RIEGELWOOD -- The Columbus County Sheriff's Department says a dispute turned deadly Sunday morning. It happened around 5 a.m. on Robbie's Lane in Riegelwood.
Authorities say 23-year-old Terrell Brown broke into his girlfriend Ashley Brown's house using a machete. David Simmons was staying with her in the house and the two go into a fight.
Deputies say that's when Simmons shot and killed Terrel Brown.
Brown's friends are defending his actions.
Brandon Razor is the victim's friend. He said, "I talked to him the day before yesterday and he told me he was going to buy an engagement ring, he got engagement ring for my stepsister and he was going propose to her. He went over there to propose to her, I guess him and the new dude got into a fight and he just shot him."
Simmons went to the hospital with minor injuries.
Right now deputies say it appears the shooting was self-defense.
i am confused
I seen David the other day with this young lady with more hair on her face than me....and i am a man...i was told by another friend of mine that she is staying with him.....this same Ashley....something don't add up....when all the comments about them being more than friends came out i was sorta on his side knowing him the way i do.....but i heard he said she got that boy ins money and he was going to help her spend it....If i was this young mans family i would sure check in to this.....
David, do you have anything
David, do you have anything to say? R U Okay?
Facts only!!
Please give this a rest. If you must comment on someone's appearence, say who you are. Also call David, he can handle any of your questions.
No one can reach David. Is
No one can reach David. Is he okay? We are concerned!
David thinks he's the MAN
David thinks he's the MAN now.... he's got a good sucker this time....got her buying him bikes, dogs and everything.....but one thing i know for sure....she can't buy his way to hell he already bought that for hisself....
I agree
yes this dude name david really do think he is the man. Someone said that this girl name ashley was staying in david's house. You know what i really do beleive this. This david has no respect for anyone. He think he is so tough, but you know it someone out there tougher than he is. I know for a fact he is the most disgusting man, i have ever known. I really would like to know how he really feels inside. Yes he do have a dog, a motorcycle, and i seen him the other day and he also has a car. The motorcycle i know for sure is from insurance money. How can ashley be so stupid. Yes probably ashley and david is sleeping together, how can she be so stupid laying with a man, known fact was messing with her aunt. both of them has something to answer to. And god please have mercy on their souls. Also for david god does not like ugly, please pay attention to what you are doing and saying to people because you think you are all that. If this person named ashley do have a lot of hair on her face, what do you expect. David will sleep around with anybody, that is willing to. That is one disgusting man that really do not deserve to be on earth.
I sincerely hope all is well
I sincerely hope all is well with everyone involved because it appears that there is pain on all sides. God does not make mistakes. If he brings you to it, He will bring you through it. Keep praying and all will be well.
What ever happen to this
What ever happen to this case does anyone know? And how are the families? I have lost people i love to and never got answers so i completely understand what everyone is going through...God Bless You All....you will stay in our prayers...919
1 who knows
Tara }ashleys' mother{ shut the hell up... Ok look u a hoe and your child is to so you need to sit your old ass down... Ecerybody knows alreay you are a big liar so juss shut up... Well since you aint been round da block the must have been around you... You sit here and try to defend your actions and you are the cause of it all... So get all your lies together and pull this mess with sumbody else... ? Why would she be sleep in the bed with her Uncle??? They were having sex like she is known for doing like you. But I feel Sorry for the poor child she is confused because of her twisted evil mama... Good Day Tara REST ON THAT!!! I'm happy to know that you are the SBI on the case u big LIAR
1 who thought they knew
First and foremost, respect that their are two families that are hurting and upset. Both families need their peace and time to get over this situation. Next thanks for the comments, but Ashley is at work and was when you wrote your comment, I (Tara) am good at anything I do. So if I am a so called hoe, I am damn good at. You must have been out there with me, doing somethings you shouldn't have. Don't hate. Don't judge me either. Ashley and all of my other children were raised by me mostly alone. If you don't like the job I did, maybe you should have stepped up and helped out. The way I see, they are all my children and I love them. Not one of them has ever wanted for anything. If you would like to talk to me, come see me. I don't mind. I would love to know who is so worried about my business that they can't sign their name. This is my first and last time writing to this bull. I am not defending anyone's actions, I was not there. All I know is what I was told by my daughter and the detectives. If you have any other comments or concerns don't write come to me, you call also call Columbus County Sheriff's Department and ask to speak to the detective in charge of the case. Since I am such a big liar, and you know so personally, you should also know how to get up with me. I will give you directions to my house. One more thing, the underlying issue is that someone we all cared about lost his life and my daughter lost a part of hers. What ever the truth is the detectives will find it out. If there is something someone needs to pay for they will. That is the real issue and trying to hurt someones feelings (which by the way didn't work) is not helping. The whole community needs closure and needs to let this go. Agian to whom ever needs to talk to me. I have been in the same place with the same number for well over a year now. When I was a small child my grandmother told me if you do or say anything, never regret or feel bad, you can't change your past you can only work on your future. Now God Bless You and I rest well every single night, because God keeps me from all harm.
I Guess Ur The SBI on this case!
U same to have all the answers to everyone's ? Maybe they need to talk to u? Ashley and her supposedly uncle was there when terell was killed by them. I don't care what u say but nothing will change that a very good young man was murdered by a hooch that he really shouldn't have been with. And for the comment u made about riegelwood that's how u got here ur parents was sleeping around as well? All I'm saying someone needs to pay for his murder noone needs to walk away from this and if ashley didn't do anything wrong why she in hiding and won't go back to work! U said she wasn't with hims so why she at home playing the black widow. U need to get better info before defending a hooch?
Deeply Hurt
Being closly linked to both families, we are DEEPLY hurt more than all of you can imagine. Reading the comments written, I sat back and said WOW. Everyone has an opinion on what happen that night. All we want is the TRUTH and JUSTICE for Tyrell. Individuals has gone to his family and told lies and this only hurts the family more. PLEASE STOP..... Everyone is focus on who did what and when. Has anysone took time to look at how Columbus County is handling this investigation. The home was never marked as a crime scene. Ashley and her mother was left at that home after the investigators left. The crime scene is contaminated and we may NEVER know the truth. I don't think Columbus County isn't given this crime a full investigation because it is a black on black crime. If you have energy to post your comments, use that energy to push Columbus County to do their job. Demand a full investigation and let the forensics tell the truth. Your voice and community outcry is needed. Then, maybe the families can get the closure that they rightly deserve. Time and pray heals all things and we will need alot of that.
Pray for us all.
Deeply Hurt 2
This is a member of Ashley's family. Ashley nor her mother were left there alone When Ashley and her mother left the house the police and the SBI were there. Ashley is a victim as well as Terrell. None of us were there so we don't no what happened. I can tell you both families are hurt. Both families need our love and support. This being a black on clack crime has nothing to do with the evedience the police have. The Columbus COunty Sheriff's Department is working on the case. We will all answer to God and that is how judges us all. Maybe you should wonder why he was taken out the house with gloves on. Or maybe why he broke into the back door. He didnot have a key to the house because the locks were changed. Ashley deeply loved Terrell and he loved her. If you have questions, and you are close to both families, why don't call her mother. We all fall short of the Glory of God. We will all answer to God and God only. Give this a break. Also the comment about Pandora started because she put her on business on blast. She told people that Ashley was involved with this man. Ashley was not and no matter what anyone else believes, his WIFE knows that. We all need to pray.
tell me how
I have some question? 1) why did Ashley call David uncle "Dee". 2) Why was Ashley scared of Terrell when she was still going to pick him up? 3)How did David explain to his "wife" how he was Ashley uncle 4)why would a married woman let her husband protect a ex girlfriends niece from her boyfriend that (she was still picking up and riden around)....come on now...lets keep it real...not hear say i seen it with my own eyes.....i will pray for both families and hope one day the truth will come out but like you said God is the judge and he see all things....and what happens in the dark will soon find the light.....and i will pray for the light for all that is involved
Somebody's Lieing
If u read the whiteville paper it states ashley's friend. If u read the paper from last monday it states ashley's "uncle" . Which is it? Ashley needs to tell what happen so everyone will stop putting there business out there. If she slept with her aunt's ex oh well she should've told terell she didn't won't him. She wanted her cake and ice cream to. But in the mix a very sweet young man lost his life behind a game. I hope ashley can rest asure every night knowing that her boyfriend terell was murdered bscaues of her. And ask her mom what she aint no better than her daughter. They have all been around the block?
My ? 2
If you talk with the Detective, you would be able to read the letters that Ashley recieved from Terrell saying he would be glad when they got back together. She was not with him! As for her mother being around the block, what's wrong you, her mother didin't do anything and from what I here, Everyone in the great town of Riegelwood has been around the block. Her mother is a grown woman who had four children with one man and stayed married to him for a long time. As a matter of fact form highschool to her thirties. Agian everyone should mind their business and let the LAW AND THE LORD, do what is right.
What were you thinking?
I can not believe someone would say that about Riegelwood. I am from the Riegelwood area and I definately have NOT been around the block! MY ? 2 why on earth would you make a comment like that and then try to sound God fearing. That definately was not a Godly comment. I will pray for you.
none of your business
question one maybe she want'ed too. question two ask her, question three how you know he is married, question 4 how do you know he is married. Speculation. Now terrell and ashley's family is either reading or hearing all this nonsense. Get back to the main subject. Why did all this happen. People are stilling after this young man's family have buried their child is still talking unecessary for the most part hearsay. The only thing that these kind of comments do is keep the "mystery" going. Leave both families alone and let them grieve and hopefully time will heal some hurt wounds that have been said. Please his so called wife or girlfriend might be having the same questions you have. Leave the greiving families alone. They really should'nt even let all this nonsense be put on line. What more damage do you want to cause. Please also while you are praying make sure you pray let justice prevail.
Is it even a crime scene?
Unless the DA reaches a conclusion different from the Sheriff, the opinion that this was a legally justifiable, defensive shooting will prevail.
The Truth is Out
Who didnot have a relationship with Pandora. The truth might not add up, but who are we to judge. We were not there, and neither were anyone one else. God knows the truth and that is all we all have to answer to. Evidence does not lie, and when the evidence comes out I hope and pray everybody will be ready to apologize. All these rumors are not helping anything. Everyone should mind there business and let both families grieve and get closure.
WHAT IS THE UNDERLINED ISSUE
I see that her family submitted "Who did not have a relationship with Pandora." Isn't this Pandora's family too? Did they not like Pandora? Why are they putting Pandora on blast she was not there? And the comment that was made about the trailer; Do all black people have to stay in trailers? Everyone need to stick to the issue. And the issue is, What IS THE REAL STORY and will it every come out. How long will Asley go before she will break?
The Ex-Boyfriend!!
I happen to know the young man and he was a very respectful person. When I heard that he was with Ashley brown I couldn't put those two together. The stories r not adding up and the truth will come out soon. And my prayers r with his family! If u have a key then u don't have to break in and all the UNCLE (other man) had to do was shoot him in the leg. This was planned and justice needs to be served if that means both of them go to jail.
Judge ye not lest ye be judged.....
I've been reading the comments that people have been posting and I must say that I am apalled! A life has been taken and all you people seem 2 be thinking about is lashing out. The truth will come out, whether its here on earth or with God. Remember judge ye not lest ye be judged. And if you aren't smart enough to spell simple words correcty then maybe instead of being onthe computer you need to be somewhere trying to get educated.
Hm..
This is why he should have called cheaters, instead. They could escort him in there with a bunch of cameras, and body guards, and no physical injuries would result.. just a few blows to everyones self-esteem. Leave the machetes at home, people.
Riegelwood dispute turns deadly
This is a terrible incident for everyone involved. I happen to know the guy that was killed. He was a very polite yooung man. But my question is why was he going to his g/f's house at 6:00 A.M to give her an engagement ring?
You left something out....
"...why was he going to his g/f's house at 6:00 A.M to give her an engagement ring ARMED WITH A MACHETE?"
whos to say...
whos to say it was his gf's house, what i think is that he too also lived there with the "victim"... so they say, maybe he was going into his HOME and the machete came out of THEIR yard and he was going to use it to defend himself with it, and not intentionally going to harm anyone. thats my belief on what happened
To defend himself against what?
If what you say is true, then the minute he realized she wasn't ...ahem...alone, he should have turned and walked away without looking back, thanking the Lord that he found out before he married her.
Going to prison or winding up dead over a cheating lover is a pretty foolish decision.
Women (and men) are like buses - there's another one coming along in fifteen minutes.
You need to re-read the article
If that is what you believe then you need to re-read the article. It very clearly state he was breaking into HER house (trailer, I bet) Here is the line from the article:
Authorities say 23-year-old Terrell Brown broke into his girlfriend Ashley Brown's house using a machete.
If it was also his house (trailer) why wouldn't he open the door with these new objects called "keys"? Maybe because he didn't live there and was breaking in to hurt her. Good thing new "bf" was there to put an end to it.
GF?
Terrel wouldn't have to had to break in if he really was the boyfriend.
Something was going on here and nobody is talking yet. How much you want to bet this had something to do with drugs?
How much do you want to bet
How much do you want to bet that it had absolutely nothing to do with drugs? Just because they were black doesn't mean that it had anything to do with drugs. Please quit being ignorant because that statement was very unnecessary. Remember that in the mist of all of this someones son has been murdered. The fact of the matter is that Ashley and Terrell had been seriously dating for several years. Truth is the "Uncle" is really a guy that Ashley's aunt use to have a relationship with. Not too mention the fact that Ashley has been having a relationship with the man for over a year now. What happens in the dark will eventually come to the light.
WHAT???
You mean to tell me Ashley was going with Pandora's old boyfriend. That is NASTY!!! Ashley should be ashamed of herself. That leads to another question, If he isn't really her uncle and he's married where is his wife? And what is she saying about the this?
Confusion
Maybe he do or maybe he don't have a wife. If he do now another victim is in the picture. Now what. These kind of accusations if they are not true will cause a lot of confusion. Okay say for instance the man that was there was NOT her biological uncle, but a person she calls her uncle then what. You have this young lady name ashley sleeping with her aunt's old bf come on be realistic. Now it looks like we are trying to hurt feeling instead of getting to the real reason this happen. Only three individual where there. If this young lady was messing with her old boyfriend then why just now it is coming out. What would be said if this didn't occur. Come on lets stay focus on what has happen, then what supposely happened. With all these accusations now what if he is married now what!
Craziness!
I do not know the people who were involved but if the story does not make sense its probably not true. What does it say about the girl who was laid up with her aunts ex. There must not be to much to her. For the so called uncle, where is the wife. He should have been home with his family. If you lay down with dogs you get up with fleas. Too bad this young man got caught up with trash. Of course the man who did the shooting is remorseful. He has now taken someones life. He should be accountable for what he has done. She is the accomplice in my eyes. When you bring someone else into your home/bed when you are already in a relationship it causes lots of trouble and heartache. Look at what this has done! Dont you people think our community has been through enough. We need to be concerned with other things besides killing ourselves. I just hope and pray that there will be closer to the situation for the young mans family. His life had only begun but now god has a special place for him. It is true, GOD MAKES NO MISTAKES!
Who's to say what happen?
By knowing the gentlemen that shot someone in self-defense some people are making too many are accusations. No one was there but three individuals: how do some people read in to this, that this young lady was involved with the gentlemen, or drugs must have been involved. I really believe it was done in self-defense. No one has actually heard the whole story, everything is hearsay, and my response to whomever wrote this e-mail shut-up and get your facts straight before you know what really happen. The person that put up the defense is remorseful about the situation.
Don't Be on Mute Now
You don't want us to guess about what happened here, then you need to tell Ashley to speak out and tell us what really happened that morning, seeing that she didn't get murdered. It's a shame Terrel isn't able to tell us his side of the story, now isn't it. There are alot of unanswered questions and I want answers.
Common sense
you know this man has talked to his family and friends about this matter, You also know that in his defense someone tried to go on line and tell what happened, but unitl the case offically closed the comments about what happened is not allowed to go on line. It is really sad that you people are focused more on who this man is sleeping with if anyone. rather than how it came to the piont of dude being shot. I'm sure that in do time all questions will be answered, but nothing everyone is talking about now has anything to do with why this man got shot.
So True
I would just like to say you are so true with what you said.....It's sad that It happen this way....but God don't like ugly....and what you do in the dark will come to the light......all we can do is pray for the family....and know that God makes no misstake....as for the "uncle" and the g-friend there will be many restless nights..... and for his wife and many other g friends get out now b4 something else happens "God don't like ugly"
who really knows what happened
By me knowing the gentleman in self-defense some people are making too many accusations. No one was there but these three individuals, how do someone read into this that this young lady was going with the gentleman, or how can someone speculate there where drugs involved. No one has actually heard the whole true story. If you don't kniow what you are saying is true SHUT UP. He received life-threatening wounds while trying to defend hisself. And also saved another life. He is very remorseful about what happened that morning. It is sad but he was in a dangerous situation.
Sad state of things these days
But crimes and tragedy like this have been going on since biblical times.