Daniel Leon was 21 when he was shot on October 29, 2015, at the intersection of Thompson and Jones Streets in Cedartown, Georgia. He suffered a single, fatal gunshot wound to the chest; officers found him alive and he was taken to Polk Medical Center, where he later died. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation assisted the Cedartown Police Department in the homicide probe.
Investigators identified multiple suspects and made several early arrests. By early November 2015, three people had been charged: Brandon Wilson, then 17, and 15-year-old Thomas Calhoun faced armed robbery and murder charges, and 18-year-old Tyler Davis was arrested on the same counts. A fourth suspect, 17-year-old Hennessey Frazier, was later arrested following a search.
Court developments followed through 2016: in April, Tyler Davis pleaded guilty to armed robbery and violating the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act and received 10 years in prison plus 10 years probation; in August, Brandon Wilson pleaded guilty to felony voluntary manslaughter and a gang-related felony and was sentenced to 20 years, and KVion Ruffin, 17, pleaded guilty to a gang-related charge and received five years. Hennessey Frazier and Thomas Calhoun remained awaiting their day in court.
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