Former marijuana dealer refused gun deal. Prosecutors say it cost him his life

A Lawrenceville man will spend years behind bars for killing an acquaintance who refused to sell him a gun illegally, more than three years after the deadly confrontation at a Gwinnett County motel.

Jay Dante Crump, 24, was found guilty of malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in the September 2023 shooting death of 28-year-old Dareese Amir Ellis.

Crump was sentenced to life in prison plus five years…

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