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Topic: Teen Intentionally Shoots Woman’s 13-Month-Old Baby in the
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Tue 03/26/13 07:03 PM

The mother and aunt of De'Marquise Elkins, a suspect in the shooting that killed a 1-year-old Georgia boy, have been arrested on charges of giving police false information.

Karimah Aisha Elkins, 36, the suspect's mother, and Katrina Latrelle Elkins, 33, the suspect's aunt, were in Glynn County Police custody earlier this morning, according to ABC News affiliate WJXX. Karimah Elkins was out on $1,104 bond, but Katrina Elkins remained in custody on a Henry County, Ga., probation violation, awaiting transportation to Henry County.

New information also led police to a handgun that may have been used in the shooting, according to The Associated Press.

"We arrested [the women] last night and brought them back to headquarters, where we afforded them the opportunity to make additional statements," Chief Matt Doering of the Glynn County Police told The Associated Press Tuesday. "They did, and that information led us to other witnesses ... [who] led us to an area where the gun was disposed of."
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The two women were facing felony charges for providing false statements or writings. Doering would not say what false statements either woman made.

The Glynn County Police would not give ABC News any additional information on the women's arrests.

De'Marquise Elkins, 17, and a 15-year-old suspect whose name was being withheld because of the suspect's age, were arrested Friday by Brunswick Police on suspicion of involvement with the Thursday morning shooting and have been charged with first degree murder.

After those arrests, Katrina Latrelle Elkins told the Associated Press that her nephew couldn't have been at the scene of the murder because he was at her house for breakfast Thursday morning and then ran errands with her family when the baby and his mother were shot.

"He was with us the whole time," the aunt told The AP on Saturday. "There is no doubt in my mind that he is innocent."

Sherry West, the 41-year-old mother of the child, told police she'd been walking her 13-month-old son, Antonio Santiago, in a stroller through their Brunswick, Ga., neighborhood when two African-American boys approached her and demanded money. When she told them she didn't have any money, West said one of the boys pulled out a handgun.

"He said, 'I'm going to kill you if you don't give me money,' and I said, 'I swear I don't have any,"' West told WAWS-TV in Jacksonville, Fla.

West said she tried to shield her child with her arms, but the gunman shoved her and shot the baby in the head. West was shot in the leg.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/mom-aunt-teenage-suspect-georgia-baby-slaying-arrested/story?id=18816907#.UVIa7FfgIQA

If they didn't do it, why lie? Those two upstanding citizens also threatened to beat down Terry West if she didn't retract her statement. Also the gun has been found.



WHY LIE? SERIOUSLY? its about being seen guilty by the police and needing an alibi

people lie when they are innocent just like they 'confess' when they are 'interrogated'


I still say there is more to the story,, no way this woman walks away from it to identify shooters while the baby is shot point blank,,,

something is missing,,,

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Tue 03/26/13 07:03 PM


Yea, I think it's pretty safe to assume the false information given was about her son. What else would the mother and aunt talk to the police about, the price of oranges in Florida?


You can assume anything you want I guess.

I try not to assume anything until more facts are known.

I know that kids today don't seem to give a crap about pulling a trigger in anyone's face. They do it in video games constantly.

But you don't know how prejudice the police are in this situation either.

It's not in the Intrests of the Police or the DA to charge the wrong person with the crime; not saying that they don't at times, best advice when talking to the Police is to ALWAYS KEEP YOUR PIE HOLE SHUT until you consult your Lawyer, but it's the BAD GUY the Police Want.




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Tue 03/26/13 07:05 PM
Edited by msharmony on Tue 03/26/13 07:06 PM


The mother and aunt of De'Marquise Elkins, a suspect in the shooting that killed a 1-year-old Georgia boy, have been arrested on charges of giving police false information.

Karimah Aisha Elkins, 36, the suspect's mother, and Katrina Latrelle Elkins, 33, the suspect's aunt, were in Glynn County Police custody earlier this morning, according to ABC News affiliate WJXX. Karimah Elkins was out on $1,104 bond, but Katrina Elkins remained in custody on a Henry County, Ga., probation violation, awaiting transportation to Henry County.

New information also led police to a handgun that may have been used in the shooting, according to The Associated Press.

"We arrested [the women] last night and brought them back to headquarters, where we afforded them the opportunity to make additional statements," Chief Matt Doering of the Glynn County Police told The Associated Press Tuesday. "They did, and that information led us to other witnesses ... [who] led us to an area where the gun was disposed of."
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The two women were facing felony charges for providing false statements or writings. Doering would not say what false statements either woman made.

The Glynn County Police would not give ABC News any additional information on the women's arrests.

De'Marquise Elkins, 17, and a 15-year-old suspect whose name was being withheld because of the suspect's age, were arrested Friday by Brunswick Police on suspicion of involvement with the Thursday morning shooting and have been charged with first degree murder.

After those arrests, Katrina Latrelle Elkins told the Associated Press that her nephew couldn't have been at the scene of the murder because he was at her house for breakfast Thursday morning and then ran errands with her family when the baby and his mother were shot.

"He was with us the whole time," the aunt told The AP on Saturday. "There is no doubt in my mind that he is innocent."

Sherry West, the 41-year-old mother of the child, told police she'd been walking her 13-month-old son, Antonio Santiago, in a stroller through their Brunswick, Ga., neighborhood when two African-American boys approached her and demanded money. When she told them she didn't have any money, West said one of the boys pulled out a handgun.

"He said, 'I'm going to kill you if you don't give me money,' and I said, 'I swear I don't have any,"' West told WAWS-TV in Jacksonville, Fla.

West said she tried to shield her child with her arms, but the gunman shoved her and shot the baby in the head. West was shot in the leg.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/mom-aunt-teenage-suspect-georgia-baby-slaying-arrested/story?id=18816907#.UVIa7FfgIQA

If they didn't do it, why lie? Those two upstanding citizens also threatened to beat down Terry West if she didn't retract her statement. Also the gun has been found.

Must be the culture they are from.

Lie and swear to it.

If the ghetto hos have any other kids, I would hope the state puts them in rehab then foster care. Reeducate the kids left in the house. House break 'em and teach 'em how to be human.



suppose its good then that this ghetto 'hos' child died before her son grew up to be like the thug son she lost to a failed attempt at a knife ambush against someone else ..huh?

got any picture of that 'hos' dead feral child?


newsflash,, all types come from the ghetto, and all skin colors too,,,,:wink:

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Wed 03/27/13 10:59 AM



Yea, I think it's pretty safe to assume the false information given was about her son. What else would the mother and aunt talk to the police about, the price of oranges in Florida?


You can assume anything you want I guess.

I try not to assume anything until more facts are known.

I know that kids today don't seem to give a crap about pulling a trigger in anyone's face. They do it in video games constantly.

But you don't know how prejudice the police are in this situation either.

It's not in the Intrests of the Police or the DA to charge the wrong person with the crime; not saying that they don't at times, best advice when talking to the Police is to ALWAYS KEEP YOUR PIE HOLE SHUT until you consult your Lawyer, but it's the BAD GUY the Police Want.


Sometimes police just jump to conclusions out of prejudice but not always.

Yes it is totally essential that you never talk to the police. If you are an innocent bystander or witness, there is nothing in it for you to talk to the police, and you never know if they have you on their suspect list. If you are a participant in any crime or in any part of any crime, it is essential that you never talk to the police. Forget the lawyer, he will probably sell you out.



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Wed 03/27/13 02:31 PM




Yea, I think it's pretty safe to assume the false information given was about her son. What else would the mother and aunt talk to the police about, the price of oranges in Florida?


You can assume anything you want I guess.

I try not to assume anything until more facts are known.

I know that kids today don't seem to give a crap about pulling a trigger in anyone's face. They do it in video games constantly.

But you don't know how prejudice the police are in this situation either.

It's not in the Intrests of the Police or the DA to charge the wrong person with the crime; not saying that they don't at times, best advice when talking to the Police is to ALWAYS KEEP YOUR PIE HOLE SHUT until you consult your Lawyer, but it's the BAD GUY the Police Want.


Sometimes police just jump to conclusions out of prejudice but not always.

Yes it is totally essential that you never talk to the police. If you are an innocent bystander or witness, there is nothing in it for you to talk to the police, and you never know if they have you on their suspect list. If you are a participant in any crime or in any part of any crime, it is essential that you never talk to the police. Forget the lawyer, he will probably sell you out.





True, sometimes the Police suffers from Tunnel Vission when dealing with a crime, they are only human; that's why ruling out the Mother would be SOP with the Investigating Authority, then the Court which hears the case followed by Judicial Review.

Our System isn't perfect, sometimes the Bad Guy goes free while the Innocent is imprisioned; but I'd rather face a Criminal Charge here than in Mexico where once accused, you have to Prove Your Innocents; and the Judge is an Active Partner for the Prosecution.

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Wed 03/27/13 02:44 PM





Yea, I think it's pretty safe to assume the false information given was about her son. What else would the mother and aunt talk to the police about, the price of oranges in Florida?


You can assume anything you want I guess.

I try not to assume anything until more facts are known.

I know that kids today don't seem to give a crap about pulling a trigger in anyone's face. They do it in video games constantly.

But you don't know how prejudice the police are in this situation either.

It's not in the Intrests of the Police or the DA to charge the wrong person with the crime; not saying that they don't at times, best advice when talking to the Police is to ALWAYS KEEP YOUR PIE HOLE SHUT until you consult your Lawyer, but it's the BAD GUY the Police Want.


Sometimes police just jump to conclusions out of prejudice but not always.

Yes it is totally essential that you never talk to the police. If you are an innocent bystander or witness, there is nothing in it for you to talk to the police, and you never know if they have you on their suspect list. If you are a participant in any crime or in any part of any crime, it is essential that you never talk to the police. Forget the lawyer, he will probably sell you out.





True, sometimes the Police suffers from Tunnel Vission when dealing with a crime, they are only human; that's why ruling out the Mother would be SOP with the Investigating Authority, then the Court which hears the case followed by Judicial Review.

Our System isn't perfect, sometimes the Bad Guy goes free while the Innocent is imprisioned; but I'd rather face a Criminal Charge here than in Mexico where once accused, you have to Prove Your Innocents; and the Judge is an Active Partner for the Prosecution.


and how is that any different from here?

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