Theodore Cornell Lockett Jailed in Beating Death of 92 YO Grandmother Dorothy Lockwood in Hephzibah, Ga., Home

Theodore Cornell Lockett jailed in beating death of 92 year old grandmother Dorothy Lockwood in Hepzibah, Ga.

Theodore Cornell Lockett (Augusta Chronicle)

SHOCK: Theodore Cornell Lockett, 21, was charged with beating his 92 year old grandmother, Dorothy Lockwood, to death Saturday night. According to the Augusta Chronicle, authorities said Lockett went to his grandmother's home in Hephzibah, Ga., where he lived for six months before she asked him to leave, and confronted her in the living room. He reportedly assaulted her, knocking her to the ground, where he struck her several times in the head with a glass table, the newspaper said.

Lockett then called his mother, Sondra Lockett, and told her he'd just killed his grandmother and was going to kill her, the report said. Theodore Lockett "then went back inside the residence and assaulted Lockwood again" by striking her in the head several times with a microwave oven, the report said.

When law enforcement arrived, they found Lockett inside and he surrendered without incident, Carrier said. His mother had contacted them after her son called, he said. Also inside the house but unharmed was another woman, a bedridden relative for whom Lockwood was caring, Carrier said. Source: Augusta Chronicle

There are no words that can adequately express the sympathy I have for Ms. Lockwood and the way in which her life ended. I don't know if this guy has some mental issues, but to murder his grandmother speaks to some deep issues. It should be noted that Lockett has no criminal record.