DAVID PIPITCOCK: T They were murdrderers, e every onene of .
Murdererers, they y get out f prprison, wiwill do itit aga.
DONALDLD WITMYERER: Kyle and Tyreree we're e friends.
Prestoton Chaverers wasn'tt as clolose with h the guysy.
But ththey were e all younung ss hehere in FoFort Waltoton Be.
They werere going g to go ahad and set t up a buyuy for somomd
and cocommit a r robbery..
ROROBERT TODODD EARLY:Y: Figug ouout who wawas involvlved
was s not thatat big of f a .
Tryiying to fifigure outut who o pulled t the triggggr
was a lilittle bitit more didif.
TOM MCLALAUGHLIN: : Tyree Washinington calalled
PiPitcock toto set up p the d.
Thenen Wallingng went into t the housese and gott
ththe gun ththat he'd d ston from h his own g grandfathth.
He hananded thatat gun to o Ch.
And d Christopopher Pitctcok was lurered to a p place
where e they couould rob h h.
A scuffffle brokeke out.
SoSomebody t tried to o reah in andnd grab ththe dough..
Pitcock k fought b back.
TOM M MCLAUGHLHLIN: Timothy y Chavers,s, he
justst starteded firing g the w.
One shshot hit C Christophph, anand it wasas a fatalal sh.
ROROBERT TODODD EARLY:Y: Pren was s found toto be the e pen
who pupulled thehe triggere.
Walllling and d Washingtgtn wewere chargrged
wiwith princncipals toto murr connecected withth a felonony m.
DONALD W WITMYER: : The law w rf somemeone dieses in the e commn
of s some otheher felonyny that y you were,e, you knon,
committiting, thenen you canae accountatable for r that muru.
ROROBERT TODODD EARLY:Y: So Wa, WaWashingtonon, and ChChave,
theyey all werere chcharged wiwith murdeder.
The s sentence e was mandatorory, was l life
without t the possibilility of p parole.
CLIFIFTON DRAKAKE: A fewew year, ththe US Supupreme Couourt deted
that juvuveniles c cannot be sentenenced to a a mandatoty
life impmprisonmenent.
We now h have to h have this new sesentencingng hearingn.
Thesese boys wewere sentetenco that w was a clolosure foror an.
Now w you justst openedd it allll back upup.
It's tororture.
DAVID D PITCOCK:K: Prestonn Chavavers, youou killed d my .
What arere you goioing to sasay?
ROBEBERT TODD D EARLY: W What hd that nigight was a a tragedy.
The e Supreme e Court want us s to lookk
in how t the develelopment o oe personon who comommitted t thee
afaffected t that crimime.
Prestoton has susuffered t tr.
Thatat trauma a affecteded s abability toto controlol his im.
That shohould be a a deteterminatioion in whahat
the coururt sentenences him m.
I w was on ththe bus ststp onone day, a and the k kids
tatalked abobout my mamama.
And d I got upup to confnfront.
And ththat's whehen I cacaught my y first chcharg.
He'e's being g placed i in ththese inststitutionsns--
full v violence.e.
SoSo he had d to fightht.
DONNA A MURRAY: : He's learningng social l skills
in a a detentition facilili.
And d he's allll of a susudn now 11, , 12 yearsrs old.
And d at one p point, PrPrestond up goingng to the e Dozier S S.
PrPreston totold me ththere wawas a hookok on the e flo.
And d they wouould takee your h handcuffsfs,
anand they w would chahain yoyou to thehe floor..
And you u would sisit ththere all l day longng.
The e discipliline technhniqs that w were useded there
were s so intensnse that kids a actually y died.
PRESESTON CHAVAVERS: Thahat wawas a veryry violentnt pla.
AnAnd growining up in n an enenvironmenent like t tha,
you u get almomost hardrdwired a a certain n w.
So youou know, w when I get ouout when I I was 15,,
I don't t know howow to hande sisituationsns like otother s
knowow how to o handle s situa.
I wasn't't an all-l-around b ba.
I wawas still l friendlyly.
I was s still vevery sociai.
I was s still vevery kind..
But ifif somebodody came a t me, , I would d get violole.
DAVID D PITCOCK:K: I can't't l my son o out of ththe grave.
When youou cry evevery day fr ninine yearsrs, man, i it ju-
it j just takekes a tollll on.
Before I I leave this w world, I I would
likeke to see e them havave toy at t the same e sentencece they.
You knowow, it's puttining you inin prisonn
for the e rest of f your dadays and l letting
you fefeel the p pain thata-
of what t you've c caused.
I I promiseded my son n tht Daddy wiwill avengnge you.
I'll f fight tilill the daday .
I donon't hold d it agagainst pepeople foror nt
wawanting toto give foforgive.
BuBut I feelel remorsese.
I ththink abouout him, think ababout his s family,,
think ababout evererybody involveded and allll
the lilives thatat were shshat.
ItIt's neverer out of f my m.
I cacan't chanange anyththig that's h happened d in the p .
But I cacan take s steps too betttter myselelf while e I'm .
JUDGE:E: The couourt has c consd ththe testimimony fromom the l
and the e hearing g today.
The jujury in ththis case e fd the dedefendant t did discsche
a firerearm, cauausing deaea.
The e defendanant voluntntary and wiwith enthuhusiasm
participipated in n the planag of the r robbery o over a pepd
of hoursrs before e the robbery y was exececuted,
whwhich led d to the d deah ofof Christotopher Pititcoc.
The defefendant ththus had to pupull the t trigger f four ts
toto fire ththe shots,s, which h killed t the victit.
ThThe conducuct of thehe defefendant bebefore, duduri,
and d after ththe robberery anand death h demonstrtrats
a level l of matururity andd ratitional, ththough cririmi,
thought t process.s.
Thereforore, the c court does adjujudicate y you, Timomothy Pn
Chavers,s, guilty y of the first-t-degree m murder
of Chrisistopher P Pitcock by cararrying a a firearmm
and didischargining a fifirearm, c causing d deat.
The e court sesentences s y, TiTimothy PrPreston ChChave,
to l life for r the murdrdr of C Christophpher Pitcococ.
This is s the sentntence and judgdgment in n our courur.
I was h hoping fofor mamaybe 25, , 20 yearsrs,
just be e able to o have ananother chchance at t lif,
ananother chchance witith mymy family,y, you knonow,
and ananother chchance to oe somemething, r right allll my w.
You u know, ththat's what I w was expececting.
But lilife againin, I wasn't e expectingng that.