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THE CHAMPION, THURSDAY, MARCH 28 - APRIL 3, 2024 • PAGE 9
Twin brothers found guilty
of armed robbery
Amateur boxing events
coming to Stonecrest
BY JAY PHILLIPS
JAY@DEKALBCHAMP.COM
BY CHRISTINE FONVILLE
CHRISTNE@DEKALBCHAMP.COM
Three people, including
twin brothers from Stone
Mountain, have been found
guilty of armed robbery after
an incident that occurred in
2021.
According to officials
with DeKalb County District
Attorney's office, jurors re
turned guilty verdicts against
three defendants on Jan.
29. Donnell Reed, 30, of
Stone Mountain, was found
guilty on charges of armed
robbery, aggravated assault,
false imprisonment, and pos
session of a firearm by a first
offender probationer. His
twin brother Darnell Reed,
30, also of Stone Mountain,
was found guilty on charges
of armed robbery, false im
prisonment, aggravated as
sault, and two counts of pos
session of a firearm during
the commission of a felony.
Jurors also found Christin
Scales, 24, of Atlanta, guilty
of armed robbery.
The convictions stem
from an incident on Oct. 6,
2021. According to investi
gators, the male victim, who
was not named, met Scales
online and they made plans
to meet so that he could pay
her for sex. When he arrived
at the address on Parkview
Court in Stone Mountain
around 7 a.m., Scales in
structed the man to park
away from the building.
According to investiga
tors, the victim began to feel
uncomfortable and tried to
leave, but then the Reed
brothers emerged from
one of the unit's bedrooms
armed with guns.
"Defendant Donnell Reed
struck the victim with his gun
and demanded the victim's
car keys," stated investiga
tors. "Defendant Darnell
Reed then held the victim at
gunpoint while his brother
and Defendant Scales drove
off in the man's car. The pair
then abandoned the car in a
nearby residential area after
rummaging through it."
While the other two
defendants were gone, the
victim took Darnell Reed by
surprise and tried to grab
The 2024 Georgia Golden Gloves boxing tournament
will be held April 5 through 7 at Privi at The Mall at
Stonecrest - a venue that is set to host more boxing events
in the future.
Georgia Golden Gloves—which is a USA Boxing
sanctioned event—is expected to draw hundreds of
amateur boxers to Stonecrest and bring more than $1.6
million into the city and surrounding businesses, according
to a news release.
USA Boxing President Bert Wells said teams will travel
from Nigeria, the Bahamas, Virgin Islands, and throughout
the United States to attend the event - reinforcing that the
event is not just for local boxers.
"We are expecting over 300 boxers for this year's
Georgia Golden Gloves tournament. They will be coming
from throughout the country and even outside of the U.S.,"
said Wells.
Boxers will battle in three boxing rings set up in Privi, a
former Sears building redeveloped into a multi-use space
in the Stonecrest shopping mall. Wells added that he plans
"to host multiple amateur boxing events at Privi."
Wells said hosting a boxing tournament in a mall
could be an opportunity to attract new fans to boxing,
while Stonecrest Mayor Jazzmin Cobble said she sees the
tournament as a potential economic boost for the city.
"With Stonecrest set to host this event along with three
others throughout the year, in collaboration with Sugar
Bert Boxing, we anticipate a remarkable economic impact
exceeding $1.6 million," said Cobble. "These achievements
reflect the success of our proactive approach to economic
development and tourism."
Visit sugarbertboxing.com/ for registration, tickets, and
more information. Future events had not been announced
at press time.
a neighbor's surveillance
camera captured Darnell
Reed as he limped across the
condominium's parking lot to
his mother and sister's unit
in the same complex.
"Defendants Scales and
Donnell Reed picked up Dar
nell and took him to a nearby
gas station where Defendant
Donnell Reed called 911,"
stated investigators. "When
the ambulance arrived, he
and Defendant Scales left.
Defendant Darnell Reed gave
law enforcement officers
conflicting stories about how
he was shot."
Officials stated that after
the arrests, the victim was
able to identify Scales and
Donnell Reed in a photo
line-up.
Immediately following
the guilty verdicts, Judge
Latisha Dear Jackson, who
presided over the trial, sen
tenced Donnell Reed to 45
years to serve 35 in confine
ment with the remaining 10
years on probation. Darnell
Reed was sentenced to 30
years to serve 20 in confine-
Twin brothers from Stone Mountain were among three people who were
recently convicted of armed robbery and other felonies. File photo
the gun, said investigators.
As the men struggled, the
gun went off, striking Darnell
Reed in the finger and left
thigh.
"The victim used that
opportunity to escape, but
Defendant Darnell Reed shot
the man in the back as he
ran," said investigators. "The
victim yelled for help as he
ran from the condominium
prompting neighbors and a
MARTA bus driver to call 911.
Officers from the DeKalb
County Police Department
and Clarkston Police Depart
ment found the injured man
at a nearby intersection."
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ment with the remaining
10 on probation, and Scales
was sentenced to 15 years to
serve 10 in confinement with
the balance on probation,
stated officials.
The case was prosecuted
by Senior Assistant District
Attorney Elizabeth Tarver
with assistance from Assis
tant District Attorney Li Sapp,
District Attorney Investigator
Jose Berrones, and Victim
Advocate Desiree Livingston.
Former DeKalb County Police
Department Detective Edwin
Perkins led the initial inves
tigation.
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