Friday, May 16, 2008

Sentences for Assault, 1st-Degree Murder of Cecil Saunders, 28

Edited, from the SA's Office:
Judge Robert Kershaw sentenced Leneal Montay Collins, 30, of the unit block of South Wickham Road and Demetrius Williams, 19, of the 5900 block of Deywalt Avenue of first-degree assault and conspiracy to commit first-degree assault for their participation in the brutal attack assault on Cecil Saunders today. Judge Kershaw sentenced Demetrius Williams to 25 years in prison for assault and 20 years for conspiracy to assault to run consecutively and Collins to 25 years for the conspiracy to commit assault in the first degree and ten years for the assault in the second degree. Assistant State’s Attorney Diana Smith of the Homicide Division prosecuted this case.

On March 14, 2008 a city jury convicted Ernest Knox, aka Donnell Williams, 25, of the 900 block of Woodington Road of first-degree murder, first-degree assault and conspiracy to commit first-degree assault. Judge Kershaw sentenced Knox to life suspend all but 100 years for the first degree murder of Cecil Saunders and 20 years for the conspiracy to first degree assault to run consecutively. On August 9, 2006 police identified Knox on a private, security camera beating and kicking Cecil Saunders, 28, 35 times in the head and chest inside a stairwell at the Executive Inn in the 3600 block of Pulaski Highway.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Mr. Williams was one of the lads that robbed me at gun point two years ago on Christmas Eve. I was walking home from the bars, cut up and alley behind the Sip & Bite and Mr. Williams along with another upstanding lad and they stuck a gun in my chest -- served only 8 months in jail! Maybe Mr. Sanders would be ok had Mr. Williams been behind bars.

Unknown said...

I just wish that Mr. Williams had been behind bars before Cecil died. His death caused his daughter alot of pain. She is one of my best friends.

Nell said...

Cecil was my brothers best friend from belair rd area.i miss him dearly as well.