Tyrone N. Butts
APE Reporter
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Eric Mansfield
Teen Arrested For Murder Of Music Row Employee
Eric Mansfield, pictured above, was shot and killed last month near his East Nashville home. Following up on a CrimeStoppers tip, Metro police arrested 16 year-old Deon Velt Miller Wednesday in connection with Mansfield's murder.
Police said Mansfield's body was found inside his Volkswagen on the night of Friday, November 11th. He had been shot in the chest, apparently while he was looking for a place to park near his Chapel Avenue home.
Mansfield, who was 33 years old, worked as director of creative services for Warner Bros. Records,
and his employer posted a $25,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest in his murder. That reward was in addition to the $1,000 offered by the Metro Police CrimeStoppers program.
Police said Miller was simply looking for someone driving a nice car, and that is when Mansfield happened to pull up in his grey sedan. He tried to rob Mansfield and when Mansfield tried to leave in his car, Miller shot him. Wednesday morning, he arrived at the Juvenile Justice Center in handcuffs.
No, he did not do that. And I know. He did not do that. Whoever did that may have put it on him, but he did not do it and I know he didn't, said Sara Chunn, Miller's Grandmother.
Police said Miller, who is a sophomore at Maplewood High School, has confessed to the shooting.
**Dey'z Mo'**
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
A tip to Crime Stoppers ultimately led to today's arrest of the gunman who killed Warner Brothers Records employee Eric Mansfield in East Nashville on the night of November 11.
Deonvelt Miller, 16, a 10th grader at Maplewood High School, was arrested without incident at his 2160 Rock City Street home. He is charged at Juvenile Court with criminal homicide, aggravated robbery and two counts of unlawful weapon possession. Miller's detention hearing is set for 2:30 p.m. Friday.
Mansfield, 33, Warner Brothers Records' Director
of Crea
tive Ser
vices, was fatally wounded while behind the wheel of his silver Volkswagen Jetta at the intersection of Chapel and Greenwood Avenues, not far from his home.
In his statement to detectives, Miller said that he intended to rob Mansfield and take his car. Miller said that
when Mansfield stopped at the intersection, he walked into the street in front of the Volkswagen with pistol in hand. Miller said Mansfield accelerated in an effort to get away. Miller fired a shot. Mansfield drove a short distance before pulling to the side of Chapel Avenue between Douglas and McKennie Avenues. He was found unresponsive by his housemate at 7:25 p.m. on November 11.
Detective Bill Stewart and his colleagues at the East Precinct did an excellent job in corroborating the information provided by the Crime Stoppers caller and advancing this case to the point of an arrest, Chief Ronal Serpas said.
Miller also admitted that he was the gunman
in a carjac
king that to
ok place minutes after Mansfield was shot. Cesar Navarro, 31, was robbed of his 1999 Chevrolet Suburban as he and a friend sat listening to the radio in the 1500 block of Cahal Avenue. The aggravated robbery charge and the second unlawful weapon possession charge against Miller stem from the Navarro
incident.
Warner Brothers Records, Out & About Newspaper and Crime Stoppers had posted a $27,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for Mansfield's killer.
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I bet one of his homeboy's turned him in. :rotfl:
T.N.B.
Eric Mansfield
Teen Arrested For Murder Of Music Row Employee
Eric Mansfield, pictured above, was shot and killed last month near his East Nashville home. Following up on a CrimeStoppers tip, Metro police arrested 16 year-old Deon Velt Miller Wednesday in connection with Mansfield's murder.
Police said Mansfield's body was found inside his Volkswagen on the night of Friday, November 11th. He had been shot in the chest, apparently while he was looking for a place to park near his Chapel Avenue home.
Mansfield, who was 33 years old, worked as director of creative services for Warner Bros. Records,
and his employer posted a $25,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest in his murder. That reward was in addition to the $1,000 offered by the Metro Police CrimeStoppers program.
Police said Miller was simply looking for someone driving a nice car, and that is when Mansfield happened to pull up in his grey sedan. He tried to rob Mansfield and when Mansfield tried to leave in his car, Miller shot him. Wednesday morning, he arrived at the Juvenile Justice Center in handcuffs.
No, he did not do that. And I know. He did not do that. Whoever did that may have put it on him, but he did not do it and I know he didn't, said Sara Chunn, Miller's Grandmother.
Police said Miller, who is a sophomore at Maplewood High School, has confessed to the shooting.
**Dey'z Mo'**
http://www.police.nashville.
org/news/media/2005/12/Deonvelt_Miller.jpg
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
A tip to Crime Stoppers ultimately led to today's arrest of the gunman who killed Warner Brothers Records employee Eric Mansfield in East Nashville on the night of November 11.
Deonvelt Miller, 16, a 10th grader at Maplewood High School, was arrested without incident at his 2160 Rock City Street home. He is charged at Juvenile Court with criminal homicide, aggravated robbery and two counts of unlawful weapon possession. Miller's detention hearing is set for 2:30 p.m. Friday.
Mansfield, 33, Warner Brothers Records' Director
of Crea
tive Ser
vices, was fatally wounded while behind the wheel of his silver Volkswagen Jetta at the intersection of Chapel and Greenwood Avenues, not far from his home.
In his statement to detectives, Miller said that he intended to rob Mansfield and take his car. Miller said that
when Mansfield stopped at the intersection, he walked into the street in front of the Volkswagen with pistol in hand. Miller said Mansfield accelerated in an effort to get away. Miller fired a shot. Mansfield drove a short distance before pulling to the side of Chapel Avenue between Douglas and McKennie Avenues. He was found unresponsive by his housemate at 7:25 p.m. on November 11.
Detective Bill Stewart and his colleagues at the East Precinct did an excellent job in corroborating the information provided by the Crime Stoppers caller and advancing this case to the point of an arrest, Chief Ronal Serpas said.
Miller also admitted that he was the gunman
in a carjac
king that to
ok place minutes after Mansfield was shot. Cesar Navarro, 31, was robbed of his 1999 Chevrolet Suburban as he and a friend sat listening to the radio in the 1500 block of Cahal Avenue. The aggravated robbery charge and the second unlawful weapon possession charge against Miller stem from the Navarro
incident.
Warner Brothers Records, Out & About Newspaper and Crime Stoppers had posted a $27,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for Mansfield's killer.
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I bet one of his homeboy's turned him in. :rotfl:
T.N.B.