ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. — In a heated courtroom moment on Wednesday, the father of Imani Roberson confronted his son-in-law and accused killer, Donell Anderson.
“I want to put my hands on you so bad,” Roberson’s father Ronald Acklin told Anderson.
Anderson is accused of killing his wife, Roberson.
Rockdale County Sheriff Deputies announced the charges after they found Roberson’s body inside her burnt-out car in South Fulton County.
Tuesday, authorities charged Anderson’s brother, Cedarius Glaze, with arson, the concealment of a dead body and evidence tampering.
Wednesday, Anderson faced an additional charge of cruelty to children, in connection with the murder case.
Chief Judge for the Magistrate Court of Rockdale County, the Hon. Phinia Aten, said the warrant stated that Roberson’s children were present during the murder.
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“The 3-year-old audibly heard the incident and that they were also in the vehicle when their mother was being transported out of the county,” Aten said.
Channel 2′s Audrey Washington was inside the courtroom Wednesday, Aten allowed the Roberson’s parents to take the stand and speak directly to Anderson.
“I tried to get her away from you. You could have taken my life and not hers so she could raise her children,” Roberson’s mother Clarine Andujar White said. “Taking a life is not good at all and people like you will rot.”
“You lose and we win because you are never going to see the streets again, I can guarantee that,” Acklin said.
The judge did not set a bond in the case.
Roberson’s mother said her heart aches for her grandchildren.
“We are not going to stop, and we ask the community to be involved and supportive because there are four children without a mother,” White said.
Anderson is due back in court on Aug. 16.
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