Tucker man convicted of murders
DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced the conviction by jury trial of a Tucker man accused of shooting and killing a man outside a pub – his second felony murder conviction since June.
A jury found Quinterius Sutton, 28, guilty of two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in connection with the death of Trevor Stephenson, 21, in August 2023.
Police reported that they found Stephenson lying on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds when they arrived at the scene. Some bystanders had tried to perform CPR, but Stephenson did not survive his injuries, according to a news release.
Through their investigation, police said they identified Sutton as the shooter. In an interview with detectives, Sutton admitted to shooting Stephenson, but claimed it was in self-defense, according to police.
Sutton said he was standing at the entrance of the pub when Stephenson showed up and shot at him, according to the news release, but police said that surveillance video from the business showed Sutton firing his gun but did not capture Stephenson’s arrival.
Crime scene investigators recovered 11 bullet casings from the scene. The news release states that testing revealed all the casings were from the same weapon.
Immediately after the verdict, Senior Judge Arch McGarity sentenced Sutton to life with the possibility of parole, plus 15 years, which he will serve consecutively to a life sentence imposed earlier this summer.
On June 1, Sutton pleaded guilty to malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in the shooting death of Anderson Adonay-Perdomo, 23, at a gas station in Chamblee in March 2024, according to the news release.
