A simmering dispute that began earlier in the day erupted into a chaotic street brawl outside a Carrollton, Georgia, bar in the early morning hours of May 31, 2015, leaving a local teenager dead from a gunshot wound. Timbaland D'Aire Crowder, a 17-year-old male, was fatally shot amidst a large fight that witnesses estimated involved between 50 and 100 people. The altercation spilled into the street after staff at the Westside Bar and Grill cleared the establishment due to rising tensions inside.
The investigation into Crowder's death quickly centered on two men, Kevin Durand Jackson Jr., then 22, and Kadeem Rashad Terry, then 24. Two days after the shooting, both were arrested in connection with the homicide. A grand jury in Carroll County subsequently indicted both Jackson and Terry on a litany of charges, including malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and multiple violations of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. The indictment alleged that both men were members of the Bloods street gang and that the shooting was carried out to 'maintain status' within the gang.
During legal proceedings, it was revealed that Kadeem Rashad Terry testified during Kevin Durand Jackson Jr.'s trial. Jackson was ultimately convicted of malice murder for his role in the death of Timbaland Crowder. His subsequent appeals of the conviction were denied.
While the outcome of the case against Jackson is clear, the final disposition of the charges against Kadeem Rashad Terry, who testified at his co-defendant's trial, is not detailed in available online sources. Following the shooting, friends of Crowder transported him to Tanner Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
