Augusta, GA
SENTENCED: Augusta killer who left dead mom’s body with kids
An Augusta man has been sentenced to life in prison plus 75 years for killing his new girlfriend last year and leaving her body in their home with her young daughters.
Davante Parks, 27, was convicted Thursday in the fatal shooting 27-year-old Laquana Lang at her home on 515 Hines Street. The Augusta District Attorney’s Office secured the victory after a jury returned a verdict of guilty on all counts after less than an hour of deliberation. Senior Superior Court Judge Daniel Craig handed down the sentence.
The parolee killed the victim last September while her daughters, ages 5 and 2, were upstairs. The residence is located within the Allen Homes subdivision. The children were reportedly left alone with their mother’s body for at least four hours and had to walk through her blood and crawl over her body to get help from a neighbor.
When officers arrived, they found a gruesome scene, including child-sized footprints in the blood. Parks had been dropped off at the house around 3:30 a.m. that Saturday, and the 5-year-old daughter told officers she heard her “stepdad” arguing with her mom. Authorities were notified hours later.
Parks was wanted and surrendered the next day. He was indicted for malice murder, felony murder, two counts of cruelty to children and multiple weapons possession.
Parks and Lang had started their relationship last summer, just days after Parks was paroled following an eight-year sentence for a previous shooting.
His parole conditions required him to live with his mother, find employment, avoid street gangs, pay $30 a month to a victim’s compensation fund and stay away from his previous shooting victim.
Parks was 18 years old in 2016 when he shot a woman repeatedly in Richmond County. The incident began when Parks’ friend, Marion Terry, sought revenge on Brittanie McKie, whom he suspected of setting him up after a robbery, according to previous reporting. Terry and Parks shot McKie, who survived despite being hit five times. A subsequent confrontation with Bilal Givens and another suspect led to more gunfire, resulting in Terry’s death.
Parks pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge Sheryl B. Jolly. She sentenced him to 12 years of confinement and 13 years of probation, but he only served eight in prison before being paroled on July 16, 2024, according to court records.
Making matters worse, McKie told WRDW-TV that she was not notified about the release of the man who tried to kill her. She said nobody contacted her.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Georgia Gubernational candidate Geoff Duncan made another appearance in Augusta on Monday, speaking at the IBEW Local 1579 on Reynolds Street.
Duncan is one of the three candidates vying for the Democratic nomination. Duncan said when he served as lieutenant governor of the state, he fought to expand access to health care in rural communities. He said if he’s elected, he’ll focus on lowering costs in other areas.
Duncan stopped by NewsChannel 6 ahead of the campaign stop to speak about his plans.
“Look, 90% of Georgians know what they’re talking about when they want to pass commonsense gun legislation like universal background checks, red flag laws, and in-home safe storage laws. As governor, I want to lead the charge, and I want to give political cover to those Republicans that want to do the right thing, build those consensus around those bills,” Duncan said. “I hope to get some of them the cosign that legislation. Because it meets people where they’re at. It’s common sense. Look, I don’t want anybody to ever walk by a television screen and make another excuse for a mass shooting when it could have been stopped. With just common sense laws that are on the books.”
Photojournalist credit: Regynal McKie
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Golden Harvest Food Bank is partnering with local legal organizations for the 15th Annual Georgia Food Frenzy.
The fundraising competition is held in partnership with Feeding Georgia, the Office of the Georgia Attorney General, the State Bar of Georgia, and the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia.
The two-week competition runs from April 20th through May 1st, and every dollar raised stays local, supporting Golden Harvest’s work across the state of Georgia.
Groups can register at www.galegalfoodfrenzy.org/sign-up, and registration will remain open throughout the competition.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Georgia gubernatorial candidate Geoff Duncan campaigned in Augusta ahead of Election Day, making stops at two churches and meeting with local faith leaders.
The former lieutenant governor visited Good Hope Baptist Church on Cedar Street, where he spoke with the Greater Augusta Interfaith Coalition’s “Music to the Polls” group.
Duncan told us that, if elected governor, he wants to expand Medicaid, pass what he called “common-sense gun legislation,” and create more economic opportunities statewide. He also pointed to affordability concerns impacting families and businesses.
“I want to take $1.7 billion of our state’s fund and wrap it around the axle of poverty,” Duncan said, adding that he wants to lower child care costs and improve temporary assistance programs.
Duncan also stopped at Miles Memorial Church on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
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