Showing posts with label Washington High School. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Washington High School. Show all posts

Friday, February 6, 2009

Duo Convicted in Murder of Washington High Student-Athlete

The verdict was guilty Friday for two men who took part in a robbery nearly two years ago that claimed the life of a Washington High School student-athlete.

Jurors found Edward Wallace, 25, and Maurice Aikens, 24, guilty in the robbery and murder of Kyle Moore, 17, who was a junior at Washington. Both Wallace and Aikens face life in prison for the May 3, 2007 killing.

According to prosecutors, Moore was killed in a robbery to obtain his empty wallet and a cell phone.

Prosecutors also said that Aiken's girlfriend, LaDasha Eison, served as a lookout during the robbery. According to Eison, 19, the trio planned the robbery and selected a bus stop near the Lakewood/Fort McPherson MARTA station because it was a "good place" to discover victims.

Eison, who turned against Wallace and Aikens as a key state witness, faces trial on murder charges, but spoke to jurors under immunity in hopes of helping her case down the road.

Wallace and Aikens will be sentenced at a later date.