More than a year after his arrest, a 19-year-old was convicted of murder Monday in a drug deal that turned into a deadly carjacking.
Tellisavoris Demon Floyd was sentenced to life plus 25 years in the shooting death of Sean Michael Turner, 17, of Newnan near Grady High School, Fulton County District Attorney spokesman Dontaye Carter said.
Turner had just graduated high school and bought a 1997 5 Series BMW with money earned working a summer job, before the December 2015 shooting, officials said. Earlier that day he decided to see friend Stephen Thomas in Atlanta, officials said.
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Police say the two boys decided to buy marijuana and met a man only known to them as “Slash” who later introduced them to Floyd and Cornelius Seaburm.
“Floyd and Seabrum entered the back seats of the BMW and gave Turner directions to what was believed to be the place to buy marijuana,” Carter said.
The two men then put Turner and Thomas in a headlock, placed guns to their heads and stole the car keys and their cell phones, Carter said. Turner and Thomas were then forced out of the car.
As Floyd and Seabrum sped away, Turner charged toward the car, opened the driver’s door and tried to get his car back.
He was then shot in his stomach and taken to Atlanta Medical Center where he later died.
Turner would’ve been 18 the next month.
Floyd was arrested nearly three months after the murder.
In addition to murder, Floyd was convicted of aggravated assault, armed robbery, hijacking a car, and weapons charges.
Carter said Seabrum will be tried at a later date. He was booked into the Fulton County Detention Center on March 3, according to jail records. He was indicted on murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery and weapons charges.
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