Police have identified the man who was killed in a shooting Thursday night near a school in East Nashville. Police said 29-year-old Horace Fentress, Jr. was fatally shot while walking near the intersection of Walton Lane and Maplewood Trace around 10:30 p.m. That is near Maplewood High School
and a bus yard in East Nashville. Police said Fentress and a 26-year-old friend were walking along Arrowhead Drive, when they were approached by two men in a tan or gold Chevrolet Impala. The friend told police that they were robbed. Fentress was allegedly shot and the other victim was pistol whipped. Police said the suspects then got back into the which was driven by a third person, and fled on Walton Lane.
"The
victim stated that at that time he fled the scene, and he flagged down three to
four individuals riding in a vehicle and advised them of exactly what took
place," said Captain Sebastian Gourdin with Metro Police
Department.
A 22-year-old was found shot to death after neighbors heard several shots fired in east Nashville Sunday night. The shooting happened on South Sixth Street in the James Cayce public housing development around 9:30 p.m. The victim, identified as Dorell Hayes, was shot once in the chest and pronounced dead at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Police said they did not immediately know a tive have suspect. Witnesses reported seeing a gold Mercury Grand Marquis leave the area at a high rate of speed.
Police have identified the man who was found shot to death at an Antioch apartment complex on Wednesday night.Calvin Davis, 27, was found on a sidewalk at the Noah's Landing apartment complex around 10:45 p.m. Detectives believe Davis met at least two men in a breezeway, and a confrontation took place. Several shots were fired; Davis was hit and ran to a sidewalk where he collapsed and died. Police said they found a
pistol next to Davis' body, and a bag of marijuana was found in the breezeway.
Police were working to identify the men who met with Davis late Wednesday. "Again, at this point, what we really need is help from citizens. If they saw anything like so many times citizens give us that information that leads to the arrest of the suspect that caused this crime tonight," said Metro Police captain Ken Walburn.
Davis was the father of three small children, a student at ITT Tech, and worked full time at a warehouse.
The man fatally wounded in the area of Lewis & Lafayette Streets in the
J.C. Napier public housing development late Sunday night is identified as Eric
Swanson, 30, who is last known to have lived on Lafayette Street.
The investigation to this point shows that Swanson was walking on Lewis
Street when he was shot. He ran to his girlfriend’s residence nearby. While on
the back porch, a red vehicle pulled up and transported Swanson to the VA
Hospital (the person in the red car did not stay with the victim). From there,
Swanson was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he died
during surgery. Police were notified of the shooting by Vanderbilt
The man fatally wounded in the area of Lewis & Lafayette Streets in the
J.C. Napier public housing development late Sunday night is identified as Eric
Swanson, 30, who is last known to have lived on Lafayette Street.
The investigation to this point shows that Swanson was walking on Lewis
Street when he was shot. He ran to his girlfriend’s residence nearby. While on
the back porch, a red vehicle pulled up and transported Swanson to the VA
Hospital (the person in the red car did not stay with the victim). From there,
Swanson was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he died
during surgery. Police were notified of the shooting by Vanderbilt
HERE WE ARE ONCE AGAIN FATHER GOD ASKING FOR YOU TO LAY HANDS ON US YOUR CHILDREN.AS WE
SCROLL THROUGHT HIS PAGE I WANT TO ESPECIALLY REACH ANY TROUBLED SOUL OUT THERE
THAT HAS PARTAKEN IN ANY ACT OF VIOLENCE WHETHER IT BE THROUGH GANG AFFILIATION
OR GUN AFFLIATION.WE NEED TO UNITE AS ONE IN CHRIST THE SAME WAY WE JUMP TO
UNITE AS ONE AS "FOLK" "GD" "BLOOD" "CRIP"AND OTHER GANGS.WHEN DID KILLING
BECOME A SPORT? HOW MANY OF OUR "BLACK YOUTH" DOES IT HAVE TO AFFECT BEFORE WE PUT AN END TO THIS.BE HONEST...HOW MANY OF YOU GET ON THIS PAGE AND READ THE STORIES AND HONESTLY FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO MAKE A CHANGE? WELL I DID THATS WHY THIS PAGE EXISTS TODAY.STOP
TALKING ABOUT IT AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THE TIME IS NOW.ITS NEVER TO LATE TO
WANT TO YOUR LIFE!!WILL IT EVER END I DONT THINK SO...BUT CAN WE TRY TO SLOW IT
DOWN? YES WE CAN!!I DONT KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT IF A GANG MEANS HAVING TO KILL JUST
TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER FOLKS OR FOR YOU TO BECOME MY"FOLK" WELL COUNT ME
OUT BECAUSE WITH FRIENDS LIKE THOSE WHO NEEDS ENEMIES? I WANT TO LIVE IN A WORLD
WHERE IT AINT KILLING,NO VIOLENCE AND NO MORE TEARS.THIS PAGE IS A CONSTANT WAKE
UP CALL TO LET YOU KNOW IF CAN HAPPEN TO YOU....MY HEART GOES OUT TO ALL THE
MOTHERS BURYING THERE CHILDREN AT THE TENDER AGES OF 14-21.....IT SHOULDNT BE
LIKE THIS AND YOU KNOW GOD ISNT HAPPY WITH THE WAYS OF THIS WORLD.........FATHER
HELP US!!!!!!!
VERDICT CAME BACK NOT GUILTY IN MAKIEA WOODLAND MURDER
TRIAL........SMDH MY HEART GOES OUT TO HER FAMILY....ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE CEDRIC PEPPERS AND JUSTIN HOWARD.U MAY HAVE WON IN COURT BUT NOT WITH GOD. HE HAS THE FINAL SAY SO! HOW CAN YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING U GOT AWAY WITH SUCH AN AWFUL CRIME? I KNOW I WILL HAVE SOME NEGATIVE AND POSTITVE COMMENTS BUT IM READY.......I DONT FEEL LIKE JUSTICE WAS SERVED!!!!!
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –
The jury has reached a verdict in the trial of two men accused of killing a
12-year-old honor student. Both men were found not guilty of first degree
murder.
The verdict was read
around 10:30 a.m., just over an hour after resuming deliberations Friday. The
jury also deliberated for about four hours Thursday before being sent home for
the day.
Both Cedric Peppers and Justin Howard were found not
guilty on all counts.
Mikia Woodland was killed in July of 2009 at her family's home on Maury Street in the Napier area of Nashville. Mikia was a student at Dodson Elementary School and loved to sing and dance.
Prosecutors said Peppers, Howard and three other people
forced their way inside the home and fatally shot Mikia as they tried to rob her
father.
She heard the commotion and came out of her room to see
what was going on. Police said the men shot Mikia several times as she tried to
run away.
"One said, ‘Get back in your room and shut the door,'"
said Mikia's grandmother Shannon Hooten." I grabbed my phone to call 911. In the
next eight seconds, all I could hear was gun fire."
Mikia was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center
where she was pronounced dead.
During closing arguments Thursday, attorneys for both
Peppers and Howard said their clients were innocent.
The jury was instructed to return two separate verdicts
– one for Peppers and one for Howard. The state had asked for convictions of
first degree murder on both men.
"It really hasn't hit me yet because I'm trying to keep
myself together for my grandchildren, but it's hard," Mikia's other grandmother,
Sarah Woodland, told NewsChannel5 in 2009. "I'm just going to miss my
grandchild."
Metro officers canvassed the neighborhood with fliers,
asking for the public's help to find the killers.
It wasn't until May 2010 when five people were charged.
The men arrested were Raphael Turner, 20, Justin Howard, 22, Jeffrey Dale Foxx,
20, and Cedric Peppers, 26. Ronald Deshawn Roseman was charged in Juvenile Court
because he was 17 years old at the time of the shooting.
Roseman pleaded guilty to second degree murder in
January 2012. He was sentenced to 20-years in prison with no chance for parole.
Turner, Peppers and Foxx all pled not guilty. Foxx has
since admitted his involvement and testified against both Howard and Peppers.
Howard's attorney argued that some witnesses were only
testifying against his client for self-preservation and that there was little
evidence linking him to the crime.
During closing arguments, prosecutors told the jurors
all five men should not only be held accountable, but be found guilty.
If convicted, Howard would have faced up to 51 years in
prison. Peppers would have faced life in prison without the possibility of
parole.
Foxx and Turner both still face charges and trials of
their own
NASHVILLE, Tenn.- Police have responded to reports of a 17-year-old shot outside a home in North Nashville The call came into police dispatch just after 3 p.m. Wednesday at a home on Vanderhorst Drive, just off Whites Creek Pike. Friends and family told us that the victim was 17-year-old Demarcus Jordan-Ellis, a senior at Hillsboro High School. Jordan-Ellis was said to have been found outside the home covered in blood with several gunshot wounds. Police were still investigating the scene A said that when Jordan-Ellis' mother returned home Wednesday afternoon, police officers were already at her home after a neighbor called police when they heard gunshots.Police have arrested a suspect in the murder of 17-year-old Demarcus Jordan-Ellis.SWAT officers took 20-year-old Jerome Stone into custody Friday around 10:15 a.m. at his apartment on Rio Vista Drive.The teen was killed inside his home on Vanderhorst Drive, just off Whites Creek Pike. Investigators found evidence that indicated Jordan-Ellis had been selling drugs at the address. Officials said a neighbor saw Jordan-Ellis walking on the street Wednesday afternoon and told him there was a old car parked in his driveway."The victim indicated that he knew who was in the gold car, he walked back to the house, evidently let them inside as he came inside and shortly thereafter the shots were fired," said Don Aaron,spokesperson for the Metro Nashville Police Department.The gold colored Chevrolet Impala was seen leaving the scene after shots were fired. Investigators were able to track down the vehicle and its owner Thursday.The owner of the car told police he drove to Jordan-Ellis' home so Stone could buy marijuana.He told police he went inside the house with Stone, who pulled a gun and pointed it at the teen. As the car owner ran outside he heard shots fired and the victim screaming. The man told police. Stone walked outside of the house, then turned around and walked back inside before firing additional shots.Soon after a neighbor went to check on the commotion inside the house and discovered Jordan-Ellis covered in blood with several gunshot wounds. The teen had already died.Stone was charged with criminal homicide.
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