Delvin Pendleton beat one year old Alexis to death

[SickenEd]

battered to death huh???? like we have said and like u just proved, you dont know the facts, and we will see or at least i will see all you hypocrites in hell. you guys should really get a life btw post after post about that which you know nothing about that u pulled up on some internet news and trolling through lookin for there myspace pages, seems to me aint none of yall no better then what ur accusing devin of being. because if u have really paid any attention to the news even her family has asked that u respect his privacy as well as hers, and like i have said before, the information that we have, that has come strait from his mouth is not something we are sure we can "SPILL" atm bc of the legal process. be goin to see him around noon today and maybe after his next court date we can shed a little light on the subject for you guys

There is no light you can shed on this case that will change the fact that an innocent child died at his hands. The fact that you stand by him after this speaks volumes of your character. The fact that he never did this to his own child is inconsequential. The fact of the matter is he confessed to murdering her, and weather or not it was for crying, is again, inconsequential.

 

[ineedanap]

Hey everyone sorry its been so long, our family has had alot going on.. by the way my profile picture is of Lexie, I couldnt figure out how to put a pic in the post. Anyways, the boyfriend Devin has been arrested and is being charged with 1st degree murder. All of Lexie's results came back and there was no way at all this could have been considered an accident so he's gonna get all thats coming to him. He actually pleaded not guilty today which is not what we wanted but in the end it's all going to work out. Everyone please keep my dad in your prayers. I dont know if anyone knows but my father kept in contact with Devin before any charges were made and he did this so he could help coax Devin into confessing. well it worked and my father actually drove Devin down to the police station and sat in the room with him while he told the officers everything he did to Lexie. I dont know how my dad did it but it was worth it in the end. this is the hardest thing I've ever been through and I cant imagine anything worse. thank you everybody for your thoughts and prayers it really means alot. if you have any questions I really dont mind answering them

This post is by Lexie's aunt, she posts on another website board I post on. Court was today, and I'm sure they'll be a news update, but I haven't found one yet. I'll keep looking.

 

[MadeaBecBec]

Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:17 AM CDT
The Crawford County Public Defender’s Office has entered a not-guilty plea on behalf of an Oklahoma man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend’s 16-month-old daughter.

The murder charge was filed Monday against Devin Alex Pendleton, 26, of Pocola, who was arrested Oct. 10. His bail was set at $550,000 on Oct. 14.

Pendleton admitted to police he violently shook the infant and threw her against a concrete floor on Oct. 4, according to court documents. The incident occurred at a Van Buren residence shared by Pendleton and the girl’s mother, Sara Shores.

http://www.swtimes.com/articles/2009/10/29/news/news102909_03.txt

I couldn't find anymore dates, but it will probably be a slow going process. I will continue to pray for Alexis Maes family and loved ones and that maybe Devin will succeed in his next attempt at suicide....

 

[cook45304]

let me at them.

I seriously can not believe that there are people here trying to convince us that this asshole monster is a good person. He already admitted to doing it. He got mad, and like a little bitch instead of dealing with the adorable baby girl he decided to be a piece of shit and throw her on a concrete floor? holy fucking shit. & then he tries to kill himself? he should have tried a little harder!!

This little girl died on my birthday She is so cute that it kills me. I cried reading this. This poor little girl wasn't given the chance at life that she deserved. Blunt force trauma.. wow.. Poor little thing.

 

[missinglkp]

this is just awful

I know Devin...and I just found out about this last night. I have no idea who the person is defending Devin, although I am sure I know him/her somehow. This could cause some issues for me, but I feel like I need to speak my mind about this.

Since I found out about what happened to this little girl, I have been one of those people searching the internet to find any articles or news clips about what happened. I do realize that things can be twisted, the media can make things more inflated and sound worse than they actually are. They always have so why would this be any different than other instances? So in that case, I do agree with the person defending Devin.
But this is why I dont...

Almost four years ago, my best friend OD'ed on some prescription pills and was consequently in a coma. I didn't know it at the time for being more concerned with her well being, but there was an investigation against her husband due to the insanely high dosage of meds in her system. I was questioned by a detective the first day that she was in the hospital, but I thought it to be just routine. All I could say was that I knew that she took pills and that her husband did, too and that there were a few instances in which he called me, telling me how she had taken too many pills, but each time he refused to take her to the ER and instead said he would make her throw up.
I didn't find out until a few years ago about this investigation and about all the suspicious things that occurred surrounding this tragedy. I agreed that things seemed to fit together that way, but I have always tried to see the good in people no matter what. And I could understand how her family latched on to the idea that he had definately done this to her, because it's much easier to deal with pain by blaming it on someone else and get angry instead.

Then, last night, I found this out...You see, my best friend was married to Devin Pendleton. He tried to kill her, and he got away with it...then he killed this poor defenseless baby. There is now no longer a doubt in my mind that he did what he did to my best friend. If he could harm a defenseless child....

The story of what has happened in the investigation into Alexis' death reads much like what happened with my best friend. His story changed numerous times as to what happened with her. Sometimes he found her dead in the morning. Sometimes he found her in the bathroom with throw up all over, so he cleaned her up and put her to bed. I've heard so many different versions of what happened that day, it's hard to even imagine what was/is the truth, if anything at all.
And just like he brought the unresponsive child to her mother and then brought her to the ER/called an ambulance (im not sure what happened here), he called 911 when he supposedly found my friend "cold and lifeless" in the morning.

Since this has occurred, my life has been turned upside down. I have known this girl my entire life. She was my best friend in a way that i have never experienced with anyone else at any other time. And I know that I will never feel that way with anyone else. It was beyond friendship, beyond sisterhood and instead more like soul mates. But instead, she has been taken away from me. She is still alive, but unfortunately has some brain damage and now lives in a nursing home.
She is 24 years old and lives in a nursing home.
Thanks to that monster, Devin Pendleton.

I knew him, and I wish I never did, because that would mean that she was never with him and would be still around today in the way that I need her every waking minute.

I'm not in any way saying any of this to get sympathy for myself or even my friend, but instead to let everyone know what he is capable of.

And as far as the person who knows him goes, I'm sure they know about the suspicions surrounding my friend's "injury" and apparently this means nothing to them.
But honestly, how many people do you know out there who have had two suspicious deaths/almost deaths involving them?

 

[badfish76]

WOAH!

I am so sorry for your loss, and thank you for posting.

I hope that they put his ass away for a long time so he can never hurt anyone else.

 

[koochie]

a baby died here obviously bc of head trauma, so of course its bad, i would never wish this on any baby or any parents, i dont even know if i can legally talk about what i was told without repercussions of the court. but the news and the police report have taken what devin has said and added a word here and word there and omitted a word or two of his. like i said he probably will go to jail for a long long time but none of you guys know him and to be calling for his death is completely unfair esp if you care for babies as much as you all claim too. his daughter turned 20 months old today and she may never get to see him again and has possibly lost the chance to ever know him the way i have come to know him or the way her mother or any other of his friends have gotten to know him

ya know what he sounds like a true asshole, i hope the next time he *attempts suicide* he tries a bit harder.

 

[MadeaBecBec]

I know Devin...and I just found out about this last night. I have no idea who the person is defending Devin, although I am sure I know him/her somehow. This could cause some issues for me, but I feel like I need to speak my mind about this.

Since I found out about what happened to this little girl, I have been one of those people searching the internet to find any articles or news clips about what happened. I do realize that things can be twisted, the media can make things more inflated and sound worse than they actually are. They always have so why would this be any different than other instances? So in that case, I do agree with the person defending Devin.
But this is why I dont...

Almost four years ago, my best friend OD'ed on some prescription pills and was consequently in a coma. I didn't know it at the time for being more concerned with her well being, but there was an investigation against her husband due to the insanely high dosage of meds in her system. I was questioned by a detective the first day that she was in the hospital, but I thought it to be just routine. All I could say was that I knew that she took pills and that her husband did, too and that there were a few instances in which he called me, telling me how she had taken too many pills, but each time he refused to take her to the ER and instead said he would make her throw up.
I didn't find out until a few years ago about this investigation and about all the suspicious things that occurred surrounding this tragedy. I agreed that things seemed to fit together that way, but I have always tried to see the good in people no matter what. And I could understand how her family latched on to the idea that he had definately done this to her, because it's much easier to deal with pain by blaming it on someone else and get angry instead.

Then, last night, I found this out...You see, my best friend was married to Devin Pendleton. He tried to kill her, and he got away with it...then he killed this poor defenseless baby. There is now no longer a doubt in my mind that he did what he did to my best friend. If he could harm a defenseless child....

The story of what has happened in the investigation into Alexis' death reads much like what happened with my best friend. His story changed numerous times as to what happened with her. Sometimes he found her dead in the morning. Sometimes he found her in the bathroom with throw up all over, so he cleaned her up and put her to bed. I've heard so many different versions of what happened that day, it's hard to even imagine what was/is the truth, if anything at all.
And just like he brought the unresponsive child to her mother and then brought her to the ER/called an ambulance (im not sure what happened here), he called 911 when he supposedly found my friend "cold and lifeless" in the morning.

Since this has occurred, my life has been turned upside down. I have known this girl my entire life. She was my best friend in a way that i have never experienced with anyone else at any other time. And I know that I will never feel that way with anyone else. It was beyond friendship, beyond sisterhood and instead more like soul mates. But instead, she has been taken away from me. She is still alive, but unfortunately has some brain damage and now lives in a nursing home.
She is 24 years old and lives in a nursing home.
Thanks to that monster, Devin Pendleton.

I knew him, and I wish I never did, because that would mean that she was never with him and would be still around today in the way that I need her every waking minute.

I'm not in any way saying any of this to get sympathy for myself or even my friend, but instead to let everyone know what he is capable of.

And as far as the person who knows him goes, I'm sure they know about the suspicions surrounding my friend's "injury" and apparently this means nothing to them.
But honestly, how many people do you know out there who have had two suspicious deaths/almost deaths involving them?

So very sorry about your friend! Thanks for posting!
Do you think that Alexis Maes Mom may have been taking drugs and was sleeping/passed out and that is why Devin was alone with her? Or that Devin may have drugged Mom? Do you know the Mom?
I'm sure you have thought about this, but I have to ask, have you considered going to the DA with the information about your friend and Devins involvement? They might re-open her case and charge him with attempted murder or something.... Take care!

 

[mynameiswayne]

i'm not here to convince anybody of anything. i know exactly who the person is defending him, i also know exactly who is saying he tried to murder is ex wife by an overdose. i posted my real name so you all know exactly who i am.

devin. can't defend him. i've been through hell and back with him, he's like a brother to me.

what happened 4 years ago, lies in one persons lap, and it's not devins. i was there. i was also blamed for some shit in there too. believe as you wish, there's no reason to bring that up, that day has kept me awake for 4 years now wondering which one of my friends is going to overdose next.

i could give a fuck what any of you on here think of me. i could give a fuck what any of you think of devin. he will serve his time for whatever wrong he has done, and i'll stand by him. if that makes me as bad as him, then you don't know me.

it's interesting how quickly people want to say rot in hell. and it's interesting how that mindset is the same mindset that creates such tragedies. fire with fire. anger for anger.

i've spent my whole life angry, and i've spent my whole life losing. and devin pendleton is one of the only people who has ever stood by my side.

to laurens best friend. you will never know how many night devins and i sat crying wanting to die for what happened that day. if there was an investigation why was i never questioned, i'm the one that stood there while they revived her, i'm the one that said the last thing to her and heard her last words before her not waking up, and those words have never been told to another soul?

that wasn't even worth bringing up, and as i said, in the case of alexis, i'm friends with all parties involved, and my heart is broken for every one of them, including devin. and i don't blame the family for being angry, i'd be angry too, i don't blame people for having feelings and seeing devin as a baby killer. you live your lives feeling better talking bad about bad people. sounds like a good way to spend your day. instead of maybe, i dunno, actually doing something productive, like watching spinal tap, or for fucking god forbid lets raise money to help families that have to deal with such loss. or we could just get on message boards and hope people rot in hell. just remember you are what you hate. luckily for me i hate everything, i just love everything too much to let it all go.

say what you will about me, i know who i am, and you know my name, and to those on here that say they know devin, they know exactly who i am, you have something to say, you know how to get in contact with me. my name is wayne wedge jr. a true friend. who refuses to turn his back on someone he can't defend, because if the tables were turned, that monster wouldn't turn his back on me, and i saw how quickly backs turned when they found that meth in a car filled with people who were shown nothing but hospitality in a time of need. i took some of that blame. so all of them can go fuck themselves.

 

[MadeaBecBec]

i'm not here to convince anybody of anything. i know exactly who the person is defending him, i also know exactly who is saying he tried to murder is ex wife by an overdose. i posted my real name so you all know exactly who i am.

devin. can't defend him. i've been through hell and back with him, he's like a brother to me.

what happened 4 years ago, lies in one persons lap, and it's not devins. i was there. i was also blamed for some shit in there too. believe as you wish, there's no reason to bring that up, that day has kept me awake for 4 years now wondering which one of my friends is going to overdose next.

i could give a fuck what any of you on here think of me. i could give a fuck what any of you think of devin. he will serve his time for whatever wrong he has done, and i'll stand by him. if that makes me as bad as him, then you don't know me.

it's interesting how quickly people want to say rot in hell. and it's interesting how that mindset is the same mindset that creates such tragedies. fire with fire. anger for anger.

i've spent my whole life angry, and i've spent my whole life losing. and devin pendleton is one of the only people who has ever stood by my side.

to laurens best friend. you will never know how many night devins and i sat crying wanting to die for what happened that day. if there was an investigation why was i never questioned, i'm the one that stood there while they revived her, i'm the one that said the last thing to her and heard her last words before her not waking up, and those words have never been told to another soul?

that wasn't even worth bringing up, and as i said, in the case of alexis, i'm friends with all parties involved, and my heart is broken for every one of them, including devin. and i don't blame the family for being angry, i'd be angry too, i don't blame people for having feelings and seeing devin as a baby killer. you live your lives feeling better talking bad about bad people. sounds like a good way to spend your day. instead of maybe, i dunno, actually doing something productive, like watching spinal tap, or for fucking god forbid lets raise money to help families that have to deal with such loss. or we could just get on message boards and hope people rot in hell. just remember you are what you hate. luckily for me i hate everything, i just love everything too much to let it all go.

say what you will about me, i know who i am, and you know my name, and to those on here that say they know devin, they know exactly who i am, you have something to say, you know how to get in contact with me. my name is wayne wedge jr. a true friend. who refuses to turn his back on someone he can't defend, because if the tables were turned, that monster wouldn't turn his back on me, and i saw how quickly backs turned when they found that meth in a car filled with people who were shown nothing but hospitality in a time of need. i took some of that blame. so all of them can go fuck themselves.

Bolded by me!!

What did you come here to say, exactly? Are you expecting applause and a heavy pat on the back? Because, you will remain friends with someone that murdered a baby? A defenseless toddler?
Personally I think the meth has made you somewhat schizoid... It's not rational to hate everything and say you love everything, too!
I'll give you a piece of advice, even though you didn't ask for it, get into rehab and clear your mind and body, then come back here and post something intelligent and reasonable!

 

[mynameiswayne]

never tried meth. thank you though.

this is actually my last post, i have better more productive things to do than argue online on a message board. you people have your opinions, and that's cool.

here's some advice for you

the meth comment wasn't directed to you unless you're laurens best friend. this thread is about devin and alexis, not devin and lauren, especially not false stories about devin and lauren.

back to my advice. get off your computer and talk in the real world where people actually give a shit.

also recognize that hate is hate, whether it be hatred that would cause you to kill a baby or hating a baby killer, it's all the same.

i'd go to rehab if i needed it. but you apparently don't know who i am. so thanks for the advice, but it was irrelevant.

 

[Dakota]

i've spent my whole life angry, and i've spent my whole life losing. and devin pendleton is one of the only people who has ever stood by my side.

And look where it got you both. He is the only one that would stand by you. You have no one else. And he is going to rot. Fine place for either of you. Stand by him all you want, but it hasn't helped so far. It looks like there are many things you should re-think and examine in your life.

As for the rest, you have no clue what you talk about when you suggest what people "do" with their lives to help others. Many here go above and beyond your suggestions. Most here do far more than stand alone next to a baby murderer.

To damn bad you weren't standing by him when he was slamming Alexis to the floor. Although, from the sound of you, I wonder if it would have mattered.

 

[mynameiswayne]

And look where it got you both. He is the only one that would stand by you. You have no one else. And he is going to rot. Fine place for either of you. Stand by him all you want, but it hasn't helped so far. It looks like there are many things you should re-think and examine in your life.

As for the rest, you have no clue what you talk about when you suggest what people "do" with their lives to help others. Many here go above and beyond your suggestions. Most here do far more than stand alone next to a baby murderer.

To damn bad you weren't standing by him when he was slamming Alexis to the floor. Although, from the sound of you, I wonder if it would have mattered.

i wasn't gonna reply.

from the sound of me?

that doesn't make sense, i've never spoke to you before

i've got no one else?

you most certainly don't know me. i have a great family, christian family, any mistakes i've made are all on me not them.
i'm in a few good bands, one of them leaves for tour the day after christmas, and i do mean good bands, because i don't play shitty music, but you won't find out cause ONE of my countless friends fucked up.

so let's see, i got family, friends, real life ones, not internet friends, and they are spread out all over the world. Devin just happened to be one of the best one's i've ever had, and i never thought he would do something like this. he always took shit out on people his own size.

i'm sure you do go above and beyond. i hope you do even. cause message boards are for the weak. that can't actually stand up for something without a keyboard and a monitor. because they have no guts. no balls. whatever you want to call it.

i will stand by him. whatever you think that means of me so be it, but as for where it's gotten me? you don't fucking know me or where i am or where i'm going. you just assume that because i have a friend capable of such an act that i'm just as bad. now, if you do know who i am, i'd like for you to meet me and tell me what you just said about me to my face. see where that gets us.

let me tell you where this whole situation has gotten me.

it's gotten me no sleep since the day i found out i had a friend that was capable of such an act.. so you go fuck yourself on that one.

i'm friends with the mother and father of alexis. i love them both dearly. i didn't really see alexis very much in her time, but she was a beautiful baby girl, i just don't live in the area anymore and it's been since she was born that i moved, so i saw her a couple times on visits.

i've played music with her father, and devin, in the same band and in seperate bands..

and i saw those comments on his songwriting abilities, good job at sticking to the thread topic whoever that was.

guess it's all fine and dandy though, he will rot, you're probably right, and one day you will too. and one day i'll pay for all of my sins too.

if any of you on here do know me and have something to say don't say it on here. come talk to me, myspace me, call me. you know how to find me. i'm down for kind words or anything else you have to say. thing is, people i actually know with a name and a face mean more to me than a screen name assuming they know about me because of a few words written on a message board.

 

[mynameiswayne]

one more thing, i just filled in all my profile shit in case anyone wants or needs any of that information, i'm on myspace more than this board, so yea.

 

[Athena]

i'm sure you do go above and beyond. i hope you do even. cause message boards are for the weak. that can't actually stand up for something without a keyboard and a monitor. because they have no guts. no balls. whatever you want to call it.

You apparently don't realize that you're talking to a bunch of mothers in the 30-50 age range. If we're not hood enough for you, darling, go be "hard" out there in your real life. Although - and I know you're not listening - but there are far more worthy things to dedicate your guts and your balls to than your infant-killing buddy.

These people that you consider weak provide a place for victims to come and vent; they've raised thousands of dollars for victims of violent crime. For the most part, they're worldly, educated and compassionate. Most importantly, they're intolerant of victimizers.

Why bother posting here, Wayne? You made it clear right off the bat that you weren't going to try to defend Devin's actions, which is respectable, but you attack us anyway in the very same breath. Why?

Yes, we spend a part of our day bemoaning the violent crime in the world, and the people who cause it, just like you spend parts of your day doing any number of inconsequential things. People have hobbies, and rarely do those hobbies lead to something productive. This one has for a lot of people, so your unfounded criticism falls on deaf ears, I'm afraid.

Oh, and we're mostly Facebookers, here. You know, where MySpacers go to grow up. :wink:

Edit: I just wanted to add that I'm not trying to make you feel unwelcome or suggest that you shouldn't post here. But I do want to point out that you've been a bit unfair to us. You don't seem like a bad person. But taking out your frustration on us is misguided.

 

[battery jackson]

hey, i think this dude wayne is being straight up. i think he has a conscience, and because of that fact, it's eating him up inside. i can see why an outsider would be upset by the things that people are saying, while as an insider i can understand why people here are so pissed about what happened and are saying what they are.

look at it through not your own shoes. what if one of your best friends who was always there for you ended up doing something on that same level of fucked upness and lost everyone else because of it? try to imagine what you would ultimately do. i know i can't. it can't be easy...

i'm one of the first people on here to go say as many terrible things as possible to the defenders that come on here and act a fool, and i just don't think wayne here fits that bill.

 

[Athena]

look at it through not your own shoes. what if one of your best friends who was always there for you ended up doing something on that same level of fucked upness and lost everyone else because of it? try to imagine what you would ultimately do. i know i can't. it can't be easy...

That's precisely what makes it so difficult for me. I've got close friends. Like, generations-back close. The godfather of my unborn child, Casey's uncle was my dad's best friend in elementary school. One of my best friends, Jessica, and I have been friends literally since we could recognize each other, and her father and my father were best friends in high school. The other two best friends, Olivia and Philicia, their grandma and my grandma used to sing in a group together and have known each other for rough 50 years. Me and my peeps are tighter and go farther back than anyone I know.

That said, if any one of them brutally beat an infant to death, they'd be dead to me. I've cut close motherfuckers off for less. You can judge a man by the company he keeps, and my company's straight. So when I hear people express their loyalty to sick fucks, I don't get it... I don't care HOW many shoes I put myself in. I think, if that guy gave two shits about you, he never would have done anything to put you in this position in the first place.

I know what it's like to love someone no matter what they've done, but I also know what it takes to walk the fuck away from that person. Anyone capable of beating a child to death doesn't deserve people to stick by him. I sympathize with Wayne - I really do. Shit sucks. But I can't respect his decision to remain loyal to this baby killer.

 

[mynameiswayne]

yea, i knew it was mostly folks older than myself on here. but some of them decided to attack me, so i had to say something. i don't care who you are or where you're from or how old you are, no one wins in this situation.....no one. and it hurts. it hurts a lot. i'm not hood, i'm from oklahoma, small town, punk rock more than anything. how anyone could harm a child is beyond me. i generally feel unwelcome everywhere, so it's no big deal, i gots a facebook too. they just didn't have a spot for me to put that one up on my profile, only myspace.

but any age, if you're gonna talk down to me, i'm gonna react.

Wayne Wedge on facebook, my old man is on there too and we have the same name, i'm obviously the younger one with the beard.

and thank you to the people who decided to look at it from where i'm coming from as well as you can.

athena, you have no reason to respect anything about me, and i knew when i decided to stay friends with devin that i'd take shit for it, but, i just can't cut him out. i was raised in a Christian home, i myself struggle with the thought of Christianity, but there is one thing i've taken from it and that is love. i don't believe that love has an ending. true love. and you don't know what devin and i have survived together. he is my brother. not by blood. and that's where he will stay till the day i die. it's just who i am.

and i have to disagree with the judging a person by the company they keep, that just seems cheap, like an easy way to generalize people rather than get to know them. the whole judging a book by it's cover. i promise you if we had met outside of this situation, you would think i was at least an ok dude, regardless of my friends.

and to say that all your friends are clean is even a stretch, you aren't with them 24/7. everybody messes up. i'm talking on a lighter note here than the content of this thread, but everybody has their demons, everybody has their skeletons. may be big may be small but they are there.

i'm only giving my opinion on this mind you, i'm open to being wrong. i'm good at that even. i mean, do you think i became friends with devin thinking "i should be friends with this dude, i bet he'll do something really fucked up someday and make everybody hate him"? i just prefer to judge a person by them and their own actions and not those around them. and not even how they treat others, it's how they treat and act towards me.

 

[HijabiGirl]

I am going to agree with Athena here, a rare event as we are very different women. But if someone I knows kills a baby then there is no loyalty left in me. And I am tlaking true blood, not someone I consider "like a brother." I have some pretty bad people in my family and have remained loyal to them but this would be my cut off.

This "man" killed a baby and frankly he can now deal with the consequences of it. However if justice were in my hands he would not have to worry about how many friends remained loyal to him, dead men rarely care about such things.

 

[this is going badly]

one more thing, i just filled in all my profile shit in case anyone wants or needs any of that information, i'm on myspace more than this board, so yea.

Here to promote yourself and your band on the back of a dead baby? Now that is truly fucked up.

 

[ineedanap]

Anyways, as of right now he was denied the chance to plea insanity and "moment of rage" so that was awesome news. Also, he has to register as a child offender from now on.. Since he was unable to use this as his plea he wanted to change his story that everything was an accident. His lawyer didnt want to defend him that way so he fired him. He had a hearing a week ago and the judge told him to find a new lawyer, but he wants to defend himself so we are unsure whats going to happen next.

This is an update from Lexie's aunt, who posts on another board I read. I Googled, but couldn't find anything current on the case.

 

[badfish76]

Only a fool has himself for a client.

I hope the judge bars this maneuver/manure because it will be fertile grounds for appeal. Hell, it will be fertile grounds for appeal if he DOES bar it.

I have a bad feeling that this is going to drag out for years with appeals and keep the baby's family from getting proper closure.

If he wants to redeem himself he needs to start by admitting what he did so the families and loved ones can start to heal.

 

[thankgodforlife]

hope he gets killed within his termbbwbwebwenbeen ddodondonadonatdonatedonated.

1) I call bs on the blood disorder, if she had problemd with her blood her organs wouldn't have

 

[Dakota]

August 18th:

A Crawford County jury decided a Van Buren man should spend 30 years in prison after finding him guilty of first-degree murder in the shaking death of a Van Buren toddler.
[...]

After the verdict was announced, Prosecuting Attorney Marc McCune called Sara Shores to the stand again. She wept as she read from a prepared victim impact statement.

"The moment she was taken from me, I didn't know what to do anymore," Shores said. "I wasn't going to see that smile again. Coming to terms with that has been the hardest thing for me to deal with."
[...]

Alexis suffered hemorrhaged retinas and such swelling that her brain expanded into her spinal cord because it had nowhere else to go, according to doctors. After her death, her parents decided to donate her organs, and Shores said it comforts her to know Alexis is helping others live.
[...]

First-degree murder carries a prison term of 10 to 40 years, or life. Public defender Ray Spruell asked jurors not to give Pendleton a life sentence so he would have a chance to rehabilitate himself and someday have a life outside of prison. He called to the stand Johnny Clayton, who serves as a volunteer chaplain at the Crawford County Detention Center and who has counseled Pendleton since October, to talk about the changes he's seen since his first visit with Pendleton.

"I've seen Devin go from despair to hope and then beginning to put hope in the lives of other inmates," Clayton said, adding that Pendleton has studied the Bible with other inmates and offered them encouragement.

Pendleton will be required to serve at least 21 years of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole.

In arguing for a life sentence, McCune said Pendleton told several different stories to detectives before finally arriving at the truth, and that he didn't say anything about what happened as he and Shores rushed to take the girl to the hospital Oct. 4.

"He did everything he possibly could not to save Alexis' life," McCune said. He also referenced the constant pain carried by Shores and Jason Evans, the father of Alexis.

"They're victims for life, and he needs to be put away for life," the prosecutor said.
[...]

McCune said the public defender's office had asked if the family would consider a sentence of 20 years in exchange for Pendleton pleading guilty to first-degree murder, but the family rejected that and ultimately decided to let the matter go to trial.

"Whatever the jury awarded sentence-wise, they would live with that and be happy with that, so the 30 years they're pleased (about)," McCune said.

http://www.pressargus.com/articles/2010/08/18/news/news02_081810.txt

 

[Silvahalo]

Wayne, the man you knew is gone. Anyone who could do this has something wrong with them, like really, wrong.
Put your grief in the loss of a innocent, helpless child, she had no one defending her when he took her and stole her life. Think on that.

Alexis suffered hemorrhaged retinas and such swelling that her brain expanded into her spinal cord because it had nowhere else to go, ....
"He did everything he possibly could not to save Alexis' life,"...

Rest in peace littlest angel Alexis, seeing your face again broke me down.
Can't imagine the loss by those who loved you and kissed your sweet face.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Alexis Mae Shores-Evans