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This is so sad, Juvenile 'Shocked And Devastated' By Daughter's Death,
Juvenile 'Shocked And Devastated' By Daughter's Death, Manager Says
Rapper Juvenile is "shocked and devastated" by the shooting deaths of his 4-year-old daughter, the girl's mother and another child, his manager, Aubrey Francis, told The Associated Press on Saturday.
The bodies of Juvenile's daughter Jelani; her mother, Joy Deleston, 39; and Deleston's daughter Micaiah, 11, were found Thursday night in their home in Lawrenceville, Georgia, which is near Atlanta. Deleston's 17-year-old son, Anthony Tyrone Terrell, was arrested by Gwinnett County police on Friday and later charged with three counts of murder and three counts of aggravated assault. Terrell waived his first court hearing, where he would have been formally notified of the charges against him, on Friday, a Gwinnett County Magistrate Court clerk told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
"It really shocked him and devastated him to the point where I've never seen him before," Francis said of the rapper, according to the AP. "Right now he is relaxing and trying to grasp everything of what has happened."
Memorial services for the three have been set for this week in Charleston, South Carolina, according to the AJC. Funeral arraignments have not been disclosed. An obituary that ran in the AJC over the weekend confirmed Deleston was survived by her mother and brother of South Carolina, as well as another brother living in Japan. Deleston was an actress who appeared in locally produced films, and also worked as a sheriff's deputy. A private memorial service was held for the three on Sunday in Dacula, Georgia.
Police still have not announced a motive in the killings.
MTV News confirmed on Monday (March 3) that Terrell is being held in a DeKalb County prison; Deleston was a seven-and-a-half-year veteran of the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office and her son was placed in a different county to avoid potential conflicts during his processing.
Colleagues of the actress and schoolmates of her son have expressed shock and dismay over the shootings.
Robert Singleton, who appeared in multiple projects with Deleston, described her son as "a good kid." "That's the reason why it's so disturbing, because you just didn't see that coming," Singleton told the AJC. "He seemed very humble. He was respectful."
Lewis Colquhoun, who attends the same high school as Terrell, said the accused had always spoken highly of his mother. "Every time he talks about his mom, it's something good about her," the Central Gwinnett High School freshman told the paper. "I don't think it's true. I don't believe it at all. He's not the kind of kid to snap."
According to the AJC, Terrell implicated himself in the killings and revealed to authorities where he'd placed the weapon after the shooting, police said. The paper reported that officers responded to gunshots fired on Thursday evening and, after discovering bullet holes in the house next door, checked on the residents. There, police found the three bodies.
Because of his age, prosecutors cannot seek the death penalty against Terrell. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for him for Thursday morning in Gwinnett County Superior Court, prosecutor Danny Porter told the AP.
In 2004, Deleston brought a paternity lawsuit against Juveline, claiming that the rapper (real name: Terius Gray) was Jelani's father. Attorney Randy Kessler, who represented Juvenile in the proceedings, told the AP that the case was resolved peacefully by consent order in 2006, with both parties agreeing that Juvenile was the father. Juvenile had been making regular child-support payments, Francis told the AP.
Representatives for the rapper's label, Atlantic Records, and his former recording home, Cash Money Records, had no comment at press time.
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Re: This is so sad, Juvenile 'Shocked And Devastated' By Daughter's Death,
Wow, this author has a thesaurus with two words in it.
I'm shocked.
And devastated.
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Re: This is so sad, Juvenile 'Shocked And Devastated' By Daughter's Death,
It is from MTV so they can't use to many big words.
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Re: This is so sad, Juvenile 'Shocked And Devastated' By Daughter's Death,
Must we be sarcastic about every little thing?
What a tragedy that is.
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Re: This is so sad, Juvenile 'Shocked And Devastated' By Daughter's Death,
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Re: This is so sad, Juvenile 'Shocked And Devastated' By Daughter's Death,
I have never heard of this guy, but that doesnt really matter. It would be a tragedy no matter who it was. What prompted a 17 yr old to shoot his family and kill them? Esp a 4 year old?? How horrible..my heart goes out to them all.
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Re: This is so sad, Juvenile 'Shocked And Devastated' By Daughter's Death,
^gurrrrl, you never heard "Back That Ass Up" ????
But yes, what a tragedy, even more so as there appears to be no motive. What could possibly make a person just snap like that??
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Re: This is so sad, Juvenile 'Shocked And Devastated' By Daughter's Death,
^ You know who Juvenile is.
"Girl you look good, back that ass up, you a big fine woman won't you back that ass up."
It was a big song like...maybe 7 years ago.
I dunno, off the top of my head.
Anyay...I head this story a few days ago, it is very sad.
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Re: This is so sad, Juvenile 'Shocked And Devastated' By Daughter's Death,
Ah..ok,yes I know the song.I had just never heard the guys name before.
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Re: This is so sad, Juvenile 'Shocked And Devastated' By Daughter's Death,
It's just so shocking how a child would snap that way. Not a sign of distress, perhaps, or I bet there was signs but because it was minor it was not caught on time :(
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Re: This is so sad, Juvenile 'Shocked And Devastated' By Daughter's Death,
I live in ATL and I don't think they still have a motive but I think it is something crazy like a fight with his mom or she was about to put him out. I thought you could get the death penalty at 17 if he is tried as an adult?
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Re: This is so sad, Juvenile 'Shocked And Devastated' By Daughter's Death,
A tragedy, yes, but WTF with the headline? Two children and a lover were murdered. Who WOULDN'T be shocked and devastated? Sheesh.
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Re: This is so sad, Juvenile 'Shocked And Devastated' By Daughter's Death,
Poor guy! I know he proubarly has so many thought running thru his head. Althought this is such a tragic event. I wonder what evidence do the police. Have on the older son. I wonder if the son really did it! Or was it somebody at her job.
In the south you can never be to sure!