SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. — Less than a year after a 22-year-old man was “killed amid a lover’s quarrel”, all three suspects charged in his death have been sentenced to prison.
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The final suspect, Jeremy Allen Munson, then 18, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of 22-year-old Jonathan Tyler Gilbert, also known as Tyler Lane on Dec. 13.
Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix says, Munson, Sydney Makayla Maughon, then 18, and McKenzie Davenport, then 19, went to a home on Dobbins Mill Road.
According to the Spalding County District Attorney’s Office, Maughon was in a relationship with Gilbert, who was visiting the home of another woman Maughon wanted to fight.
The trio went to the home intended to egg it and fight the woman.
While they were there, Gilbert confronted them. This is when authorities said Maughon pulled out a gun.
Maughon became angry that Gilbert was at the house and she and Davenport began throwing eggs and rocks at him.
The DA’s office said, that just seconds before Maughon killed Gilbert, he was seen on video running from the front of the home to the back of the home and in that recording, Maughon begins urging one of the others in the car to “shoot him, shoot him.”
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Gilbert then approaches the car unarmed, and Maughon takes Munson’s gun and shoots the 22-year-old victim two times.
Davenport ran from the car to get some help and was able to get someone to call 911. Maughon and Munson left and went to Maughon’s parents’ home.
Maughon and Munson told Maughon’s father what happened and gave him the handgun, which he hid in the closet, the DA said.
The DA said, the father told them not to call the police, but to let the police find them. Maughon and Munson then go to work at Pizza Hut. Deputies found them after Davenport left her shoes and cell phone in the car when she ran to call 911. Authorities used the tracking feature on her phone, which led to the arrest of Maughon and Munson.
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Munson was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison followed by five years on probation for possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
According to the DA’s office, Davenport entered a plea to two misdemeanor charges based on her involvement in the incidents before the murder.
Maughon pleaded guilty to malice murder. She was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. The DA’s office said Maughon cannot be considered for parole until she has served every day of at least 30 years.
“We are grateful for the work of the sheriff’s office and our office to bring this case to a final resolution for all involved. The family can now begin the process of seeking peace and healing,” said Senior Assistant District Attorney Audrey D. Holliday.