Fifth Teen Murder Suspect Speaks

Alabama Murder  Each day we learn more about several teenagers who are accused of killing Silverhill resident Bob Aitcheson
by Debbie Williams
Published: Thu, February 05, 2009 - 4:35 pm CST Last Updated: Thu, February 05, 2009 - 5:41 pm CST
Investigators call 17 year old Amen Wellock the brains behind a gang of teenagers now accused of murder.
"Did you do what they say you did?" "No I did not," says Wellock.
Prosecutors say it was Wellock who made Danny Weaver, also known as 'Chubs', swear an oath to kill Bob Aitcheson as part of a ritual in a self appointed gang.
Last week, investigators say Weaver along with Keshjuan Betts, Darlene Jerkins and the victim's own son, Ian beat and stabbed Aitcheson to death before setting his home on fire to cover the crime.
"How did you get mixed up in all this?" "People talking," says Wellock on his way back to the county jail. "Do you know Danny and all those guys? "Yes ma'am." "Y'all friends?" "Yes ma'am. We used to be." "Did you know Mr. Aitcheson? What did you think of him?" "A very nice man," Wellock says of the victim.
Investigators say Amen Wellock was one of a number of teenagers who either lived or hung out at Robertsdale mobile home. Jonathan Cook also used to live there and says he knows everyone involved in the murder plot.
"It was normal whenever I stayed there. There wasn't really much violence. There wasn't too many people in and out and we just pretty much stayed to ourselves." Cook says that all changed when Wellock and Ian Aitcheson started coming around. "Ian, he's crazy. He's got problems just like Chubs does. Darlene she's just there because Chubs is her boyfriend."
Betts is the piece of the puzzle he says just doesn't fit. "He never got in trouble his whole entire life, never."
At a bond hearing, the teenager investigators say helped plan the murder was just a frightened kid, now facing grown up jail time.
"What do you want to tell your parents, your friends?" "I love y'all."
Wellock's bond was set at a million dollars. If convicted he faces up to 99 years in prison.
And this may not be the last arrests. Prosecutors call this a "fluid investigation" with more arrests expected.
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I will attempt to translate.

I don’t see any news channels speaking with our families trying to get to the bottom or the truth. Don’t misunderstand. We do not want our 15 minutes of fame but I don’t see a lot of truth coming out as well. I understand all reports come out of the sherriff’s office. But there is much not being told to the ????. Yes, we come from a struggling family but that doesn’t make us unfit parents. If anyone has any suggestions, I am all ears. People, just take precautions and love your kids unconditionally. Please, may your prayers be with us and Bob’s family.
            Sincerely
            Beth Kein
I don’t consider myself and will not hide from the public.

I’m sorry post before last.

Friend:  Exactly what were you on when you posted your last post???  Not to throw stones but I could not understand anything that you typed.  It is one thing to have a couple typo’s which I myself do but every word was messed up.  What’s the deal?

It angers me for anyone to suggest that Amen was the brains of this so called gang. If that were the case he would have been there to commit the murder with his so called gang. There is no gang. Only want to bee’s. What they want to be apart of, well they cannot even answer that question. But the only kid running the show was “danny Weaver”. Why was Amen not there? If he is what the media portrays him to be, where was he that night? At home that is where he was. He had nothing what so ever to do with the death of Bob Aitchenson. Ian even says that Amen had no part what so ever of the knowledge. This was nort premedated. K. betts is a good kid, he was asked if he wanted to ride with them to get Ian’s clothes, hwe sais “sure, why not”, this young man would not had ever gotten into that vehicle if he thought thery were planning to murdwr Bob. Were any of these kidsa drug tested?. Where are all the answers? Keyshawn would not have ever had any part of a plan to do such a thing.

okay.. well look i know Danny weaver and amber jerkins and me personally i think danny was only taking up for her… and “friend” i know how it feels to have family in prision. but whether you love them or not you cant help what they do… but every one else i know danny better than i know myself and he could never do anything like that…. they are all in my prayers and i pray the lord will forgive them for their wrong doings… * everyone makes mistakes *

I DON,T SEE ANTWES CHANNELS SPEAKING EITH OUR FAMILES TRUYIG TO GRT TO TR BOTTOJIG -G=F THR TRUTH. DON;T MISUNDERDSND WE DI O NOT WANT OIR 15 MINUTRS I=OF FAME, BUT I DON;T SEE ALOT OG TRUTH COMING OYAS WELL, I UNDERSTAN ALLMREPORTS COME OUT OF THE SHERIFS OFFOCE. BUT THRE I I MUCH NOT BR=IT TOLG D T THE ED=IS. YES WE CI=OMJR FROM A SRTUGFGGLING FSMILY, BUT THAT DI=OEE S MSKE UPS UNFIT O=-PARENTS. IF ANYONE IS OPONED FOR SUGGESTRUINS AN EARS. POEPLE JUST TAJ-=KE PRECAUTIONS ABD LOVR UR IS UNCONDITIONLY.,PLEASE MAY YOU R PRYRRS BE WIT ID S=AS WELL AS bOBS FSMILY
                GO D BLESS YOU ALL
                    SINCERLY
                      BETH KEIN
ZZI DON’T CONSIDER MYSEF
aNDNiu WIL NO,LONGER HDE FROM THE PUBLOC
M\K KO I DI=O OT

Why don’t you all just leave “friend” alone. He is hurting right now because he’s lost his cousin and best friend. Ya’ll jump on him saying he knows nothing but how about all of you?! This all just bothers me because I know Amen may have his problems but he’s got a good heart and wouldn’t hurt a fly!

With “friends” like that,who needs enemies?I feel your pain but get a life friend,these kids are products of the drug trade and the people who have enabled them to become the demons they have become.Meanwhile,a respectable member of the community,an avid business man and an all around good person has met an untimely death at the hands of people he not only tried to trust,but people he has tried to help and has given the benefit of the doubt how many times,there is no excuse for these pieces of garbage and may they meet their demise however harsh it may be.

“Friend” I know this may be hard to believe but I actually understand where you are coming from. I give my sympathy to the remaining members of Bob’s family and friends as well as I do to the remaining family and friends of those children who have been arrested. I’m sure the family and friends of these children are experiencing a pain that must almost be unbearable but there has to have been some point where you started to notice something wasn’t right with these children and they needed help. I was a friend of Amen’s at one time and I can honestly say there was a time that I looked up to him for going on everyday considering the things he had to deal with, but not to long ago I realized Amen as well as the other kids(I knew four of the 5) were headed down a road that was leading some place I didn’t want to be. You have my sympathy, I hope you know that, but I have no sympathy for the children, just that I am sorry that they didn’t look up to someone who was a positive influence…

I know what you mean.  It “feels” like crime is worse everyday.  It “feels” like kids are just out of control.

But if you look at the actual numbers, they don’t suggest that things are any worse now than they were 30 years ago.  I think a big part of the reason we have this perception that the world is falling apart is due to bad news being thrust in our face 24/7 by the TV and internet media.

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