

#SHAUNDARIUS REEDER TRIAL#
Jury selection in Reeder’s trial is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.

Join Facebook to connect with Shaundarius Reeder and others you may know. The footage showed the pair fleeing the area less than one minute later. View the profiles of people named Shaundarius Reeder. Surveillance footage allegedly shows both men going back into the apartment hallway with guns. The jury in the Shaundarius Reeder murder trial was not able to reach a verdict in the mercy phase after several hours of deliberations over two days. Smith ran into the building and was chased by the two suspects.Īuthorities said Reeder and Linear went back to the car to get two handguns. Investigators said Reeder, Linear and Smith arrived at College Park Apartments in the same vehicle when a fight broke out in the parking lot. A second charge of conspiracy to commit murder was dismissed. Linear’s plea bargain agreement calls for a life in prison sentence with mercy, giving him a chance for parole in 15 years. 28, 2020.Ī co-defendant, Terrell Linear, 22, of Fairmont, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder last week and could be called on to testify against Reeder. It took jury members less than two hours. Shaundarious Reeder allegedly killed Eric Young in Morgantown on Feb. A Monongalia County jury has found a Fairmont man guilty on charges related to the shooting death of a West Virginia University student. A man charged in the death of a WVU student is scheduled to go on trial Tuesday in Monongalia County Circuit Court. Tucker, the prosecution and Reeder's defense attorney's, agreed to send the case to the state supreme court in the form of a certified question.MORGANTOWN, W.Va. It was unclear what the law required Judge Susan Tucker-who accepted Linear's guilty plea, sentenced him, and oversaw Reeder's trial-to do in the case of a hung jury in the mercy phase of a trial. The jury was unable to unanimously decide if Reeder should receive mercy. Reeder was convicted by a jury June 10, following three days of trial. Linear is being held in the North Central Regional Jail, awaiting his sentencing. A sentencing has been set for Linear on July 22 at 1:30 p.m., according to the prosecutor’s office. As part of the plea deal, he was given mercy, meaning he is parole eligible after 15 years. Shaundarius Reeder Reeder, 21, did not accept take a plea and is slated to go to trial at a later date, an official with the prosecutor’s office said. The group agreed they would drop off the group at the. Linear pleaded guilty to first-degree murder June 1. While at 4th and Goal a member of the group met with two acquaintances- Shaundarius Reeder and Terrell Linear who were looking for a ride home.

28 in the murder of WVU sophomore Eric Smith. The charges will now go to a grand jury for possible indictments. "They should be reminded every day for the rest of their lives of the crime they committed." Terrell Linear, 21, and Shaundarius Reeder, 20, waived their rights to a preliminary hearing Monday in Monongalia County Magistrate Court. Terrell Linear and Shaundarius Reeder did, " he said. Why should Linear get anything else, Chris asked. and deep sea fishing trips and a planned trip to Las Vegas to celebrate Smith's 21st birthday that never happened.Įric was given a death sentence, and his family was given a life sentence. He spoke of family vacations to Ocean City, Md. Smith was talented and early on it was clear he was exceptional at everything he set his mind to, Smith said. Mohrrmann was unable to continue reading her statement about halfway through and her husband, Chris, who said he had the proud honor of being Smith's step-father for 17 years, finished it for her before reading his own statement about the pain the family has experienced. She said every day is a challenge and spoke about the pain of each first since he was murdered, such as the first Mother's Day and the first summer he wasn't home. "There is a hole in my heart due to Eric's death." "I've had many jobs and responsibilities in my life, but the only one that truly mattered was being the mother of Eric, " Christina Mohrmann said. Multiple members of Smith's family spoke at the sentencing. Linear spoke about the holiday's he's missed, family he's lost and realized those are all things Smith will never have again. Linear has been in North Central Regional Jail since. The woman driving them said she had to use the bathroom and called 911. She was alerted to the shooting when a friend of Smith's called saying he had been shot. The two men then demanded she drive them to Fairmont. The woman giving them a ride had dropped Smith and two others off at College Park apartments. After Smith was shot and killed, Linear and his co-defendant, Shaundarius Reeder, were captured at Walmart.
