Parrish cousins found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Taliaferro slaying

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Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch

After finding Ethan Parrish guilty of a reduced charge of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a popular Powhatan High School student, jurors will continue deliberations on his sentence this morning.

Parrish's cousin, 18-year-old Joseph "Joey" Parrish, was convicted of the same two counts, as well as an additional charge of possession of a firearm by a felon. Because he was a juvenile at the time of the offense, Joey Parrish will be sentenced at a later date by Judge Thomas V. Warren of Powhatan County Circuit Court.

There was no doubt that on June 24, Ethan Parrish, armed with an assault rifle and 83-round drum clip, killed Taliaferro when Parrish opened fire on a car in which Taliaferro was a passenger. Ethan Parrish fired six shots. The first two struck the road but the next four struck the car, with one hitting Taliaferro in the head and another hitting Jones, then 15, in the back.

Ethan Parrish said he had Reynolds pull over, hoping the other vehicle would drive past. He opened fire hoping to scare the occupants and never meant to hit anyone, he said.

Read more: http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/crime/article/POWH241_20090323-235004/239229/

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1. no justice here

this is wrong. they should be going away for the rest of their lives.

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