LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — A Gwinnett County jury has convicted three Memphis men in connection with the July 2021 shooting death of 29-year-old Kapri Kadeem Ward during a drug robbery attempt in Lawrenceville.
Emarion Boyland, 20, Jamar Quarles, 23, and Theus Hopson, 19, were found guilty of two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, and criminal attempt to commit armed robbery. Quarles and Hopson were also convicted of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Boyland was sentenced to life in prison. Quarles and Hopson each received life sentences plus five years of probation.
According to prosecutors, Boyland orchestrated a robbery targeting Ward, a known marijuana dealer, and brought along his then-15-year-old brother, Hopson, and Quarles. The group traveled from Memphis, Tennessee, to Georgia to carry out the plan…