Three Convicted in 2021 Ft. Oglethorpe Murder
The Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Superior Court sentenced three individuals to life in prison for murder last week. Keishann Rowe, Keonte Ragland and Deonna Ragland were found guilty of felony murder and aggravated assault in connection with the murder of 19-year-old Jaylon Eberhardt in 2021. They lured Eberhardt to the playground of the apartment complex where they live. Malachi Housley shot Eberhardt in the back and leg. Eberhardt was attempting to get help for his injuries and died on the doorstep of a law enforcement officer. Malachi Housley confessed in June of 2023 and was sentenced to life in prison for felony murder and aggravated assault. After a week-long trial, Rowe, Keonte and Deonna Ragland were each sentenced to life in prison last Thursday.
