Found Deceased NC - Devin Clark, 18, Lyric Woods, 14, found murdered after going missing in Alamance Co., 16 Sep 2022

[Seattle1]

Are the police ever going to catch this guy? Catch him already! It's a 17yo with no resources or minimal resources at best. If you can't catch him on your own, transfer his case to adult court and release his description so we can help you catch him. This is taking way too long.

On a side note: DC's mother initially said she doesn't know LW's or her family. She now says they were friends. Not sure why she changed her story. Might be because of the age difference as she knows it's against the law.

Or she really didn't know because DC was living with his father at the time.
Or LW and DC kept their relationship a secret and didn't tell their parents.
A lot of questions, such as why LW left the house that night without a cell phone.

^^BBM

DC's mother (TC) buried her child on Tuesday and special thoughts of comfort for her today.

Sometimes fractured families are not willing to share information. IMO, the victim's mother seemed to say and/or imply many things which I think can be attributed to both being unaware, and also because she may not have necessarily been privileged to the answer.

For example, the father seemed to be the custodial parent at the time of DC's death, and DC was also over 18. We know that TC had an attorney at her side when making the claim so I trust her answers came sooner than later.

 

[Newsleuth100]

“We cannot afford a misstep this close to the goal line,” said Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood.

The sheriff said North Carolina General Statutes prohibit the release of all records and files of minors under supervision of juvenile court counselors.

Why suspect in Orange County teens' murder isn't being identified

“We cannot afford a misstep this close to the goal line,” said Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood.

www.cbs17.com

Interesting, this article states that the suspect is still on the run. Also says "the sheriff’s office says it legally cannot release information on the wanted teen"

The article was originally post 9/26/22 (Monday) at 5:41pm and last updated 9/27/22 (Tuesday) at 9:32am.

How accurate do we think this is? If the suspect is still on the run then it can't be the same 17 year old that was arrested for the two 16 year old's murdered in Graham.

This is my understanding of the Graham murders, timing and comparisons to the Devin Clark and Lyric Woods murders based on the various articles posted (which I'll include).

Wednesday Afternoon, December 25th 2019 at 2:40pm, Burlington NC
An Officer spots and pursues a stolen Subaru Tribeca which sped off and hit a tree and flipped.

Inside the vehicle

1.Taijon Martre Laury: 18years old (Driver of vehicle/Shows up again later in the timeline)
2.Amarion Brinae Laury: 16years old (Killed in the crash)
3.Zhiyon Sharae Laury: 14years old (17 years old now in 2022)
4.Anaiya Davis: 17years old

NC teen killed, 3 others injured after slamming stolen SUV into tree on Christmas

Police say the teens were seen in a car matching the description of a vehicle reported stolen. Excessive speed was a contributing factor to the crash, police said.

www.cbs17.com

Thursday, August 25th 2022, Graham NC
1:00am: Officers respond to reports of shots being fired, find 18 year old male with gunshot wound. He's taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

9:45am: Burlington PD inform Graham PD about a missing person case that might have a connection to the Graham shooting.

11:00am: Detectives find the bodies of two 16 year old males in the woods behind the same apartment complex where the 18 year old man was found shot. Both of the 16year old's were apparently shot to death.

Sunday, September 18th 2022, Western Orange County NC
Sunday Afternoon at 3:00pm the bodies of Lyric Wood and Devin Clark are discovered, both shot to death.

Reports: Teens found dead on trail may have been in car with a third person

Lyric Woods, 14, and Devin Clark, 18, were reported missing over the weekend. Their bodies were found Sunday afternoon.

www.wral.com

Tuesday, September 20th 2022, Graham NC
Graham police officers arrest a 14 year old and 17 year old in connection with the death of the two 16 year old boys from August 25th. Officers charged both the 14 and 17 year old with two counts of first degree murder.

2 teenage boys, 14 and 17, arrested in connection to Graham murders

Two teenage boys, ages 14 and 17, were arrested in connection to the deaths of two other teenage boys in Graham in August.

www.wral.com

Tuesday, September 20th 2022, Orange County NC
Orange County Sheriffs Offices announces that a 17 year old is wanted in the murder of Devin Clark and Lyric Woods.

Friday Morning, September 23rd 2022 (Durham NC)

Tayjon/Taijon Martre Laury (driver of the stolen vehicle back in 2019) is arrested in connection with the double homicide in Graham of the two 16 year olds. Arrested on
1. One count of Probation Violation
2. He was also charged with two counts of accessory after the fact to first-degree murder by Graham police

3rd suspect arrested after 2 teens shot, killed in Graham, police say

GRAHAM, N.C. (WGHP) — A third suspect was arrested on Friday morning in connection to a double homicide in Graham last month, according to a Graham Police Department news release. Tayjon Mart…

myfox8.com

Similarities Between Lyric & Devin Murders and Graham Murders
1. Close proximity
2. Teenage victims, all shot
3. Teenage murders 14+17 year old in Graham, 17 year old in Lyric & Devin
4. In the Graham murders the mother of one of the victims said her son thought the killers were his friends. They even spent the night at his house. In the Lyric & Devin Murders it appears Lyric, Devin and the 17 year old were hanging out voluntarily and might have also thought the 17 year old was their friend.

Question
What actions of Tayjon/Taijon Martre Laury would result in him being charged with two counts of accessory after the fact to first-degree murder by Graham police?

 

[Seattle1]

Interesting, this article states that the suspect is still on the run. Also says "the sheriff’s office says it legally cannot release information on the wanted teen"

The article was originally post 9/26/22 (Monday) at 5:41pm and last updated 9/27/22 (Tuesday) at 9:32am.

How accurate do we think this is? If the suspect is still on the run then it can't be the same 17 year old that was arrested for the two 16 year old's murdered in Graham.

This is my understanding of the Graham murders, timing and comparisons to the Devin Clark and Lyric Woods murders based on the various articles posted (which I'll include).

Wednesday Afternoon, December 25th 2019 at 2:40pm, Burlington NC
An Officer spots and pursues a stolen Subaru Tribeca which sped off and hit a tree and flipped.

Inside the vehicle

1.Taijon Martre Laury: 18years old (Driver of vehicle/Shows up again later in the timeline)
2.Amarion Brinae Laury: 16years old (Killed in the crash)
3.Zhiyon Sharae Laury: 14years old (17 years old now in 2022)
4.Anaiya Davis: 17years old

NC teen killed, 3 others injured after slamming stolen SUV into tree on Christmas

Police say the teens were seen in a car matching the description of a vehicle reported stolen. Excessive speed was a contributing factor to the crash, police said.

www.cbs17.com

Thursday, August 25th 2022, Graham NC
1:00am: Officers respond to reports of shots being fired, find 18 year old male with gunshot wound. He's taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

9:45am: Burlington PD inform Graham PD about a missing person case that might have a connection to the Graham shooting.

11:00am: Detectives find the bodies of two 16 year old males in the woods behind the same apartment complex where the 18 year old man was found shot. Both of the 16year old's were apparently shot to death.

Sunday, September 18th 2022, Western Orange County NC
Sunday Afternoon at 3:00pm the bodies of Lyric Wood and Devin Clark are discovered, both shot to death.

Reports: Teens found dead on trail may have been in car with a third person

Lyric Woods, 14, and Devin Clark, 18, were reported missing over the weekend. Their bodies were found Sunday afternoon.

www.wral.com

Tuesday, September 20th 2022, Graham NC
Graham police officers arrest a 14 year old and 17 year old in connection with the death of the two 16 year old boys from August 25th. Officers charged both the 14 and 17 year old with two counts of first degree murder.

2 teenage boys, 14 and 17, arrested in connection to Graham murders

Two teenage boys, ages 14 and 17, were arrested in connection to the deaths of two other teenage boys in Graham in August.

www.wral.com

Tuesday, September 20th 2022, Orange County NC
Orange County Sheriffs Offices announces that a 17 year old is wanted in the murder of Devin Clark and Lyric Woods.

Friday Morning, September 23rd 2022 (Durham NC)

Tayjon/Taijon Martre Laury (driver of the stolen vehicle back in 2019) is arrested in connection with the double homicide in Graham of the two 16 year olds. Arrested on
1. One count of Probation Violation
2. He was also charged with two counts of accessory after the fact to first-degree murder by Graham police

3rd suspect arrested after 2 teens shot, killed in Graham, police say

GRAHAM, N.C. (WGHP) — A third suspect was arrested on Friday morning in connection to a double homicide in Graham last month, according to a Graham Police Department news release. Tayjon Mart…

myfox8.com

Similarities Between Lyric & Devin Murders and Graham Murders
1. Close proximity
2. Teenage victims, all shot
3. Teenage murders 14+17 year old in Graham, 17 year old in Lyric & Devin
4. In the Graham murders the mother of one of the victims said her son thought the killers were his friends. They even spent the night at his house. In the Lyric & Devin Murders it appears Lyric, Devin and the 17 year old were hanging out voluntarily and might have also thought the 17 year old was their friend.

Question
What actions of Tayjon/Taijon Martre Laury would result in him being charged with two counts of accessory after the fact to first-degree murder by Graham police?

Two 14 & 17 teen individuals in the Graham murders have been named so the court must have already made the decision to charge them as adults.

14- and 17-year-old teens remain in custody; future court dates set for Oct. 4 & 11

9/27/22


Two juveniles charged with first-degree murder will remain in secure custody, after two separate hearings in juvenile court Tuesday morning. Both are charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the double-homicide which took place near Graham Village Apartments at 901 East Hanover Road on the edge of Graham (near Burlington and the town of Haw River) on August 25.

About a dozen family members of the two 16-year-old boys killed were on hand to watch the proceedings in court Tuesday morning. Also on hand were relatives of the 18-year-old who was also shot, which prompted the original Graham police call to the apartment complex in the early morning hours of August 25.

[..]

Both of the accused teens will remain in secure custody at a youth detention center, based on the ruling by district court judge Rick Champion.

Tyshon Wiley, 17, black, male, appeared via WebEx from a juvenile detention facility. Attorney Janice Brooks is representing Wiley.

Assistant district attorney Morgan Whitney described Wiley as having “confessed to being involved in the crime.”

Attorney Rowena Khot is representing the other teen, 14-year-old Kymoni Melendez Poteat, who was not present in person or via an online connection. Khot agreed to waive the initial secure custody hearing for her client.

[..]

The judge noted that he was keeping Wiley in secure custody both because he represents “a danger to property and person” and out of concern, expressed by the prosecution, for his safety over concerns of potential retaliation.

[..]

In addition to the two teens arrested last week (Tuesday night, September 20), a Durham man was arrested Friday in connection with the double homicide. Taijon Martre Laury, 20, black, male, has been charged with two counts of being an accessory after the fact to first degree murder and remains in jail under a $2 million secured bond.

"Hanging out" turns deadly; two teens stand accused of first degree murder of two other teens - alamancenews.com

14- and 17-year-old teens remain in custody; future court dates set for Oct. 4 & 11 Two juveniles charged with first-degree murder will remain in secure custody, after two separate […]

alamancenews.com

 

[Seattle1]

Inside the vehicle

1.Taijon Martre Laury: 18years old (Driver of vehicle/Shows up again later in the timeline)
2.Amarion Brinae Laury: 16years old (Killed in the crash)
3.Zhiyon Sharae Laury: 14years old (17 years old now in 2022)
4.Anaiya Davis: 17years old

^^RSBM

Can someone help with whether or not the individuals above are each male? Thanks.

 

[Kiranerys]

Are the police ever going to catch this guy? Catch him already! It's a 17yo with no resources or minimal resources at best. If you can't catch him on your own, transfer his case to adult court and release his description so we can help you catch him. This is taking way too long.

On a side note: DC's mother initially said she doesn't know LW's or her family. She now says they were friends. Not sure why she changed her story. Might be because of the age difference as she knows it's against the law.

Or she really didn't know because DC was living with his father at the time.
Or LW and DC kept their relationship a secret and didn't tell their parents.
A lot of questions, such as why LW left the house that night without a cell phone.

Lyric was 14, 14 yr olds get grounded and lose their phone privileges all the time, maybe she had been grounded from her phone?. We will never know. JMO

 

[Newsleuth100]

Two 14 & 17 teen individuals in the Graham murders have been named so the court must have already made the decision to charge them as adults.

14- and 17-year-old teens remain in custody; future court dates set for Oct. 4 & 11

9/27/22


Two juveniles charged with first-degree murder will remain in secure custody, after two separate hearings in juvenile court Tuesday morning. Both are charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the double-homicide which took place near Graham Village Apartments at 901 East Hanover Road on the edge of Graham (near Burlington and the town of Haw River) on August 25.

About a dozen family members of the two 16-year-old boys killed were on hand to watch the proceedings in court Tuesday morning. Also on hand were relatives of the 18-year-old who was also shot, which prompted the original Graham police call to the apartment complex in the early morning hours of August 25.

[..]

Both of the accused teens will remain in secure custody at a youth detention center, based on the ruling by district court judge Rick Champion.

Tyshon Wiley, 17, black, male, appeared via WebEx from a juvenile detention facility. Attorney Janice Brooks is representing Wiley.

Assistant district attorney Morgan Whitney described Wiley as having “confessed to being involved in the crime.”

Attorney Rowena Khot is representing the other teen, 14-year-old Kymoni Melendez Poteat, who was not present in person or via an online connection. Khot agreed to waive the initial secure custody hearing for her client.

[..]

The judge noted that he was keeping Wiley in secure custody both because he represents “a danger to property and person” and out of concern, expressed by the prosecution, for his safety over concerns of potential retaliation.

[..]

In addition to the two teens arrested last week (Tuesday night, September 20), a Durham man was arrested Friday in connection with the double homicide. Taijon Martre Laury, 20, black, male, has been charged with two counts of being an accessory after the fact to first degree murder and remains in jail under a $2 million secured bond.

"Hanging out" turns deadly; two teens stand accused of first degree murder of two other teens - alamancenews.com

14- and 17-year-old teens remain in custody; future court dates set for Oct. 4 & 11 Two juveniles charged with first-degree murder will remain in secure custody, after two separate […]

alamancenews.com

Tyshon Wiley, 17, black, male, appeared via WebEx from a juvenile detention facility. Attorney Janice Brooks is representing Wiley.

The name of one of the 16year old victims is Melvin Ozarion Jacoby Wiley, I wonder if they are related.

Obituary for Melvin Jacoby Wiley at Blackwell Funeral Home

Melvin Ozarion Jacoby Wiley, was born on January 23, 2006 to John Westbrook and Nakeel Rogers. He was a Junior at Walter M. Williams High School. He enjoyed sports, football and fishing. He also enjoyed rapping and video games. He loved the Lord and loved to be with his MeMe.

www.blackwellfuneral.com

 

[Newsleuth100]

^^RSBM

Can someone help with whether or not the individuals above are each male? Thanks.

1.Taijon Martre Laury (Male): 18years old in 2019
2.Amarion Brinae Laury (Female): 16years old in 2019

Not sure of the other two

 

[Seattle1]

The name of one of the 16year old victims is Melvin Ozarion Jacoby Wiley, I wonder if they are related.

Melvin Jacob Wiley was 16 and his bestie Malik Martin just celebrated his 16th birthday the night before he was murdered. Martin's sister and mother shared the following comments about the victims and their killers where there was no hint that the suspect Tyshon Wiley was related to the victim Wiley. The betrayal these families have experienced only compounds their losses.


“Watch your back. Everybody who smiles in your face isn’t smiling when you turn around. Watch who you call your ‘friend.’

“These boys sat in his home. . . all night on his 16th birthday to turn around and kill him later in the night.”

“These are the same boys he told me stories about when I came home, took pictures smiling/laughing with him, sat in the place he lays his head, ate food with, starved with, etc.

These are the same boys that took one of his best friend’s [Melvin Jacob Wiley] life as well – flaunted it on social media and showed no remorse.”

"Hanging out" turns deadly; two teens stand accused of first degree murder of two other teens - alamancenews.com

14- and 17-year-old teens remain in custody; future court dates set for Oct. 4 & 11 Two juveniles charged with first-degree murder will remain in secure custody, after two separate […]

alamancenews.com

 

[hblunt]

^^RSBM

Can someone help with whether or not the individuals above are each male? Thanks

ZSL: 14 years old in 2019 (17 years old now) is a female from what I’ve seen on social media, IMO

 

[Seattle1]

ZSL: 14 years old in 2019 (17 years old now) is a female from what I’ve seen on social media, IMO

Thank you @hblunt. OK, that strikes ZSL as the potential 17 yr old male for this case.

 

[formerlyme]

I can only imagine how that community is feeling. I cannot believe there has not been an arrest announced.

 

[SteveP]

I can only imagine how that community is feeling. I cannot believe there has not been an arrest announced.

I know. I feel the same. I am pretty local to it, and it isn't even being mentioned on the local news now, I suppose because there just is nothing new to report. I keep hearing that everyone local knows who the suspect is, but I have no idea why he hasn't been located and arrested. I am also surprised this thread has never picked up any steam even here on WS. JMO

 

[amandab]

I know. I feel the same. I am pretty local to it, and it isn't even being mentioned on the local news now, I suppose because there just is nothing new to report. I keep hearing that everyone local knows who the suspect is, but I have no idea why he hasn't been located and arrested. I am also surprised this thread has never picked up any steam even here on WS. JMO

At this point I'm wondering if the suspect has relatives who are LE

 

[SteveP]

At this point I'm wondering if the suspect has relatives who are LE

I do not get that sense, but who knows. JMO

 

[WestGL]

Hopefully this case will cause some reconsideration about the North Carolina minor law. Sure, protect the identities of accused minors in many or most instances, but the way this case is playing out seems highly ineffective or callous toward the public in a small community.

Probable cause for 17 year old cold blooded murderer? Can’t say anything about who or where or what while he is not in custody for WEEKS after murdering two teenagers in a small town? So bizarre.…

 

[Seattle1]

Hopefully this case will cause some reconsideration about the North Carolina minor law. Sure, protect the identities of accused minors in many or most instances, but the way this case is playing out seems highly ineffective or callous toward the public in a small community.

Probable cause for 17 year old cold blooded murderer? Can’t say anything about who or where or what while he is not in custody for WEEKS after murdering two teenagers in a small town? So bizarre.…

Except it's the correct law for a minor that's innocent until proven guilty.

I don't doubt that once this individual is apprehended, they will quickly be escalated to adult court and all will be revealed just as what happened weeks ago in Graham with 14 yr old Poteat and 17 yr old Wylie that will both be in open court on Oct 4 and Oct 11. Here, the DA told us that Wylie already confessed to being involved which tells me he's going for the first position to tell all before his co-defendants and seek the best deal for himself. I wouldn't be surprised if he already helped detectives with this case. JMO

Two 14 & 17 teen individuals in the Graham murders have been named so the court must have already made the decision to charge them as adults.

14- and 17-year-old teens remain in custody; future court dates set for Oct. 4 & 11

9/27/22


Two juveniles charged with first-degree murder will remain in secure custody, after two separate hearings in juvenile court Tuesday morning. Both are charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the double-homicide which took place near Graham Village Apartments at 901 East Hanover Road on the edge of Graham (near Burlington and the town of Haw River) on August 25.

About a dozen family members of the two 16-year-old boys killed were on hand to watch the proceedings in court Tuesday morning. Also on hand were relatives of the 18-year-old who was also shot, which prompted the original Graham police call to the apartment complex in the early morning hours of August 25.

[..]

Both of the accused teens will remain in secure custody at a youth detention center, based on the ruling by district court judge Rick Champion.

Tyshon Wiley, 17, black, male, appeared via WebEx from a juvenile detention facility. Attorney Janice Brooks is representing Wiley.

Assistant district attorney Morgan Whitney described Wiley as having “confessed to being involved in the crime.”

Attorney Rowena Khot is representing the other teen, 14-year-old Kymoni Melendez Poteat, who was not present in person or via an online connection. Khot agreed to waive the initial secure custody hearing for her client.

[..]

The judge noted that he was keeping Wiley in secure custody both because he represents “a danger to property and person” and out of concern, expressed by the prosecution, for his safety over concerns of potential retaliation.

[..]

In addition to the two teens arrested last week (Tuesday night, September 20), a Durham man was arrested Friday in connection with the double homicide. Taijon Martre Laury, 20, black, male, has been charged with two counts of being an accessory after the fact to first degree murder and remains in jail under a $2 million secured bond.

"Hanging out" turns deadly; two teens stand accused of first degree murder of two other teens - alamancenews.com

14- and 17-year-old teens remain in custody; future court dates set for Oct. 4 & 11 Two juveniles charged with first-degree murder will remain in secure custody, after two separate […]

alamancenews.com

 

[WestGL]

Except it's the correct law for a minor that's innocent until proven guilty.

I don't doubt that once this individual is apprehended, they will quickly be escalated to adult court and all will be revealed just as what happened weeks ago in Graham with 14 yr old Poteat and 17 yr old Wylie that will both be in open court on Oct 4 and Oct 11. Here, the DA told us that Wylie already confessed to being involved which tells me he's going for the first position to tell all before his co-defendants and seek the best deal for himself. I wouldn't be surprised if he already helped detectives with this case. JMO

I understand your point about protecting minors and innocent until proven guilty but I can’t say with as much confidence as you that this is “the correct law,” seeing how it’s playing out in in real life in this case. It seems overly protective to the point of farce, a great disservice to a community when there is a murderer in their midst for WEEKS with total silence from authorities.

 

[Battery]

So, accused murderer is still not in custody, can't name him because he's 17, but he's an accused murderer...so please explain to me how keeping his name from the public to "preserve" his good name is more beneficial than publishing it quite possibly capturing him, the accused murderer who shot up two people and still has firearms, presumably? None of this makes sense. At first I thought it made sense, after the Sherriff and DA talked about needing to build a case and being close to the finish line and not wanting to muddy it up...BUT HE'S STILL LOOSE...SEVENTEEN FREAKIN DAYS??!! If he was in custody, on either these charges or others, it would be idiotic to not tell the public, so we can only assume he's still on the loose...a 17-year-old...the only way he does that is with help or he's already dead and they're looking for a body. Seventeen days...surely he's been missed from school/home/friends/sports coaches/enemies/etc., nobody knows who did this? The DA and Sherriff don't believe in the one resource that most often solves violent crimes, help from the public/tips? None of this makes any sense whatsoever, minor law notwithstanding, there comes a time when if you cannot do your job to protect the public by capturing a violent murderous criminal then a change needs to be made, either in personnel or with the law. Does this law really apply to any case whatsoever, say, a violent murderer can just walk free until the police find him, if they find him, and there's no clause that states there's an exception where the accused murderer is wanted??? I don't get who the heck would think that's a good idea. What if he killed 100 people, kept killing, but the police couldn't locate him...oh well, they're just not allowed to name him, sure, that makes sense. Ask a homicide detective what their #1 source of identification and capture is and they'll relate that the public's help/tips are right there at the top. This is asinine, it's been seventeen days and they don't even have him to process him? Hell, he could've walked to Mexico in that amount of time.

 

[Battery]

Except it's the correct law for a minor that's innocent until proven guilty.

I don't doubt that once this individual is apprehended, they will quickly be escalated to adult court and all will be revealed just as what happened weeks ago in Graham with 14 yr old Poteat and 17 yr old Wylie that will both be in open court on Oct 4 and Oct 11. Here, the DA told us that Wylie already confessed to being involved which tells me he's going for the first position to tell all before his co-defendants and seek the best deal for himself. I wouldn't be surprised if he already helped detectives with this case. JMO

I disagree, when the accused is accused of murdering two people and the person, minor or not, is roaming free, then NO, it is not the correct law to withhold evidence that would aide in that person's capture. It's asinine, and w/ the "logic" of that law it puts the public in danger needlessly by handcuffing their ability to garner tips about the accused's whereabouts, something that's often the breakthrough in cases where a person's wanted. What if he'd killed 100 people, what if he kept on killing but went free...I guess it's "Oh, but he's a minor, even though he's killing a person per day we cannot release his identification so the public could be on the lookout and call us if they see him, oh well." Murder, rape, shooting are crimes where keeping an accused violent 17-year-old's identification from the public simply should NOT happen when said person, minor or not, is still wanted for capture.

 

[SteveP]

I disagree, when the accused is accused of murdering two people and the person, minor or not, is roaming free, then NO, it is not the correct law to withhold evidence that would aide in that person's capture. It's asinine, and w/ the "logic" of that law it puts the public in danger needlessly by handcuffing their ability to garner tips about the accused's whereabouts, something that's often the breakthrough in cases where a person's wanted. What if he'd killed 100 people, what if he kept on killing but went free...I guess it's "Oh, but he's a minor, even though he's killing a person per day we cannot release his identification so the public could be on the lookout and call us if they see him, oh well." Murder, rape, shooting are crimes where keeping an accused violent 17-year-old's identification from the public simply should NOT happen when said person, minor or not, is still wanted for capture.

I do not disagree with the sentiment expressed in your post, but the law is the law. Until it is changed, law does not allow this suspect to be named at this time. I would be willing to bet that the sheriff is no bigger a fan of that law right now than you, and many others of us are. But that doesn't change anything. What I will say is these murders happened in a small town, and it is hard to keep secrets in small towns. It certainly did not take LE long to identify their suspect. It is very likely that most everyone in town knows who this suspect is, and certainly would call to report him if he was spotted somewhere, and would call in any information they might hear locally, about his whereabouts. I understand the impatience of people, wanting to see this kid behind bars, because I am one of them, but this all has to be done by the book. His days are numbered. LE know who he is. He will be caught. I feel certain that LE are doing everything in their power to that end. JMO