Georgia Girl Sentenced After ‘Prank’ Killed Two Males In Lake At Celebration

Shontover Kirkland of Augusta, Georgia, is heading to jail after a “prank” claimed the lives of two fathers in a lake. The 32-year-old surrendered to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Workplace in September 2021 to face prices within the deaths of Eynn Wilson and Edward Kirk Jr. that occurred on Clarks Hill Lake in Lincoln County. The tragedy occurred at a ship celebration the place the incident was partially captured on video. Police detained her on the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Workplace Jail till a choose sentenced her this week.

AP News stories say warrants accuse Kirkland of inflicting Kirk Jr.’s dying by “shoving him off a ship into deep, chilly water” with out regard for his swim potential. She can be being held chargeable for Wilson’s dying. With good intentions, Wilson jumped into the lake to try to rescue Kirk, who was “struggling to remain above water,” stories stated.  Authorities discovered Kirkland’s actions “consciously disregarded a considerable and unjustifiable danger of endangering the security” of Kirk, the warrant says.

Augusta Girl Pleads Responsible In Two Lake Deaths

In an announcement from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, authorities subsequently charged Kirkland with two counts of involuntary manslaughter and one depend of reckless conduct within the 2021 drownings of the 2 Augusta males. In accordance with a number of Augusta space information retailers, Shontover Kirkland pleaded responsible Tuesday to 2 counts of involuntary manslaughter.

The choose sentenced Shontover Kirkland to serve a 12 months in jail and 9 years of probation.

Household Reacts To Sentencing

Video proof from the boat celebration reveals some accounts of how the lads ended up within the lake. There seemed to be two boats anchored collectively on the water. The video appeared to indicate the girl pushing Edward “E.J.” Kirk into the water adopted by laughter. Somebody then screams, “they will’t swim!”

WRDW has reported that Kirkland apologized to the households of the victims and her actions that induced these tragedies. Kirkland knew Kirk since she was 14. The household reportedly seems like her one-year jail sentence isn’t sufficient.