Douglas County

One of the teens involved in the vicious assault that killed 18-year-old Bobby Tillman at a Douglasville house party last November has agreed to plead guilty to murdering him, reports the AJC.com. Emanuel Boykins, the 18-year-old who threw the first punch that started the random, fatal attack on Tillman, has agreed to plead guilty to […]

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — An 18-year-old who was stomped to death at a house party will be laid to rest this weekend. Bobby Tillman was killed on Sunday while dozens of bystanders watched. Authorities said he did not know his attackers. They apparently targeted Tillman after one of the suspects was hit by a woman at […]

From the AJC.com: The four teens accused in the beating death of Bobby Tillman all say they’re innocent, and a couple sent condolences to his family in a jailhouse interview. Three of the suspects — Tracen Lamar Franklin, 19, Horace Damon Coleman, 19, and Emmanuel Benjamin Boykins, 18 — spoke to Channel 2 Action News […]

From the AJC.com: Bobby Tillman’s heart was punctured as he was stomped to death by four teens at a Douglasville party early Sunday morning, the Douglas County coroner told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “What killed him was that he had a lacerated heart,” Randy Daniel said. “The injury is consistent with a bone being broken and […]