2 H.S. Students, Third Teen Charged in Slaying

Goldsboro, N.C. — Two Southern Wayne High School students are among three teens arrested Friday in connection with a weekend shooting death, authorities said.

Goldsboro police found Karemond Spells, 30, of 4968 Faber Drive in Raleigh, in his car in the 100 block of Astor Court late Sunday suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville, where he later died, police said.

Michael Allen, 18, Davon Cobb, 19, and Marcus Graham, 16, all of Dudley, have been charged with murder in connection with Spells' death. All three teens are being held in the Wayne County Jail without bond.

Cobb and Graham are students at Southern Wayne High, authorities said. Allen isn't enrolled in school, they said.

Police declined to comment on a possible motive for the shooting or any relationship between the teens and Spells.

Spells had a lengthy criminal record, primarily for drug offenses, according to a state records search.

Cobb and Graham have no adult criminal records, and Allen has been charged only in an assault case, according to a records search.

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Well, allow me the oppourtunity knock some of these slanderous accusations out of the minds of the ignorant. I too am a good friend of two of these young men. As for Davon and Marcus, they screwed up. Not saying that they were in fact directly involved, but any involvement in an event such as this, or with the people who dabble in affairs such as those which transpired is "screwing up" Look I'm not here pointing fingers, and you shouldn't be either. Nobody knows all the facts. All anybody can do is take the facts from the news, what your best friend, co-worker, neighbor, and relatives who told you about it, add it together,speculate a little, and concoct your own story to spread.

You speak of our "enviroment". Do you know what our enviroment consists of? Those who don't, shut it. Those who do, you're probably scratching your head just like I am, wondering why these people are blaming our hip-hop and r&b music, our long country roads, and the people that we've so-called "idolized"

squeeze89
February 11, 2007 1:32 a.m.

ms. mostcutestladyj, Thank you for considering me a dear friend, I need all the friends I can get. You did get my name correct. I agree, If I were in a police photo for something I had not done I too would be angry.

The person with the screen name Smoothtip mentioned a mistake. I simply was in agreement. The mistake or bad choice could be as simple and choosing to go to a place where a crime is more likely to take place.(night club, whatever) The mistake is in being around people who are more likely to commit a crime. If you get in a car or choose to walk with a person who has a gun there is potential for a crime to take place. That is a situation you can avoid. That's the mistake I am talking about.

mikeNC
February 10, 2007 4:43 p.m.

Saint Pride, You seem to be a very caring friend, I hope you and your other friends learn from the mistake your friends have appeared to make. That mistake may be as simple as being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Unfortunately for your friends it's going to take a trial to inform the rest of us of the details. I Realize that although you may be innocent riding in the back of a car, if the person in front shoots somebody you are likely to get in trouble.

Please learn from this event and don't make a similar mistake with your own life.

mikeNC
February 10, 2007 4:26 p.m.

Saint Pride, I cannot disagree with your last post. You seem to be a young man who cares deeply for your friends and family. I hope that you and other young people will learn a lesson from what your friends are going through. Your friends may be fine young men, however I will not know until their trial is over. I hope you realize that it only takes 1 moment and 1 bad decision to drastically affect the rest of your life.

If you are in the back seat of a car, you may be totally innocent but if the person in the front seat shoots somebody walking down the street you are going to be in trouble.

Please learn from this mistake of your friends and don't get yourself in a similar spot by making the same mistake. If you are going to hang out with people who may commit a crime you are likely to find yourself in trouble. I hope you don't.

mikeNC
February 10, 2007 4:18 p.m.

when yall look at Davon Cobb and Marcus Graham you probably see 2 criminals, i see two of my friends(brothers) who are scared to death............we don't get our lives off video games and my friends are law abiding young men...........didn't you read that they have no adult record..........i also know they have no juvenile record either...........they are just two people mixed in with the wrong mess right now

saintprideb90
February 10, 2007 12:05 p.m.