Prosecutors said Cornelius Watson, 44, and other gang members were beating a man they robbed earlier that day and after getting guns and shooting, killed Jarmel Jarmon-Joiner, 34, who was crossing the street in his wheelchair.
District Attorney's Office, Cornelius Watson, 44, was convicted of murder late Thursday after Jarmel Jarmon-Joiner, 34, was shot to death outside a store on North Freeway. Watson and several gang members were reportedly hanging out at the store around 2 a.m. in September 2020. That's when a man who they allegedly robbed earlier that evening confronted the gang members, and court documents said they started beating him up.
Jarmon-Joiner, who was crossing the street at the same time, according to the DA's office, got injured in the crossfire and was shot in the torso, killing him."Gang violence is usually gun violence, and it doesn’t just affect gang members," DA Kim Ogg said in a press statement. "In this case, a completely innocent man crossing the street in a wheelchair lost his life because of an indiscriminate and senseless gunfight.
"The defendant testified that he did not respect the jury’s verdict and had no remorse for what he did," Forcht said. "These guys were so deeply engaged in criminal activity that taking someone’s life didn’t even concern them. They were completely indifferent to what they were doing."
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