Three people have been arrested in connection with the brutal beating of 17-year-old Ethan Leaming in the parking lot of LeBron James’s I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, after Leaming and his friends allegedly roamed the town and shot people with water. guns on June 2nd.
In a press release, the U.S. Police Department announced that 20-year-old Deshaun Stafford Jr., 19-year-old Tyler Stafford, and 21-year-old Donovan Jones were arrested in Akron last Saturday morning after the three of them were charged with murder. guarantees. Both Staffords were arrested in a house on the 500 block of North Howard Street, and Jones in a house on the 200 block of Crosby Street. According to WKYC, the three suspects are “currently detained on murder and assault charges, and Jones is also charged with public service violations.”
Deshawn Stafford Jr., 20, Tyler Stafford, 19, and Donovan Jones, 21 (Akron Police Department)
“While I believe news of the arrest will be welcomed by Ethan’s family and loved ones, we all understand that no one can take Ethan back,” said Stephen Mylett, Akron Police Chief. “Violence must stop in this country. Too many lives are lost through senseless violence.”
On Wednesday, the Akron Police Department said the young man and others in his vehicle were driving around the area “spraying SPLATRBALL cannons on objects and possibly unsuspecting people” before entering the garden at the I Promise School at 400 W. Market Street.
SPLATRBALL Water Bead Sprayer (Akron Police Department)
As Breitbart News previously reported:
According to Ethan’s father, Bill Liming, his son, and three other friends, one white and two black, drove to the parking lot outside Promise School to plan the rest of the night.
According to Liming, his son and friends encountered four more there, including three black men and a black woman. The two groups participated in what Lyming called “fun.”
“Young people are young,” Bill told reporters. . “I don’t want to talk too much about the investigation. But apparently some of his friends who were with him were hanging around in the parking lot and others didn’t like him.”
Ethan Laiming (Akron Public Schools)
Leeming said his son was attacked by two members of the group after he got out of the vehicle to prolong the argument.
“He fought for his life. A third man came after him and crushed him. And they threw him to the ground. His friends tried to help him,” he said.
Breitbart News said his body was found in the schoolyard and the cause of Laiming’s death was described as blunt trauma to his head.
“My son Ethan Laiming was killed by three African Americans and a woman who stood up and did nothing,” Bill Laiming said.
Upon the release of the US Police Service, Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan described Ethan’s death as “meaningless and tragic” and also thanked the federal agency for helping to arrest the suspect.
The I Promise School opened in 2018 and is “sponsored by the LeBron James Foundation,” Breitbart News reported.
Source: Breitbart
