Day 4, Dec. 17, 2004 ATLANTA – Jason Futch was convicted of murder on Friday, Dec. 17, 2004 and was immediately sentenced to life in prison, plus five years. Futch was convicted of all three charges involving Mike Weaver — felony murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and possession of a firearm during the Read more about The Trial: Day 4[…]
Day 3, Dec. 16, 2004 ATLANTA — Testimony ended abruptly Thursday in the murder trial of Jason Futch when Futch, who had been assailed all day by a string of prosecution witnesses, decided not to testify in his own defense. His decision meant Futch’s attorneys ended their defense without calling any witnesses and they presented Read more about The Trial: Day 3[…]
Day 2, Dec. 15, 2004 ATLANTA – Three witnesses testified Wednesday about threats made by Jason Futch, and two said that after Futch threatened to kill them, they saw him raise a 12-gauge shotgun to his shoulder and fire one shot at close range in the direction of Mike Weaver. The buckshot went only about Read more about The Trial: Day 2[…]
Day 1, Dec. 14, 2004 ATLANTA – A jury of eight women and six men, including two alternates, was selected late Tuesday in the trial of Jason Futch, accused of killing Mike Weaver in an Atlanta apartment last year. Testimony is scheduled to begin Wednesday at 1 p.m., and not in the morning as had Read more about The Trial: Day 1[…]
Many tributes and ceremonies have been held in the wake of Mike’s death. Here are some of them. October 2004 – Again this October, like last October, following the performance of the annual “Swamp Gravy” play in south Georgia, members of the audience were asked to participate in a solemn honoring the life and memory Read more about Tributes to Mike[…]
From The Macon Telegraph By Sharon E. Crawford, The Macon Telegraph ATLANTA (Mar. 27, 2004) – A Brunswick man was indicted Friday on charges of shooting a Milledgeville man to death at a party last year. A Fulton County grand jury indicted 20-year-old Jason Futch on charges of malice murder, felony murder, three counts of Read more about Article 6: Man indicted in shooting of Milledgeville man[…]
From The Macon Telegraph By Bill Weaver, The Macon Telegraph WARNER ROBINS (Nov. 26, 2003) – Twenty years ago, as we prepared to sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, we did so with a 10-month-old baby asleep in his crib. His name was William Michael, but we called him Mike. He was the second of our Read more about Article 5: Thanks for all the giving[…]
One of the few comforts we had in the days immediately following Mike’s death was reading the mail. We received more than 500 cards and letters. They provided a daily source of encouragement that we would get through this, and that others cared enough about us to wish us well. We will, of course, save Read more about Cards, letters and flowers[…]
From the Atlanta Jewish Times By Jami Gaudet, Atlanta Jewish Times ATLANTA (August 2003) – It was the kind of silently explosive headline that sends a collective shudder down the spine of everyone who has a child. You might have seen the story in the newspaper, momentarily shaking your head, acknowledging the senseless violence in Read more about Article 4: We grapple with the enormity of our loss[…]