Teen killed grandmother in plot with friends, say S.C. police

By: Crimesider Staff
Topics: Daily Blotter

Police say Jimmie Paul, seen above, was killed by her grandson and two of his friends on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013.

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(AP) COLUMBIA, S.C. - Investigators say a South Carolina teen offered to pay his friends $5,000 to kill the grandparents who raised him because they were too strict.

Chester County Sheriff's Maj. Bill Murphy said 17-year-old Clayton Watts waited with two friends for his grandparents to come home on the evening of Jan. 29, then ambushed 59-year-old Jimmie Paul and killed her with three gunshots in the chest.

Deputies say the suspects also planned to kill the teen's grandfather, but he went to work on his boat in a shed and didn't come inside. He found his wife's body a few minutes later and called 911.

Investigators say the grandson, along with 19-year-old Shaderius Cohen and 18-year-old Marquaes Buchanan, are all charged with murder and will be prosecuted as adults.

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by vagrant45 February 6, 2013 1:35 AM EST: This type of crime is hard to believe. And his friends went along with it. His new home is going to be a lot worse.; Reply to this comment


by Snakedogg77 February 4, 2013 2:32 PM EST: Gee how strict were the grandparents? I had parents that were strict enough not to have a girlfriend! And that s bad.; Reply to this comment

by PourpaixPourpaix February 4, 2013 2:13 PM EST

And yet one more example of law-abiding citizens just pursuing their God-given right to self-defense. Make my day, just try making me eat peas! How are people going to defend themselves if we take away their guns?

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by namian3 February 4, 2013 7:46 PM EST: I'm sure that if the grandparents owned guns we'll find that Grandma was shot with her own gun. The grandson would've known where to find it.


by txsunshyne February 4, 2013 1:25 PM EST: What a dip stick...he was almost an adult and he could have moved out and moved on with is life...I'm sure he'll see prison will be ALOT stricter!!; Reply to this comment

by Martha12345 February 4, 2013 12:20 PM EST

Fire up old sparkie ....

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by twmat311 February 4, 2013 12:47 PM EST: I just can't wait to hear the defense. And maybe where the $5K (from a 17 year old!) came from.

by twmat311 February 4, 2013 12:19 PM EST

Shaderius and Marquaes...got paid $5K. Let's not jump to any conclusions.

I wonder if the grandparents took him in as a foster child; just wondering where the parents are. Our local child/youth services do this often as a "solution" - often like using alcohol to douse a fire because there's no gasoline around.

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by VA_Jill February 4, 2013 2:17 PM EST: It's not that unusual in the south for girls to be given a boys' name. I knew several Billies and one Jimmye who were girls. Not long ago one of the Texas universities had a female basketball player whose name was Jim Ann.