Moss sentenced in murder of friend

Date: March 08, 2022

A 24-year-old Augusta man convicted of murder for killing a friend was sentenced Monday, March 7, to life in prison without the possibility of parole plus 25 years.

Jamal Moss was convicted Friday, March 4, of murder and violation of the state’s Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act for the June 3, 2018, slaying of 25-year-old Mishon Robinson.

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According to testimony during last week’s trial, Moss was angry that Robinson did not come to his aid when he was jumped and beaten earlier in the day. Robinson was outside an Alpine Road apartment when he was shot to death.

Moss also shot Robinson to maintain his position in a local Bloods gang, Billy Bad Ass, according to the indictment.

The Richmond County Superior Court jury that convicted Moss of murder acquitted him of charges filed in connection with a shooting at the home of one of the men who jumped on Moss.

Sandy Hodson is a staff reporter covering courts for The Augusta Press. Reach her at sandy@theaugustapress.com. 

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Award-winning journalist Sandy Hodson The Augusta Press courts reporter. She is a native of Indiana, but she has been an Augusta resident since 1995 when she joined the staff of the Augusta Chronicle where she covered courts and public affairs. Hodson is a graduate of Ball State University, and she holds a certificate in investigative reporting from the Investigative Reporters and Editors organization. Before joining the Chronicle, Hodson spent six years at the Jackson, Tenn. Sun. Hodson received the prestigious Georgia Press Association Freedom of Information Award in 2015, and she has won press association awards for investigative reporting, non-deadline reporting, hard news reporting, public service and specialty reporting. In 2000, Hodson won the Georgia Bar Association’s Silver Gavel Award, and in 2001, she received Honorable Mention for the same award and is a fellow of the National Press Foundation and a graduate of the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting boot camp.

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