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Tennessee Teen Charged in Slaying of 94 Year-Old Man, Cutting Off Hand

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (AP) -- A Morristown teenager is the latest person to be charged in the slaying of a 94 year-old man whose hand was severed.
  
Newport police arrested 16 year-old Devan Patton on Tuesday, March 25, 2008, and charged him with facilitation of felony murder in the death of Willie Morgan in January.
  
The Citizen Tribune reported a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agent offered testimony in court Wednesday morning that Patton was at the scene of Morgan's abduction and his murder.
  
Authorities have said Morgan was abducted and beaten to death before his left hand was cut off with a butcher knife. Investigators believe it was retaliation for an unidentified member of his family stealing $3,000 from a reputed drug dealer.
  
Four other people, including Patton's brother, 18 year-old Anthony Patton, are in custody in connection with the murder.
 
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)
Published Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:54 AM by smyers

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mnshadow53 said:

How horrible for this 94 year old man to be so brutally tortured and killed.  These savages (I do not want to call them animals because animals do not torture for fun and games) should not be allowed to languish in the relative comfort of prison.  They should be executed and save the taxpayers all that money for upkeep.  
March 26, 2008 3:21 PM
 

Dover said:

Shadow - you’re right, they can’t be compared to animals…..they’re monsters. They should get a free pass to death row immediately!
March 26, 2008 6:01 PM
 

rwe38133 said:

March 26, 2008 7:31 PM
 

irishoaks said:

excute in like manner!  do not wait 20 years, do it now.
March 26, 2008 8:46 PM
 

nvrplyn said:

rwe38133---I really don't know what color they are. I haven't really had time to look into it. This is the kind of crazy/nutjob stuff that whites do. Whites don't do the daily crimes that we always hear about, but when whites do something, they really do it. No matter what color, these nutjobs need to be taught a lesson before they die. This is one of those cases that I say they should have the same things done to them that they did to this man.
March 27, 2008 1:27 AM
 

East Memphis said:

"This is the kind of crazy/nutjob stuff that whites do."
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Cutting off the left hand for stealing - that is a Muslim thing.  

In the old days there was no toilet paper in many Muslim areas and it forced the victim to wipe his butt with his right hand - the hand they are supposed to eat with etc.  Offering your left hand to a Muslim in a hand shake is considered an insult.

Now, this is not well known but the People and Folk nations both swear allegiance to Allah.  Gangsta Disciples and Vice Lords.  Look it up.  Look at the symbols they use. I wouldn't be surprised if this was a retaliation method.  

The thing that freaks me out is I always thought the gangs left each other's families out of things.  Like the wops (w/o papers - Italians which I am).  This going after a family member on purpose - maybe it is common now.  I thought it was off limits. Now they will hurt an outsiders family at the drop of a hat.
March 28, 2008 11:15 AM
 

nvrplyn said:

I still have not taken the time to look into this. I haven't even heard anything about it. I just wish they would leave everyone alone and kill each other. What kind of big, bad gangbanger would go after a 94 yr. old man?  That must be a real man to do that. Only the most courageous of bangers would go after someone like that.
March 29, 2008 12:56 AM
 

Norma said:

It doesn't matter what color they are, they need to have the death sentence for torctureing the 94 year old or anyone else. They deserves whatever is coming to them,they need to be punished.
April 2, 2008 9:29 PM
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