Beaten With Fists, Sticks and Bat

Alabama Theodore  They are accused of beating a man to death with fists feet sticks and a baseball bat. Should they get youthful offender status?
by Tiffany Craig
Published: Thu, December 11, 2008 - 5:26 pm CST Last Updated: Thu, December 11, 2008 - 6:01 pm CST
Three of the four people accused in the beating death of Charles Tillman asked a judge for youthful offender status.

The brawl was apparently over a vehicle and happened in June on Two Mile Road in Irvington. Craig Skipper, his 17-year old son Adam, 20-year old John Connor and 19-year old Jayce Golemon were all charged with Tillman's murder. Prosecutors say they used fists, feet, sticks and a baseball bat to kill him.

Defense Attorney Skip Brutkiewicz says that his client, Adam Skipper (16 yrs old at the time) was actually attacked first. "They started the fight by coming up to my 16-year old kid and hitting him in the mouth. He wasn't beaten by my client."

The judge listened to the lawyers of all three young men and decided not to grant them youthful offender status. The four are also charged with the assault of David Webster. He was at the brawl that night too but prosecutors say he managed to get away.

Their trials are set for early next year.
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I agree with all…they probably felt like men when they were beating this man to death. They knew what they were doing, probably laughing and competing against each other for another blow..I say put them in a room one by one with all of the family members of the man they killed and take what is due. AN EYE FOR AN EYE!!!

I am all for letting them go after they do the eye for an eye thing. Beat them to death and let em go!

It sounds like once they had the guy down they just kept swinging their sticks and bats until the guy was dead.  That’s murder!

Hang ‘em High!

I don’t like this pack mentality some young people have these days and in this case a parent was right in the mix.

OH hell no they shouldn’t get youthful offenders statis, they knew good and darn well what they were doing. I don’t know the man that they killed but he could be anyones father, brother, uncle, son .... and they just beat him to death for nothing.

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