Ear Hustle

Seattle Teen Kills Man Over His Cell Phone

teen kills man for cell phone

A Seattle family is mourning the loss of David Peterson, 54, who was callously murdered during a parking lot robbery.

Byron White, 17, fatally shot Peterson last month for his cell phone. The violent teenager then immediately went to a friend’s house where he complained that the stolen cell phone was “too cheap.”

White fled police for a week before he was caught boarding a plane to Atlanta, Ga., on March 1.

“David Peterson went out for a walk around the neighborhood after dinner and never returned, ” King County prosecutor Dan Satterberg said. “He was a random victim from a chance encounter with a dangerous young man. That the evidence shows he was murdered for his cell phone by a teenager with a gun makes this all the more tragic and senseless.”

“He said that the man had seen his face, and he had to shoot him,” White admitted to police.

“[White] showed his companions the phone he had finally taken from the man and expressed his disappointment that it was not a nicer model.”

White is charged with murder, unlawful possession of a firearm and attempted robbery. He’s being held on $2 million bail and will appear in court on March 17. If convicted, he could face up to 35 years in prison.

[iframe id=”http://launch.newsinc.com/?type=VideoPlayer/Single&widgetId=1&trackingGroup=69016&siteSection=nydailynews&videoId=25678185″]

Source: AmericaOverLook.com

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Most Popular

To Top