Defendants in Travis Edwards murder trial to be sentenced this week
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SAVANNAH, Ga. () — The three young men who stood trial in August for the murder of Travis Edwards in 2021 will be sentenced this week.

A Chatham County jury convicted Terry Rucker, 20, and Harold Roberson, 21, of felony murder Aug. 25.

Their co-defendant, Vaquez Coleman, 20, was acquitted of all murder charges, only found guilty of a drug charge.

Vaquez Coleman, 20

The most severe accusation against all three defendants, malice murder, resulted in their acquittal. This charge requires the prosecution to demonstrate that the murder was planned in advance with intent.

The jury determined that the three teenagers, who were 16 and 17 at the time, attempted to carry out a felony during their meeting with 20-year-old Travis Edwards at the Bricktowne Flats apartments on May 13, 2021, leading to his death.

The State argued the men showed up to buy drugs from Edwards and killed him in an armed robbery.

Court documents show the three men will be sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 2 p.m.

Coleman and Roberson still have a long road ahead in the criminal justice system.

In three weeks, the same two individuals will be tried again as co-defendants, this time with Joshua Reddick, 24, for the 2023 double homicide involving 16-year-old Semaj Floyd and 20-year-old Omarion Whitfield. It is claimed that they committed these murders while out on bond, awaiting their trial for the murder of Edwards.

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