ATLANTA – Attorney General Chris Carr announced that Rodderick Glanton, Homer Upshaw and Terrance Upshaw have been convicted in the June 2021 shooting that killed 17-year-old Jesse Ransom and 18-year-old Saiveon Pugh and wounded two others.
The Attorney General’s Gang Prosecution Unit presented evidence to a Muscogee County jury, which returned its verdict following an 11-day trial. The defendants were found guilty on all 24 counts of the indictment, including malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. Glanton and the Upshaws are members of the Marlo Gang, a hybrid criminal street gang in Columbus. Sentencing will take place on Nov. 29.
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