In the early summer of 2018, the life of 19-year-old Tamashe Diquan Jones was tragically cut short in Statesboro, Georgia. A recent graduate of Statesboro High School, Jones was shot in the chest on the evening of Friday, June 1, 2018, at the Park Place apartment complex. Despite being rushed to East Georgia Regional Medical Center by neighbors who found him, he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
The investigation into the shooting quickly pointed to a suspect:
16-year-old Eric Dyquen Nicolas. According to law enforcement, the incident occurred after a dispute at a party. The Statesboro Police Department issued a warrant for Nicolas's arrest on a charge of murder in the commission of a felony. Authorities announced that he would be charged as an adult and released his photograph to the public, urging him to surrender.
Following the public appeal, Nicolas turned himself in to the Statesboro Police Department on the evening of Tuesday, June 5, 2018. He was subsequently taken into custody and held at the Bulloch County Jail, facing a charge of felony murder in connection with the death of Tamashe Jones. While the initial steps of the legal process were set in motion with the arrest and charging of a suspect, the final disposition of the case against Eric Dyquen Nicolas, including details of a trial, conviction, or sentencing, are not publicly available in online sources.
