The Brief
- Three Memphis men were convicted of murder in the 2021 shooting death of Kapri Kadeem Ward during a botched armed robbery in Lawrenceville.
- Emarion Boyland, Jamar Quarles, and Theus Hopson received life sentences, with Quarles and Hopson also sentenced to additional probation for firearm possession during a felony.
- The defendants traveled from Memphis to Georgia to rob Ward, leading to a gunfight that resulted in Ward’s death and Quarles being wounded; evidence linked them to the crime, and the alleged driver, Aaron Rakir Todd, still faces charges.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Three men from Memphis have been convicted of murder in the 2021 shooting death of a Lawrenceville marijuana dealer during a botched armed robbery, Gwinnett County prosecutors announced Thursday.
What we know:
A Gwinnett County jury found Emarion Boyland, 20, Jamar Quarles, 23, and Theus Hopson, 19, guilty of two counts of felony murder, criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, and aggravated assault in the killing of 29-year-old Kapri Kadeem Ward. Quarles and Hopson were also convicted of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.…