COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL)— Court testimony revealed additional details in the deadly shooting of a 15-year-old high school freshman. The alleged shooter made his first court appearance Tuesday morning.
Roannil Clanton, 20, is accused of killing Earkavion Lee, 15, last Thursday in East Columbus. Clanton’s public defender, Sheneka Terry, entered a not guilty plea on his behalf to all charges including murder, six charges of aggravated assault, criminal damage to property, and tampering with evidence.
Witness testimony and surveillance footage ties Clanton to the scene.
“Some video surveillance shows the defendant actually getting rid… trying to get rid of the clothes he was wearing at the time,” Sgt. Robert Nichols with the Columbus Police Department testified. “[He] was taking off gloves and mask and hoodies, putting them into a trash bag and then trying to toss them. But those items were recovered.”
Lee was shot multiple times after stepping off a school bus. He was walking home with his brother and sister when shots rang out.