4 teenagers and 1 adult charged in beating death of Atkinson County teenager

PEARSON, Ga. (WALB) – A teenager was beaten to death in Atkinson County.

According to Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office Chief Knapik, five people, including four teenagers, beat a 16-year-old teenager, identified as Darion Davis, to death on the Cara Loop in Pearson on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 12.

According to Pearson Police Chief Tanner Farmer, one of the suspects was fighting with Davis over a previous case in which they were both arrested on felonies about two years ago. This later led to the fatal beating.

Davis was taken to a local hospital but later died at a hospital in Savannah, Georgia, according to Atkinson County Coroner Relihan. His body was taken to the Crime Laboratory for autopsy.

Chief Knapik told WALB the suspects were identified as 21-year-old Ne’miah Jones, 17-year-old Verntron White, two 16-year-olds and a 15-year-old.

They are all charged with the following crimes:

felony murder
aggravated assault
aggravated battery

White is charged as an adult.

White and Jones are currently being held in the Atkinson County Jail, and all three teens are being held in a juvenile facility.

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