Levi Cortez Weems
Name: Levi Cortez Weems
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 05/20/2018
Location: GA-316 and McNutt Creek Drive
Statham, Georgia, 30622
County: Oconee
Agency: Barrow County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Driver Marcellus Edward-James Epps and passenger Levi Cortez Weems were in a Dodge Durango that the Barrow County sheriff's deputy attempted to stop for reported erratic driving. Epps fled at high speed, and a state trooper took over the chase. The trooper caught up with the vehicle and knocked it off the road with a PIT maneuver. Weems was thrown from the vehicle and killed. Epps fled on foot and evaded capture for a year and a -half. He was charged with felony homicide by vehicle in first degree, felony homicide by vehicle leaving the scene, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer for a felony and reckless driving and obstruction of police.
Unique ID: 24502
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