Eric Lee Phillips Whitehead, 14, of Augusta, Ga., has been arrested and charged with fatally shooting his stepsister in the head at least 10 times as she slept Friday afternoon, according to the police. He has been charged with murder and one count of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Two lives have been wasted and what has caused this young man to be so bitter and angry? There is absolutely no excuse or justification for his actions and, if proven guilty, he should be severely punished for this crime.
Police believe Mr. Whitehead shot 22-year-old Patricia Ann Troglen with a 22-caliber rifle as she slept on a couch at her home in the 5000 block of Neely Road. Ms. Troglen's stepmother found her body at the home about 3 p.m. Friday. She was pronounced dead at 4 p.m.The police will charge Eric Lee Phillips Whitehead as an adult, as they should. He is currently being held at the Richmond County Regional Youth Development Center.
Mr. Whitehead had been temporarily staying at the home of his stepfather, Ms. Troglen's father, but he had been floating between different homes, Lt. Peebles said. "He had lived a lot of his teen years from place to place," he said. "He would be in between getting in trouble and running away."
Deputies determined that Mr. Whitehead was the last person with Ms. Troglen before her death. Investigators for Richmond and Columbia counties began a search for the 14-year-old. Columbia County sheriff's deputies eventually found him at a friend's home.
Authorities also found Ms. Troglen's vehicle abandoned at a Raceway convenience store on Gordon Highway near Bobby Jones Expressway. Police believe Mr. Whitehead is connected to the theft.
Mr. Whitehead confessed to investigators that he had a dream about him and Ms. Troglen arguing Friday, Lt. Peebles said. He awoke Friday afternoon enraged by the dream, which, he said, led him to take a rifle out of his stepfather's room. Source: Augusta Chronicle
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