Man sentenced to life for murdering 18-year-old in DeKalb County in 2018

A jury convicted a McDonough man for the murder of an 18-year-old who was killed in DeKalb County in 2018.

On Tuesday, Lavaniel Davis, 23, was sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years to serve consecutively, as well as five years on probation.

On August 23, a jury found Davis guilty of three counts of felony murder, as well as charges of aggravated assault, armed robbery, criminal solicitation, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

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On the evening of May 28, 2018, DeKalb County police officers responded to reports of a shooting in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Peppertree Circle near Decatur.

Officers found the victim, who was unidentified at the time, deceased at the scene.

He was later identified as Trevon Richardson, 18.

Officers determined that Richardson was last seen alive at an apartment complex about a mile away from where his body was found.

A friend told police he saw Richardson in the back seat of a Dodge Dart sell marijuana to two people in the front seats.

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