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Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Yahoo
Teen gets decades in prison for good Samaritan's murder
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — He was 14 when he opened fire on a good Samaritan who offered him a ride on a bitterly cold night, and now, Justice Chimner will spend at least three decades in prison. On Monday, a Calhoun County judge sentenced Chimner to 35-60 years for the deadly shooting, which occurred during a carjacking in February 2023. Chimner, now 15, pleaded guilty in December to felony murder for the shooting death of Battle Creek Central High School senior Jack Snyder. Snyder, 17, was heading home from his girlfriend's birthday party when he saw Chimner and another teen walking. He home because it was bitterly cold that night. Chimner and 13-year-old Dewond Estes III accepted. Teen said he shot student with mother's stolen gun That act of kindness turned sinister when the pair tried to carjack Snyder's vehicle. Snyder was shot twice. He was found next to his car in the area of Battle Creek Avenue and Capital Avenue. Snyder died at the scene. The two suspects were arrested within days. Teen pleads to felony murder after 17-year-old killed during carjacking Estes pleaded guilty in October to carjacking. A judge in January sentenced Estes, now 14, to a blended sentence that includes several years in a juvenile facility with quarterly reviews. Charges were filed earlier this year against a third person whom investigators say asked that a car be stolen in exchange for money, court documents show. Third person charged in death of Battle Creek 17-year-old Marcus Parsons, 20, has a hearing later this month on multiple charges, including felony murder. Chimner told police that earlier on the day of the shooting, he was contacted by someone and was asked to steal a car in exchange for money. Detectives traced the Snapchat account to Parsons, court records show. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Yahoo
Third person charged in death of Battle Creek 17-year-old
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — A third person has been charged in the shooting death of a Battle Creek Central High School senior during a carjacking. Marcus Parsons, 20, was charged Tuesday with felony murder. He was arraigned over Zoom from the Calhoun County jail. A not guilty plea was entered, which is standard, and bond was denied. Parsons was arrested Monday at a home on Tennyson Avenue near Capital Avenue SW, according to the Battle Creek Police Department. In asking the court to deny bond, Calhoun County Prosecutor David Gilbert said Parsons could be a flight risk. 'It appears that he was apprehended by the use of a K-9,' Gilbert said. 'He was hiding in an attic at the time that he was placed under arrest.' BCPD: Teen killed after offering suspects ride home Parsons is not accused of being present during the carjacking and shooting, but investigators believe he was involved in asking a teenager to steal a car in exchange for money, court documents indicate. The shooting happened in February 2023. The victim, 17-year-old Jack Snyder, asked two teens if they needed a ride home because of the cold temperatures that night. The teens — identified as Justice Chimner and Dewond Estes, who were 14 and 13 at the time — accepted. The pair tried to carjack Snyder's vehicle. Court documents say Snyder resisted, and Chimner shot and killed Snyder. Chimner and Estes were arrested within days. Chimner to felony murder and Estes to carjacking. Teen pleads to felony murder after 17-year-old killed during carjacking According to a probable cause affidavit, Chimner told police that earlier on the day of the shooting, he was contacted by someone and was asked to steal a car in exchange for money. Detectives traced the Snapchat account to Parsons, the affidavit says. Parsons admitted that the account was his and that it was used to contact Chimner, according to the document. 'Parsons admitted to being present during the conversation about the carjacking and believed that Chimner had a gun that he had taken from his mother,' the affidavit says. 'Parsons stated a friend had this conversation using his account.' Both Chimner and Estes told police that Parsons was the only other person present during the conversation, according to the affidavit. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
