In the late hours of March 27, 2014, a drug transaction in a Marietta, Georgia, apartment complex parking lot turned fatal, ending the life of 26-year-old Damion Wright. The Black/African American male had arranged to meet Nehemiah Anglin, 20, and Daniel Squires, 22, to sell them marijuana. The meeting took place just after midnight in the parking lot of the Pointes of Marietta apartment complex located on Cunningham Road.
The situation escalated when a dispute arose over the quality of
the marijuana. This led to a physical struggle, during which Wright was shot. He was discovered in the parking lot and rushed to WellStar Kennestone Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. An investigation was immediately launched by the Marietta Police Department to identify and apprehend those responsible for the shooting.
The investigation led to the identification of two suspects, Nehemiah Anglin and Daniel Squires. Squires, a resident of Marietta, was taken into custody by authorities at an earlier, unspecified date. Anglin, however, had fled the state in an attempt to evade capture. Through the collaborative efforts of the Marietta Police, the Cobb County Sheriff's Office Fugitive Unit, and the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, Anglin was located and arrested in Miami, Florida, on April 17, 2014. Both he and Squires were subsequently charged with murder.
Following his extradition to Cobb County, Nehemiah Anglin stood trial for his role in Damion Wright's death. He was ultimately convicted of felony murder and sentenced to life in prison. An appeal of his conviction was later denied by the Georgia Supreme Court, solidifying the legal conclusion to the violent encounter that ended a young man's life over a botched drug deal.
