Dmihjay Collins, Augusta: Three local teenagers face murder charges after a wild machine gun shooting.
Three young teenagers are locked up behind bars after a wild midnight shooting. An eighteen-year-old named Dmihjay Collins is one of the main suspects facing serious murder charges. The violent incident went down at a local Airbnb rental property.
Collins was arrested alongside seventeen-year-old Tayshaun Thomas and another young man named Joseph Thomas. They were tracked down within just a few hours of the crime. All three boys were booked straight into the Charles B. Webster Detention Center.
The legal charges against these three teenagers are incredibly severe. Prosecutors are charging them with murder, aggravated assault, and possession of automatic machine guns. The presence of these heavy weapons has shocked the entire local neighborhood.
The shooting left one teenager dead and another wounded at the scene. It is still unclear if the Joseph Thomas facing charges is the same person who got hurt. That confusing part of the story is still up in the air.
Another teenager named Reante Byrd was also busted at the house with a gun. Byrd is only seventeen and faces a charge for having a pistol under age. However, he had nothing to do with the actual killing.
There is still no clear motive for this sudden burst of violence. Nobody knows if the suspects knew the victims beforehand. Multiple crime divisions worked together to quickly round up the suspects.
Now, Dmihjay Collins and his co-defendants are waiting for their first court dates. They face a very long time in prison if they are convicted of these crimes. This quiet neighborhood is still shaking after such a loud and dangerous night.
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