CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The brother of the man killed in the 2018 shootout on Warfield Boulevard has been charged with attempted first-degree murder in the incident.
In addition, Antone Levell Gallion, 23, was arrested Wednesday on three counts of aggravated assault, possessing a firearm during commission of a dangerous felony and reckless endangerment.
His brother, 22-year-old Antorius Gallion, died from gunshot wounds in the incident.
The shootout
On Nov. 19, 2018, at about 7:40 p.m., Clarksville Police officers responded to a rollover crash at Warfield and Raleigh Court.
The vehicle had been shot at multiple times, and the driver, Antorius Gallion, was shot and later died from his injuries.
According to initial reports, a female passenger in the car was taken to the hospital with an injured back. A second male passenger did not require medical treatment.
That second passenger has been confirmed as Antone Gallion.
The investigation revealed there a shootout between two vehicles, and during that exchange, Antone Gallion returned fire, according to investigators, Clarksville Police Lt. Charles Gill told Clarksville Now.
Settled in court
The three men in the other vehicle involved were identified as 28-year-old Vincent Bryan “Rabbit” Merriweather, 26-year-old Cedric Stacker and 28-year-old Marques Kelly.
In July, both Merriweather and Stacker pleaded guilty to lesser charges.
Merriweather pleaded guilty to facilitation of voluntary manslaughter, facilitation of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment where a deadly weapon is involved, according to court records.
For the voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault charges, Merriweather was sentenced to eight years of prison each to be served at 35%, and four years on the count of reckless endangerment. The sentences are to be served concurrently, and he has a little over two and a half years worth of credit towards time served.
Stacker pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, possession of a firearm with the intent to go armed in commission of a dangerous felony and weapon possession by a convicted felon during the commission of a dangerous felony.
He was sentenced to six years each on the voluntary manslaughter and intent to go armed in commission of a dangerous felony. These sentences are to be served concurrently but consecutively to the weapon possession by a convicted felon charge, for which he was sentenced an additional five years. He has two years worth of credit towards time served.
The rest of the charges were dismissed.
Kelly was extradited to Montgomery County from Christian County, Kentucky, in April to face several charges including murder for his role in the incident.
All of the charges against Kelly were dismissed in July, according to court records.