Teens Charged with Murder for Fatally Assaulting Father-of-Three Outside Kroger — Accused of Laughing During Attack
Dionta Davon Hughes, 18 (L); Jamarion Fredrae Evans-Bennett, 19 (R) (Franklin County Sheriff’s Office)
Three teenagers have been arrested and charged with the murder of Donnie Smith, a 53-year-old father of three, following a brutal assault that took place outside a Kroger supermarket.
In the wake of the senseless violence, the Columbus Police Department announced the detention of three young individuals identified as Dionta Davon Hughes, 18; Jamarion Fredrae Evans-Bennett, 19; and a 17-year-old Jayden Agee, The Columbus Dispatch reported.
At the court hearing on Thursday, the 17-year-old suspect chose not to appear, but his family attended in his stead. His mother, showing visible emotion during the proceedings, made a brief statement, according to NBC4i.
