I live about 15 minutes away from where this all happened and it bothers me that such things are capable by human beings. Brutal murder and such blatant acts of harm should be not tolerated. These boys deserve to go to jail for a long, long time, if not rot in there. I know the situation got out of hand, but was Tahliek going around looking to kill somebody? Was he driving around looking for someone to kill with an illegal weapon? It saddens em to know that humanity is capable of such horrors

MANSLAUGHTER, INVOLUNTARY - In order for a person to be found guilty of involuntary manslaughter the government must prove that someone was killed as a result of an act by the person;

Second, in the circumstances existing at the time, the person’s act either was by its nature dangerous to human life or was done with reckless disregard for human life; and

Third, the person either knew that such conduct was a threat to the lives of others or knew of circumstances that would reasonably cause the person to foresee that such conduct might be a threat to the lives of others.

Forgive me powhatan i wrote earlier “mad as hell”, anyway i am still upset and i wanted to correct some of my sentences and i wanted to write; imagine what would have happen had Joey’s cousin not have came with half the army of his justice in his hands.
SHAME ON YOU ALL!!!! I hope the FBI investigate this whole trial cause something is not right. And Stephanie so you told but you also did the driving and the running away so why are you free Hey Powhatan we have a case now here in Rich,. Tyler Binstead, they all got what they deserve including the girl, who drove, told, and tried to help, well she’s pulling 18 years your justice sukcs in powhatan!

Involuntary Manslaughter???  When someone fires multiple shots into an occupied vehicle???  I THINK NOT!!  Voluntary manslaughter should be the most lenient sentence.  If it’s legal, I think the judge might consider overturning the verdict & issue a more appropriate sentence.

POWHATAN; It is a shame that in this day and time; time for change and finally realizing that we are all human being no matter what color? I don;t see it here in your so perfect town. Up to 10 years for killing a child with a SEMI AUTOMATIC RIFLE,oh and let’s not forget the 83 DRUM CLIP! 24 years old and he killed a CHILD i don’t care what the circumstances where, he is an adult and imagine if he had came to his cousins rescue would there had been death? But you in powhatan did not see that, but you saw he has a 3 year old that needs to be taken care of! Ha! of course why not teach the 3 old to shoot to scare people if your TEENAGE COUSIN GETS INTO A HIGHSCHOOL RIVAVLRY WITH OTHER TEENAGERS WITH NO GUNS. I feel truly sorry for Taliaferro Family my heart and prayers will forever be there for them as well as the Jones Kid I will continue to pray. Justice was not served here and the jurors know it
Parrish family knows it and so does powhatan and now the WHOLE WORLD KNOWS! AND ABOUT THIS I WONDER WHAT WOULD BE THE OUTCOME HAD THE SHOE BEEN ON THE OTHER FOOT? SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT HUH? I hope i never get stranded in your hometown for anything. and i promise you VIRGINIA IS NOT HAPPY. I mean come on people right is right and wrong is wrong. The shooter gets up to 10 yrs., the girl gets nothin and Joey may get something. It’s sad . Powhatan we just voted you know Barak Obama, the FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT. oh i forgot how would you remember, “up to 10 years” for killing a BLACK TEENAGER IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND INJURYING ANOTHER FOR LIFE, SCARE 2 MORE FOREVER, I guess you powhatan forgot to vote Huh?

            Mad as Hell

ptown resident, I realize it is not a crime to carry baseball bats and bb guns, using them to threaten or harm is.  The point of my post was that you shouldn’t make judgements before you’ve heard all of the facts.  If a community is willing to convict before a trial, why have a trial in the first place.

NOBODY CAN DO ANYTHING, ACEPT PRAY FOR EACH OTHER AND HAVE FORGIVENESS!! I FEEL FOR BOTH FAMILIES IN THIS SITUATION! PUT YOURSELF IN THEIR SHOES AND STOP BEING SO JUDGEMENTAL

to just a nobody.  It’s not a crime to carry baseball bats or bb guns.  It is a crime to carry an semi automatic rifles.  they don’t just drop out of the sky, I doubt stephanie was driving around with it in her car.  Ethan and or Joey brought it with them.  Yes it was a situation that got out of hand, but those boys were playing basketball and then getting ice cream.  doesn’t sound to me like someone driving around with an assault rifle looking for trouble.  the parrishes and stephanie, they waited, watched, ambushed and murdered.  Beginning and end of story

. i just dont understand why stephanie isnt being charged. and what bothers me the most, is that the people who helped them with there get away will more than likely do more time than stephanie if she does any. this just shows me that to get through life its about who you know.point blank period stephanie should be charged and be doin some time right with those boys. i jus find it real fishy that the boys are spotlighted for this whole crime when they had another accomplice stephanie reynolds. so my powhatan people what are we going to do about it. if nothing i think this young lady who is serving 18 years should be realeasde for a very similar crime in richmond. i cant remember the young lady name and i am not an investigator but someone else please compare the byrd park murder with this one and let the public know the difference

I don’t care who you are, you do not deserve to be murdered like that.  It’s sick, and even if the Parish boys feel bad for it now, it does not matter.  They deserve time for what they did.  They shot at the car and all of the boys in the car could have been killed.  I know all of the guys riding with Tahliek, if someone tells you to follow them and fight just after a verbal conflict to fire you up… you are going to go and that is what they did.  Nothing like this has happened in Powhatan before, and it was just a very very sad summer in Powhatan.  I just pray for all involved, because they are reliving the worst day of there young lives. 
God Bless