempted murder. In that incident , he is accused of shooting Anthony Jones II, the father of Washington’s infant, in a March 27 shooting.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Your Carolina | Preventing teen dating violence.
Video of me on Your Carolina discussing my role as MADE SC State Action Leader. For more info about MADE and teen dating abuse go to http://loveisnotabuse.com/ Your Carolina | Preventing teen dating violence.
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