GA - Vanita Richardson, 19 & Truvenia Campbell, 30, thrown from bridge, Rome, May 2020

[MajorHoople]

@Dénouement, thanks for the link. That article is a treasure trove of info.

 

[JerseyGirl]

First trial in 2020 killing of Rome sisters scheduled for March

The trial for one of the three men accused in the May 2020 killing of half-sisters Vanita Nicole Richardson and Truvenia Campbell is tentatively scheduled to begin later this month.

www.northwestgeorgianews.com

According to the Cherokee County, Alabama, court clerk’s office, Christopher Leedarius Pullen has a preliminary hearing on Monday. At this point a jury trial is tentatively scheduled for the following Monday, March 20.

Pullen, Devin Lashawn Watts and Desmond Lavonta Brown are all charged with murder, among other charges, in the incident. They are being tried separately, with the tentative trial dates scheduled for Watts on May 22 and for Brown on Aug. 21.

 

[ifindedout]

From Dec. 2023: Pullen guilty, sentenced to life.

Man convicted of murdering 2 sisters whose bodies were found under Rome bridge

One of the three people arrested in connection to two sisters found dead under a bridge in Rome has been sentenced to life in prison.

www.fox5atlanta.com

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ala. - One of the three people arrested in connection to two sisters found dead under a bridge in Rome has been sentenced to life in prison.

Desmond Lavonta Brown was convicted of capital murder by a jury in Cherokee County, Alabama on November 21.

It took jurors less than an hour to find Brown guilty of killing 19-year-old Vanita Richardson and 30-year-old Clarice Truvenia Campbell.

 

[ifindedout]

From March 2024: Watts found not guilty.

Update: Rome Man Found Not Guilty for Murder of Rome Sisters

A Rome man, Devin Lashawn Watts, who was accused of murdering two Rome sisters in May 2020 was found not guilty of murder by an Alabama jury. Despite being found not guilty in Cherokee County…

coosavalleynews.com

A Rome man, Devin Lashawn Watts, who was accused of murdering two Rome sisters in May 2020 was found not guilty of murder by an Alabama jury.

Despite being found not guilty in Cherokee County, Watts will remain in custody and stand trial for crimes allegedly committed in Floyd County.

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Brown was convicted earlier for murdering Campbell. He was sentenced to life in prison.

From Dec. 2023: Brown guilty, sentenced to life.

Man convicted of murdering 2 sisters whose bodies were found under Rome bridge

One of the three people arrested in connection to two sisters found dead under a bridge in Rome has been sentenced to life in prison.

www.fox5atlanta.com

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ala. - One of the three people arrested in connection to two sisters found dead under a bridge in Rome has been sentenced to life in prison.

Desmond Lavonta Brown was convicted of capital murder by a jury in Cherokee County, Alabama on November 21.

It took jurors less than an hour to find Brown guilty of killing 19-year-old Vanita Richardson and 30-year-old Clarice Truvenia Campbell.