PAGELAND, S.C. — The parents of a 9-year-old boy shot and killed during a fight he wasn’t involved in faced a judge for the first time.
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The shooting happened at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday in Pageland at the Blue Sky Mart along Highway 9, the Chesterfield County sheriff said. A mom and dad brought a 15-year-old family friend to the store to fight another teenager over a girl.
That teen then pulled out a gun and started shooting, the sheriff’s office stated. Brody Langley, 9, was hit and killed in the crossfire.
“These parents took them. That really pisses us off, pardon my language, but it does,” said Sheriff Cambo Streater. “That 9-year-old is probably the most innocent person out there. It makes law enforcement mad, makes the community mad.”
Eleven people, including adults and teens from 13-16 years old, face a variety of charges.
Raven Nicole Deese, 35, has been charged with four counts of unlawful neglect toward a child, four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, homicide by child abuse, assault and battery by mob resulting in death, breach of peace, high and aggravated nature and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
James Franklin Langley, 37, has been charged with four counts of unlawful neglect toward a child, four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, homicide by child abuse, assault and battery by mob resulting in death and breach of peace, high and aggravated nature.
A 14-year-old was charged with assault and battery by mob resulting in death, breach of peace, high and aggravated nature, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
A 15-year-old was charged with assault and battery by mob resulting in death and breach of peace, high and aggravated nature.
Five juveniles, between the ages of 13-16, have been charged with murder, assault and battery by mob resulting in death, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, possession of a weapon by a person under 18, breach of peace, high and aggravated nature, first-degree assault and battery, and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle.
Bryson Lee Deese, who was 17 at the time of the shooting and is being charged as an adult, is being charged with murder, assault and battery by mob resulting in death, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, possession of a weapon by a person under 18, breach of peace, high and aggravated nature, first-degree assault and battery, and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle
James Allen Jordan, 28, is being charged with murder, assault and battery by mob resulting in death, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, felon in possession of a firearm, breach of peace, high and aggravated nature, first-degree assault and battery, and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle.
“He didn’t deserve this”
On Tuesday, a judge denied bond for every adult involved in this incident, including a 17-year-old boy.
Channel 9’s Tina Terry spoke with the victim’s grandmother, who was present in court.
“I buried my grandson on Thursday. He’s 9 years old. He didn’t deserve this,” said Angela Langley. “I understand that he was in the wrong for being there with the kids when this happened. But at the same time, the mama had the children at her mama’s home. She’s the one who put him in the car. She’s the one who drove across the town to pick my son up to take them to this.”
In South Carolina, the law says the hand of one is the hand of all. This means, even if you didn’t have a weapon or pull the trigger, you can still be charged as if you did.
The other juveniles charged in connection with this case, including the actual shooting, are expected to appear in court on Wednesday.
VIDEO: Adults escorted teens to fight that led to fatal shooting of 9-year-old
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