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Gang member pleads guilty to 2014 Park Place murder
Parrish sentenced to life in prison with possibility of parole
Lester Parrish
Lester Parrish Jr.
A teenage gang member pled guilty Tuesday to murdering an innocent bystander during an Aug. 15, 2014 gang fight at Statesboro’s Park Place Apartment complex. The gang-related conflict began days earlier at Statesboro High School over a stolen Rice Krispie Treat, according to court reports. Lester Parrish Jr. of Harvey Drive, was sentenced by Bulloch County Superior Court Judge John R. Turner to life with parole, said Ogeechee Judicial Circuit Assistant District Attorney Daphne Totten.
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