Due to their age, Rodgers, Render, and Terrel have been confined at the Martha K. Glaze Regional Youth Detention Center in Clayton County, GA. Booking information, including photos, is not provided under open records by this facility.
The Murder of Dustin Parrott
Just before 11 PM on the night of February 17th, 2023, E911 received a call for a shooting in the area of 22 Cliff Circle in Newnan of Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Officers with the Newnan Police Department as well as the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene where they found Dustin Scott Parrott, 32, of Tyrone, dead in the front seat of his vehicle from a single gunshot wound to the chest.
Information gleaned from court records shows that an investigation led by the Newnan Police Department in the days following the Murder concluded that defendants Derrious Bernard Daniel and Cameron Shamar Favors had been in contact with various defendants throughout the day leading to the murder so they could set up a meeting that night to purchase marijuana from Parrott. In reality, Daniels and Favors were planning to rob Parrott at the meeting of an AR-15 Pistol that they’d come to know he was in possession of.
Daniels and Favors would move forward with their plan to rob Parrott at the meeting that night. During the robbery, Daniel would shoot Parrott once in the chest, killing him.
A Guilty Verdict and a Future Trial
On May 20th, 2024, after a jury trial in which he was found guilty by a Jury, Derrious Bernard Daniel, 22 ( 20 at the time of the Murder ), was sentenced to Life without Parole his most serious charge, Felony Murder. You can read more about his trial and sentencing in this linked article.
Cameron Shamar Favors, 16 ( 15 at the time of the Murder ), is expected to go to trial in the coming months for his role in the Murder.
The Plea Deals
The following 6 defendants, who the investigation shows had lesser roles that night, have all accepted plea deals from the State.
As a condition of all of the following plea deals each defendant had to agree to give truthful information and if needed testimony about the events of that night at the trials of both Daniel and Favors.
To ensure their compliance with the requirements of the plea deals the sentencing of the defendants has been withheld until the completion of both Daniel’s and Favor’s trials.
Plea Deal One – The Juveniles
While all three of the following juveniles have agreed to the same terms, each was indicted on separate charges and each plea document contains a different preamble. Those will be listed below for each defendant. It’s unknown at this time what charges they will face in Juvenile Court where records are sealed.
I, [DEFENDANT], understand that upon my full compliance with the terms of this agreement, the State will recommend to the Court that my case will be transferred to Juvenile Court for disposition there.
- Cameron Ethan Rodgers, 15 ( 13 at the time of the Murder )
- Criminal Attempt To Sell Marijuana
- Poss Of Firearm During Commission Of Felony
- Felony Murder
Having considered Defendant Rodgers’ involvement in this case as a defendant, the nature of those charges, as well as his simultaneous role as a victim of an armed robbery and witness to the circumstances leading to his associate’s, Dustin Parrott, being shot and killed during this robbery, the State and Defendant Rodgers have negotiated the following resolution of his case for the Court’s consideration.
- Dazarus Kinnard Render, 14 ( 13 at the time of the Murder )
- Conspiracy To Commit Robbery
- Armed Robbery
- Armed Robbery
- Aggravated Assault
- Aggravated Assault
- Aggravated Assault
- Poss Of Firearm During Commission Of Felony
- Felony Murder
Having considered Defendant Render’s involvement in this case as a defendant, that he was 13 years of age at the time of the offense, that he was forthcoming early in the investigation and is willing to provide truthful testimony, the State and Defendant Render have negotiated the following resolution of his case for the Court’s consideration.
- Mark Demond Terrell, 15 ( 13 at the time of the Murder )
- Conspiracy To Commit Robbery
- Armed Robbery
- Armed Robbery
- Aggravated Assault
- Aggravated Assault
- Aggravated Assault
- Poss Of Firearm During Commission Of Felony
- Felony Murder
- Criminal Attempt To Purchase Marijuana
- Felony Murder
Having considered Defendant Terrell’s limited involvement in this case as a party to the crimes charged by facilitating communications between Defendant Favors and Cameron Rodgers, in consideration of the fact that Defendant Terrell was not physically present for the incident, and in consideration of Defendant Terrell’s young age, the State and Defendant Terrell have negotiated the following resolution of his case for the Court’s consideration.
Plea Deal Two – The Others
While all three of the following defendants have agreed to the same terms for sentencing, each was indicted on separate charges and has agreed to plead guilty to different charges. These will be notated below, as well as their individual preambles.
I understand, that upon my full compliance with the terms of this agreement, the State will recommend to the Court that I be sentenced to an overall sentence of IO years to be served on probation. I understand the Judge is not bound by the State’s recommendation as to my sentence, and I may not withdraw my plea or my acceptance of this agreement if the Court does not follow this sentencing recommendation.
- Mitchell Blane Allport, 20 ( 19 at the time of the Murder )
- Criminal Attempt To Sell Marijuana
- Poss Of Firearm During Commission Of Felony
Felony Murder
I, MITCHELL BLANE ALLPORT, the undersigned Defendant in the above case, understanding my charges and all of my associated trial rights, knowingly and intelligently waive those rights in order to resolve my case by pleading guilty to Counts 12 and 13 of the Indictment (Attempt to Sell Marijuana and party to a crime of Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony) in accordance with the following terms and conditions contained herein.
Having considered Defendant Allport’s involvement in this case as a defendant, the nature of those charges, as well as his simultaneous role as a victim of an armed robbery and witness to the circumstances leading to his associate’s, Dustin Parrott’s, being shot and killed during this robbery, the State and Defendant Allport have negotiated the following resolution of his case for the Court’s consideration.
- William Trevone Perry, 18 ( 17 at the time of the Murder )
Conspiracy To Commit RobberyArmed RobberyArmed RobberyAggravated AssaultAggravated AssaultAggravated Assault- Poss Of Firearm During Commission Of Felony
Felony Murder- Criminal Attempt To Purchase Marijuana
Felony Murder
I, WILLIAM PERRY, the undersigned Defendant in the above case, understanding my charges and all of my associated trial rights, knowingly and intelligently waive those rights in order to resolve my case by pleading guilty to Counts 9 and IO of the Indictment (Attempt to Purchase Marijuana and Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony) in accordance with the following terms and conditions contained herein.
Having considered the evidence against Defendant Perry and his involvement in this case, that there is no evidence he was the shooter, that when compared to other codefendants there is much less evidence Defendant Perry would have been aware of the plan to commit a robbery, and given the value of having Defendant Perry’s truthful testimony available to the jury as to what he witnessed in this case, the State and Defendant Perry have negotiated the following resolution of his case for the Court’s consideration.
- Makale Eugene Williams, 18 ( 17 at the time of the Murder )
Conspiracy To Commit RobberyArmed RobberyArmed RobberyAggravated AssaultAggravated AssaultAggravated Assault- Poss Of Firearm During Commission Of Felony
Felony Murder- Criminal Attempt To Purchase Marijuana
Felony Murder
I, MAKALE WILLIAMS, the undersigned Defendant in the above case, understanding my charges and all of my associated trial rights, knowingly and intelligently waive those rights in order to resolve my case by pleading guilty to Counts 9 and 10 of the Indictment (Attempt to Purchase Marijuana and Possession of a Firearm During Commission of a Felony) in accordance with the following terms and conditions contained herein.
Having considered the evidence against Defendant Williams and his involvement in this case, that there is no evidence he was the shooter, that when compared to other codefendants there is much less evidence Defendant Williams would have been aware of the plan to commit a robbery, and given the value of having Defendant Williams’ truthful testimony available to the jury as to what he witnessed in this case, the State and Defendant Williams have negotiated the following resolution of his case for the Court’s consideration.