Kameron Lee Prunty
Born: 8/11/1988 - Died: 4/12/2010
Kameron Lee Prunty, 21, of 642 Arnett Blvd., Danville, passed unexpectedly on Monday, April 12, 2010, in Danville. Born Aug. 11, 1988, in Lynchburg, he was the son of Lee Wade Prunty, of Rocky Mt., and Delma Booth, of Hurt.
He was a member of Level Run Baptist Church in Hurt, and after moving to Danville, he joined East New Hope Baptist Church in Danville.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Kalena Prunty, of Danville, and Taye M. Newbill, of Chatham; his maternal grandmother, Vernell Yizar, of New York; paternal grandparents, Lewis Clements (Odessa), of Gretna; devoted niece, Nevaeh Prunty, of Danville; devoted cousin, Christopher Motley, of Danville; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 17, 2010, at the chapel of Miller Funeral Home by the Rev. Harry Braxton with interment in the Level Run Baptist Church Cemetery. Viewing and visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 16, 2010, at the funeral home with the family present from 6 to 7 p.m.
Miller Funeral Home, Gretna, is in charge of arrangements.
[ Va. — A man was fatally shot outside an apartment building Monday night. Danville, Va., police identified the victim as Kameron Lee Prunty, 21, of Danville. His body was found outside the Colonial Heights Apartments at 642 Arnett Boulevard at 7:46 p.m.]
Results of the murder trial:
[The flat panel TV screen above the witness stand in Danville Circuit courtroom No. 2 lit up with a blue glow.
It was part of a PowerPoint presentation Commonwealth's Attorney Michael Newman was using to drive his closing statements home.
Along with text, the screen displayed the image of a sprawled body wearing a black T-shirt and jean shorts. It was 21-year-old Kameron Prunty lying lifeless on top of concrete and grass, felled by a single bullet to the back of the head.
Prunty was shot and killed in April 2010 during a firefight in an apartment complex off Arnett Boulevard. He was not the intended target. In December, 17-year-old J'Tory Charles was convicted of first-degree murder in the death and sentenced to 60 years in prison.
On Thursday, a Danville Circuit Court jury convicted 33-year-old Undraye Ferrell of telling Charles to do it. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison and given a $2,500 fine for aiding and abetting second-degree murder, aiding and abetting attempted malicious wounding and two firearms charges
In his final words to the jury, Newman explained the charges.
"But for the defendant's direction, but for the defendant's encouragement, but for the defendant's actions," he said, his voice rising to a crest then growing soft. "Kameron Prunty would be alive today."
The crux of the trial centered on what Ferrell said — or didn't say — in the parking lot of Colonial Arms Apartments that April afternoon.
According to witness testimony it could have been one of several variations of "let it out," "let that gun sound" or "let him have it."
The abundance of witness statements provided the basis for the defense. From his opening arguments, defense attorney James Martin maintained that he didn't dispute Charles was guilty of murder, but his client had no role in what happened.
"We believe the only evidence you will hear connecting Mr. Ferrell to this murder are words. Words he supposedly said," Martin argued.
Witness testimony illustrated what happened that day.
Kelena Prunty, Kameron's sister, was outside her apartment playing with her daughter, her brother and a friend named Aaron Thomas. Thomas was talking to some young women, who were in a car in the parking lot when a white sedan parked a few spaces down, according to testimony.
Ferrell got out of the car and walked over to where Thomas and another man were standing. Thomas put his hand on his gun and an altercation ensued, according to testimony. Several details differ in the accounts, but all agree that shortly after the argument began, Ferrell walked back to the car and said something.
That's when it happened.
"He (Charles) held the gun up with two hands, pointed it at me and started shooting," Thomas said.
Thomas immediately fled, firing off a few haphazard shots as he sprinted for the corner of a nearby building.
Evidence recovered at the scene shows that Charles fired several shots at Thomas as Thomas ran for cover at the side of a building. He wasn't hit.
Prunty, however, was caught in the lower back. The bullet traveled up through his body before striking his skull, killing him instantly.
After the guilty verdicts had been handed down, Newman called only one witness for sentencing — the victim's father, Lee Prunty.
From the witness stand, he described the real toll of the crime.
"Not a day goes by I don't think about him. He was just a big, fun-loving kid. I miss my son."]
Born: 8/11/1988 - Died: 4/12/2010
Kameron Lee Prunty, 21, of 642 Arnett Blvd., Danville, passed unexpectedly on Monday, April 12, 2010, in Danville. Born Aug. 11, 1988, in Lynchburg, he was the son of Lee Wade Prunty, of Rocky Mt., and Delma Booth, of Hurt.
He was a member of Level Run Baptist Church in Hurt, and after moving to Danville, he joined East New Hope Baptist Church in Danville.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Kalena Prunty, of Danville, and Taye M. Newbill, of Chatham; his maternal grandmother, Vernell Yizar, of New York; paternal grandparents, Lewis Clements (Odessa), of Gretna; devoted niece, Nevaeh Prunty, of Danville; devoted cousin, Christopher Motley, of Danville; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 17, 2010, at the chapel of Miller Funeral Home by the Rev. Harry Braxton with interment in the Level Run Baptist Church Cemetery. Viewing and visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 16, 2010, at the funeral home with the family present from 6 to 7 p.m.
Miller Funeral Home, Gretna, is in charge of arrangements.
[ Va. — A man was fatally shot outside an apartment building Monday night. Danville, Va., police identified the victim as Kameron Lee Prunty, 21, of Danville. His body was found outside the Colonial Heights Apartments at 642 Arnett Boulevard at 7:46 p.m.]
Results of the murder trial:
[The flat panel TV screen above the witness stand in Danville Circuit courtroom No. 2 lit up with a blue glow.
It was part of a PowerPoint presentation Commonwealth's Attorney Michael Newman was using to drive his closing statements home.
Along with text, the screen displayed the image of a sprawled body wearing a black T-shirt and jean shorts. It was 21-year-old Kameron Prunty lying lifeless on top of concrete and grass, felled by a single bullet to the back of the head.
Prunty was shot and killed in April 2010 during a firefight in an apartment complex off Arnett Boulevard. He was not the intended target. In December, 17-year-old J'Tory Charles was convicted of first-degree murder in the death and sentenced to 60 years in prison.
On Thursday, a Danville Circuit Court jury convicted 33-year-old Undraye Ferrell of telling Charles to do it. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison and given a $2,500 fine for aiding and abetting second-degree murder, aiding and abetting attempted malicious wounding and two firearms charges
In his final words to the jury, Newman explained the charges.
"But for the defendant's direction, but for the defendant's encouragement, but for the defendant's actions," he said, his voice rising to a crest then growing soft. "Kameron Prunty would be alive today."
The crux of the trial centered on what Ferrell said — or didn't say — in the parking lot of Colonial Arms Apartments that April afternoon.
According to witness testimony it could have been one of several variations of "let it out," "let that gun sound" or "let him have it."
The abundance of witness statements provided the basis for the defense. From his opening arguments, defense attorney James Martin maintained that he didn't dispute Charles was guilty of murder, but his client had no role in what happened.
"We believe the only evidence you will hear connecting Mr. Ferrell to this murder are words. Words he supposedly said," Martin argued.
Witness testimony illustrated what happened that day.
Kelena Prunty, Kameron's sister, was outside her apartment playing with her daughter, her brother and a friend named Aaron Thomas. Thomas was talking to some young women, who were in a car in the parking lot when a white sedan parked a few spaces down, according to testimony.
Ferrell got out of the car and walked over to where Thomas and another man were standing. Thomas put his hand on his gun and an altercation ensued, according to testimony. Several details differ in the accounts, but all agree that shortly after the argument began, Ferrell walked back to the car and said something.
That's when it happened.
"He (Charles) held the gun up with two hands, pointed it at me and started shooting," Thomas said.
Thomas immediately fled, firing off a few haphazard shots as he sprinted for the corner of a nearby building.
Evidence recovered at the scene shows that Charles fired several shots at Thomas as Thomas ran for cover at the side of a building. He wasn't hit.
Prunty, however, was caught in the lower back. The bullet traveled up through his body before striking his skull, killing him instantly.
After the guilty verdicts had been handed down, Newman called only one witness for sentencing — the victim's father, Lee Prunty.
From the witness stand, he described the real toll of the crime.
"Not a day goes by I don't think about him. He was just a big, fun-loving kid. I miss my son."]
Kameron Lee Prunty
Born: 8/11/1988 - Died: 4/12/2010
Kameron Lee Prunty, 21, of 642 Arnett Blvd., Danville, passed unexpectedly on Monday, April 12, 2010, in Danville. Born Aug. 11, 1988, in Lynchburg, he was the son of Lee Wade Prunty, of Rocky Mt., and Delma Booth, of Hurt.
He was a member of Level Run Baptist Church in Hurt, and after moving to Danville, he joined East New Hope Baptist Church in Danville.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Kalena Prunty, of Danville, and Taye M. Newbill, of Chatham; his maternal grandmother, Vernell Yizar, of New York; paternal grandparents, Lewis Clements (Odessa), of Gretna; devoted niece, Nevaeh Prunty, of Danville; devoted cousin, Christopher Motley, of Danville; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 17, 2010, at the chapel of Miller Funeral Home by the Rev. Harry Braxton with interment in the Level Run Baptist Church Cemetery. Viewing and visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 16, 2010, at the funeral home with the family present from 6 to 7 p.m.
Miller Funeral Home, Gretna, is in charge of arrangements.
[ Va. — A man was fatally shot outside an apartment building Monday night. Danville, Va., police identified the victim as Kameron Lee Prunty, 21, of Danville. His body was found outside the Colonial Heights Apartments at 642 Arnett Boulevard at 7:46 p.m.]
Results of the murder trial:
[The flat panel TV screen above the witness stand in Danville Circuit courtroom No. 2 lit up with a blue glow.
It was part of a PowerPoint presentation Commonwealth's Attorney Michael Newman was using to drive his closing statements home.
Along with text, the screen displayed the image of a sprawled body wearing a black T-shirt and jean shorts. It was 21-year-old Kameron Prunty lying lifeless on top of concrete and grass, felled by a single bullet to the back of the head.
Prunty was shot and killed in April 2010 during a firefight in an apartment complex off Arnett Boulevard. He was not the intended target. In December, 17-year-old J'Tory Charles was convicted of first-degree murder in the death and sentenced to 60 years in prison.
On Thursday, a Danville Circuit Court jury convicted 33-year-old Undraye Ferrell of telling Charles to do it. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison and given a $2,500 fine for aiding and abetting second-degree murder, aiding and abetting attempted malicious wounding and two firearms charges
In his final words to the jury, Newman explained the charges.
"But for the defendant's direction, but for the defendant's encouragement, but for the defendant's actions," he said, his voice rising to a crest then growing soft. "Kameron Prunty would be alive today."
The crux of the trial centered on what Ferrell said — or didn't say — in the parking lot of Colonial Arms Apartments that April afternoon.
According to witness testimony it could have been one of several variations of "let it out," "let that gun sound" or "let him have it."
The abundance of witness statements provided the basis for the defense. From his opening arguments, defense attorney James Martin maintained that he didn't dispute Charles was guilty of murder, but his client had no role in what happened.
"We believe the only evidence you will hear connecting Mr. Ferrell to this murder are words. Words he supposedly said," Martin argued.
Witness testimony illustrated what happened that day.
Kelena Prunty, Kameron's sister, was outside her apartment playing with her daughter, her brother and a friend named Aaron Thomas. Thomas was talking to some young women, who were in a car in the parking lot when a white sedan parked a few spaces down, according to testimony.
Ferrell got out of the car and walked over to where Thomas and another man were standing. Thomas put his hand on his gun and an altercation ensued, according to testimony. Several details differ in the accounts, but all agree that shortly after the argument began, Ferrell walked back to the car and said something.
That's when it happened.
"He (Charles) held the gun up with two hands, pointed it at me and started shooting," Thomas said.
Thomas immediately fled, firing off a few haphazard shots as he sprinted for the corner of a nearby building.
Evidence recovered at the scene shows that Charles fired several shots at Thomas as Thomas ran for cover at the side of a building. He wasn't hit.
Prunty, however, was caught in the lower back. The bullet traveled up through his body before striking his skull, killing him instantly.
After the guilty verdicts had been handed down, Newman called only one witness for sentencing — the victim's father, Lee Prunty.
From the witness stand, he described the real toll of the crime.
"Not a day goes by I don't think about him. He was just a big, fun-loving kid. I miss my son."]
Born: 8/11/1988 - Died: 4/12/2010
Kameron Lee Prunty, 21, of 642 Arnett Blvd., Danville, passed unexpectedly on Monday, April 12, 2010, in Danville. Born Aug. 11, 1988, in Lynchburg, he was the son of Lee Wade Prunty, of Rocky Mt., and Delma Booth, of Hurt.
He was a member of Level Run Baptist Church in Hurt, and after moving to Danville, he joined East New Hope Baptist Church in Danville.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Kalena Prunty, of Danville, and Taye M. Newbill, of Chatham; his maternal grandmother, Vernell Yizar, of New York; paternal grandparents, Lewis Clements (Odessa), of Gretna; devoted niece, Nevaeh Prunty, of Danville; devoted cousin, Christopher Motley, of Danville; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 17, 2010, at the chapel of Miller Funeral Home by the Rev. Harry Braxton with interment in the Level Run Baptist Church Cemetery. Viewing and visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 16, 2010, at the funeral home with the family present from 6 to 7 p.m.
Miller Funeral Home, Gretna, is in charge of arrangements.
[ Va. — A man was fatally shot outside an apartment building Monday night. Danville, Va., police identified the victim as Kameron Lee Prunty, 21, of Danville. His body was found outside the Colonial Heights Apartments at 642 Arnett Boulevard at 7:46 p.m.]
Results of the murder trial:
[The flat panel TV screen above the witness stand in Danville Circuit courtroom No. 2 lit up with a blue glow.
It was part of a PowerPoint presentation Commonwealth's Attorney Michael Newman was using to drive his closing statements home.
Along with text, the screen displayed the image of a sprawled body wearing a black T-shirt and jean shorts. It was 21-year-old Kameron Prunty lying lifeless on top of concrete and grass, felled by a single bullet to the back of the head.
Prunty was shot and killed in April 2010 during a firefight in an apartment complex off Arnett Boulevard. He was not the intended target. In December, 17-year-old J'Tory Charles was convicted of first-degree murder in the death and sentenced to 60 years in prison.
On Thursday, a Danville Circuit Court jury convicted 33-year-old Undraye Ferrell of telling Charles to do it. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison and given a $2,500 fine for aiding and abetting second-degree murder, aiding and abetting attempted malicious wounding and two firearms charges
In his final words to the jury, Newman explained the charges.
"But for the defendant's direction, but for the defendant's encouragement, but for the defendant's actions," he said, his voice rising to a crest then growing soft. "Kameron Prunty would be alive today."
The crux of the trial centered on what Ferrell said — or didn't say — in the parking lot of Colonial Arms Apartments that April afternoon.
According to witness testimony it could have been one of several variations of "let it out," "let that gun sound" or "let him have it."
The abundance of witness statements provided the basis for the defense. From his opening arguments, defense attorney James Martin maintained that he didn't dispute Charles was guilty of murder, but his client had no role in what happened.
"We believe the only evidence you will hear connecting Mr. Ferrell to this murder are words. Words he supposedly said," Martin argued.
Witness testimony illustrated what happened that day.
Kelena Prunty, Kameron's sister, was outside her apartment playing with her daughter, her brother and a friend named Aaron Thomas. Thomas was talking to some young women, who were in a car in the parking lot when a white sedan parked a few spaces down, according to testimony.
Ferrell got out of the car and walked over to where Thomas and another man were standing. Thomas put his hand on his gun and an altercation ensued, according to testimony. Several details differ in the accounts, but all agree that shortly after the argument began, Ferrell walked back to the car and said something.
That's when it happened.
"He (Charles) held the gun up with two hands, pointed it at me and started shooting," Thomas said.
Thomas immediately fled, firing off a few haphazard shots as he sprinted for the corner of a nearby building.
Evidence recovered at the scene shows that Charles fired several shots at Thomas as Thomas ran for cover at the side of a building. He wasn't hit.
Prunty, however, was caught in the lower back. The bullet traveled up through his body before striking his skull, killing him instantly.
After the guilty verdicts had been handed down, Newman called only one witness for sentencing — the victim's father, Lee Prunty.
From the witness stand, he described the real toll of the crime.
"Not a day goes by I don't think about him. He was just a big, fun-loving kid. I miss my son."]
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