Saturday, November 20, 2010
Charleston Jury Indicts Teen In Fatal Shooting And Robberies
WEST VIRGINIA....
Antonio Summers, 17, was indicted by a grand jury Thursday in Charleston after investigators say he fatally shot 14 year old Damion Blaney in April, just a month after he robbed a man and woman outside the South Hills Fruth Pharmacy. Kanawha County Prosecutor Mark Plants just identified Summers this week. Laws protecting the identities of juveniles had caused officials to withhold his name in connection to the crimes until now. Police say Summers was involved in a physical fight with another juvenile on April 12th near the playground at Glenwood Elementary School when he pulled a gun from his waistband during the fight and fired a shot at the other teen but missed, instead striking Damion, who had been standing nearby but had not been involved in the altercation. Damion was pronounced dead at Charleston Area Medical Center's General Hospital hours after the shooting.
Police say, in March, he jumped into a vehicle outside Fruth Pharmacy, grabbed Nice Cook around the neck and stole her purse and then, while attempting to flee, brandished a handgun and stole the wallet of bystander David Conkle. Summers was indicted on one count of murder and two counts of first-degree robbery. Summers is set to appear in court December 17th.
Antonio Summers, 17, was indicted by a grand jury Thursday in Charleston after investigators say he fatally shot 14 year old Damion Blaney in April, just a month after he robbed a man and woman outside the South Hills Fruth Pharmacy. Kanawha County Prosecutor Mark Plants just identified Summers this week. Laws protecting the identities of juveniles had caused officials to withhold his name in connection to the crimes until now. Police say Summers was involved in a physical fight with another juvenile on April 12th near the playground at Glenwood Elementary School when he pulled a gun from his waistband during the fight and fired a shot at the other teen but missed, instead striking Damion, who had been standing nearby but had not been involved in the altercation. Damion was pronounced dead at Charleston Area Medical Center's General Hospital hours after the shooting.Police say, in March, he jumped into a vehicle outside Fruth Pharmacy, grabbed Nice Cook around the neck and stole her purse and then, while attempting to flee, brandished a handgun and stole the wallet of bystander David Conkle. Summers was indicted on one count of murder and two counts of first-degree robbery. Summers is set to appear in court December 17th.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:02 PM 
