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A Georgia mechanic was found guilty of murder in the death of a friend, whose body was found “on a stretch of highway” about five years after authorities said he was shot to death.
Raymond Leverett be handed over life imprisonment Killed in September 2018 John FlemingHis loved ones called him “J3,” the Macon Justice District Attorney’s Office announced in a news release on Saturday, Jan. 24.
Leverett’s sentence, which “does not include the possibility of parole and life imprisonment,” according to the district attorney’s office, came after a jury found him guilty of malice murder, armed robbery, aggravated assault and felony murder.
Information on Leverett’s legal representation was not immediately available.
‘Justice has been served for John Fleming and his family’, D.A. Anita R.Howard said in a statement. “This sentence holds Raymond Leverett accountable for a serious betrayal of trust that ultimately led to tragedy.”
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Prosecutors said Leverett shot and killed Fleming on Sept. 19, 2018, after authorities said Fleming went to Leverett seeking “repayment” for overdue “auto work” that he had paid Leverett to complete.
these men are known to be friends, macon telegraph the report said.
An argument reportedly broke out between Leverett and Fleming in the days before the murder, when Leverett spent about five months repairing a Chevrolet that Fleming had left him.
Prosecutors said Leverett eventually began planning to kill Fleming, the newspaper reported.
Leverett is accused of fatally shooting Fleming after he drove his friend to a doctor for treatment of a rattlesnake bite, according to reports. telegraph.
After visiting the hospital, Leverett allegedly “lured” Fleming to a warehouse where he shot him, the newspaper reported.
Fleming’s girlfriend report him missing That month, WGXA reported. He was 53 years old when he died.
Years later, in 2023, Fleming’s body was found on a highway in East Macon, prosecutors said.
During the jury trial, the District Attorney’s Office said, “The state successfully demonstrated that financial pressure caused Leverett to commit this crime.”
The office said evidence gathered by the Bibb County Sheriff’s Department, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the FBI implicated Leverett in the murder.
Prosecutors said some of the evidence included phone records showing Leverett was with Fleming on the day he was killed.
Flemings’ car was also located in a warehouse owned by Leverett’s former boss, the district attorney’s office said.
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Leverett is also accused of pawning Fleming’s personal belongings after the killing.
Witnesses also testified about Leverett’s “financial status and sudden access to cash on the day of the murder,” prosecutors said.
Before Leverett’s sentence was read in court, the judge Connie Williford According to Fleming’s relatives telegraphand said: “Nothing that happens here can undo what has happened.”
“But please know that this court expresses its solemn respect for the life of John Fleming III and the extraordinary love and strength of his extended family and many friends,” Williford added.
The courtroom was more than half filled with relatives and friends of Fleming, the newspaper reported.
