Aiden Shaw was shot dead in his Acworth apartment four months ago. Four people have now been arrested in connection with his death.
This week, Cobb County District Attorney Flynn D. Broady Jr. Rodney Jacob Sanders, 26, found guilty of multiple charges, including one count of voluntary manslaughter, five counts of murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and one count of attempted home invasion. in the first degree, one count of conspiracy to commit home invasion in the first degree, one count of criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, one count of conspiracy to commit armed robbery, one count of burglary, one count of conspiracy to commit burglary.
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In May 2023, Sanders and three others, 20-year-old Jaiden Colon-Crawford, 18-year-old David Travis and 22-year-old Cibias Vieira, broke into Shaw’s apartment while he was away.
After the initial burglary, Sanders returned to the home under the pretense of assisting with door repairs needed due to the burglary. While pretending to help, Sanders passed information to his accomplices, prosecutors said.
Three hours later, the four suspects went to the home while Shaw was inside with his girlfriend. As he tried to block the entrance by bracing himself against the door, he told his girlfriend to “get the gun.”
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Two of the suspects fired gunshots through the door, fatally wounding Shaw.
The three accomplices testified against Sanders and identified him as the ringleader of the robbery.
Vieira received a sentence of 35 years, of which 25 years; Travis, 35 years old with 25 employed; and Crawford, 20 years with 15 to serve.
“This life sentence ensures Sanders is held fully accountable for his actions and reminds us that crimes like this will not be tolerated in Cobb County,” District Attorney Flynn D. Broady Jr. said. and our prosecution team for their dedication in bringing justice to the victim and his family.”
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