Man confesses to beating child to death

Lawrence Jackson (Photo courtesy Lamar sheriff's office)

Man confesses to beating child to death

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Thursday, March 4. 2010

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A 20-year old Gray man has reportedly confessed to beating his girlfriend's three-year-old son to death in Monroe County.

The confessed killer, Lawrence Jackson, spent some time the week before Christmas 2009 in the Lamar County jail on a drug charge.

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#1 cats on 03/04/10 at 11:56 AM

Oh my. What a dreadful story. What a sad existence for that poor little 3 year old boy.
This scum confessed. I hopeful that justice will be served for this little angel now and that he is safe and at peace with the Lord.

#1.1 wtf people on 03/05/10 at 02:30 PM

What's up people. 250 posts about the dead dog and people are barely commenting on this scumbag who kills a child.

There is definitely something wrong with this. I think anyone who kills a human should not be given the privelage of sponging taxpayers by sitting in the comforts of today's prisons.

On confession or DNA evidence, there should be an automatic execution within 90-days of sentencing. Then let God place his judgement on him.

#2 Kerri on 03/04/10 at 12:00 PM

He needs to die. Death penalty all the way. No questions asked.

#2.1 lynda on 03/04/10 at 01:02 PM

He deserves to be tortured and then put to death..

#2.1.1 Anonymous on 03/09/10 at 09:08 AM

The creap needs to be beat just like that poor child got beat. He needs to suffer just like he did. I dont pitty him, I can only hope and pray that he gets what he deserves, He will have to answer God for this I wouldnt want to be him, cause God says " What you do to a child you also do unto me"

#3 Anonymous on 03/04/10 at 12:29 PM

DAMN! THIS IS SAD ANOTHER CHILD!

#4 anon on 03/04/10 at 12:48 PM

The bastard should be hung before sun down!

#5 Anonymous on 03/04/10 at 01:31 PM

i spoke with the boys grandmother this morning.my heart goes out to her.she looked and spoke as if her world has ended.i hope that dreadful excuse for a man gets what he deserves.to take away a childs life is the most awful crime anyone could commit.my thoughts and prayers are with you.

#6 anonymos on 03/04/10 at 01:31 PM

This child was never a moments trouble he always had a smile for everyone I just can't imagine any one being able to even look at such a sweet innocent baby and be capable of hurting him how could this monster do that baby that way and I hope they give this guy the death penalty just like they did Conner.Jarad remain strong in your faith my son you are going to need it through this.

#7 Anonymous on 03/04/10 at 02:18 PM

I agree with #2. Kill him.

#8 Alice Ramseur on 03/04/10 at 02:55 PM

How many of our children have to be brutalized, tortured, raped, and murdered before our out of control judicial system realizes that there is no cure for EVIL

#8.1 Anonymous on 03/04/10 at 03:28 PM

Love is the cure. Unconditional, non-judgemental love. The forgiveness shown after the Amish school shooting a few years ago is a perfect example of it. The family of this little child and of the boyfriend need our prayers at a time like this. Not pitchforks and mob mentality..but Love.

#8.1.1 Anonymous on 03/04/10 at 03:52 PM

Love will not bring this child back...the family of the little boy need our prayers, but no prayers for the monster or his family......
Bring on the pitchforks and noose.....

#8.1.1.1 Anonymous on 03/04/10 at 06:26 PM

I guess it is a good thing God is in control instead of us.

#8.1.1.1.1 slewfoot on 03/05/10 at 02:52 PM

you are 100% correct. God was in control when this child lost his life... I agree...Satan is innocent and had absolutly nothing to do with this...

#8.1.1.1.1.1 Sheila Tolley on 03/10/10 at 01:39 PM

Oh yeah, if one listens to these idiots.....Hell is empty and Heaven has no vacancies. They think prayer is the answer to everything.....God feeds the birds of the air, but he doesn't throw it in the nest for them. God expects US to keep idiots like this in line. A very short line. Like kill him before dark!

#8.1.1.1.1.1.1 Anonymous on 03/17/10 at 06:59 AM

you're nuts.

#8.1.2 jsimmons on 03/04/10 at 05:11 PM

You are crazy as hell !! Love my a$%! He needs to meet the devil

#8.1.3 Sheila Tolley on 03/10/10 at 01:33 PM

Yeah, I would love to pitch fork the child beating devil.

#9 Anonymous on 03/04/10 at 04:30 PM

I just have a question. Why do women trust their sorry johnny-come-lately (and with a criminal record) boyfriends with their children? She should be charged, too. I doubt this abuse was the first abuse the poor child suffered at the hands of his mother's boyfriend.

#10 H B on 03/04/10 at 04:35 PM

This is one time that I hope he gets into the general population of the prison and they correct his wrong. Having him get the same punishment he gave the child.

#11 me on 03/04/10 at 05:02 PM

Really... we focus on the negative behavior so mouch we forget that now the behavior must be corrected. Doing the samething (murdering) this man will not do any justice what so ever. Doing so will only show that the world is just as cruel as he. Prayer is needed for both the child's family and the individual that committed the crime. When some one is drowning... we should help them out of the water not ignore them and allow them to die. Christ calls us to help each other regardless of the circumstances. Christ has brought us out of darkness and into the light, let's pray that the young man will turn to Christ for the forgivness of his sin. We are all sinners correct?

#11.1 Anonymous on 03/04/10 at 06:19 PM

What part of "Thou Shall not Kill" do you not understand? Let alone a child who looks to adults for guidance. God is a foregiving God and let him do the forgiving. Mean while we need to protect the innocents from evil individuals as this!

#11.2 L.T. on 03/05/10 at 09:25 AM

You can pray for what you want...I pray he gets the death penalty.

#11.3 A PISSED OFF PERSON on 03/08/10 at 12:29 PM

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME....... I GUESS YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN IN THIS SITUATION, WHY DON'T YOU LET HIM BABY SIT YOUR CHILDREN......

#12 Anonymous on 03/04/10 at 06:20 PM

Ahhh all these good God loving christians wishing death and torture on a man because of the evils he has done. It is amazing how much the comments change from story to story, yet its the same type of people.

So interesting.

#13 Anonymous on 03/04/10 at 07:14 PM

I'll pray for him. I'll pray he burns in hell..... very slowly.

#14 Anonymous on 03/04/10 at 10:21 PM

Mother is just as guilty and also pregnant by this low life. I bet money she will soon be charged as well in this death. Unfortuanetly this kid has already succeded in reproducing.

#15 kat on 03/04/10 at 10:38 PM

John Walsh said it best in an interview I read earlier today. He said he is not a big fan of the death penalty but he is in favor of anyone who kills a child getting the death penalty.

Scum like this should be locked away and never ever let back out unless its in a coffin.

To all of the bible thumpers who say "OH PRAY FOR HIM" who was praying for this child to be saved from this psychopath while he was torturing this poor child to death. If prayers could fix this don't you think the child's mother would have fixed this poor innocent child's death with their prayers by now. It is these same bible thumpers that preach one minute and hide under anonymous posting the next.

#15.1 Anonymous on 03/05/10 at 06:06 AM

So, Kat, if he's locked in a coffin, you think they should later let him out?

#16 Anonymous on 03/05/10 at 05:51 AM

For those wishing the man burns in hell instead of repenting and finding the Lord - be very very sure that you are not guilty as well of violating any of the 10 commandments either. Yes murder is one of them but there are others. Keeping the sabbath holy, worshiping false idols, using the Lords name in vain, honor your father and mother and coveting your neighbors wife or property are some of the others that are FREQUENTLY violated but we dont seem to condemn those violators to hell as quickly.
Im praying for the families and everyone involved. May the peace of the Lord be with them, all of you as well as myself.

#16.1 Sheila Tolley on 03/10/10 at 01:48 PM

Here cometh another Fool. Do thoust really think the top ten are equal in weight? Speeding is illegal. I'll go 50 in a 35MPH zone, you go 100 in the same zone. Are the fines equal? You are heartless to that poor child to even pray for that damned boyfriend. I hope someone takes care of him REAL QUICK in jail. Even convicts do not like child abusers. SICK 'EM!

#17 Anonymous on 03/05/10 at 07:37 AM

I don't care what anyone thinks/says...There is NO EXCUSE for touching or Harming a child. Burn in Hell, you sorry excuse for a man...

ROME

#18 step on 03/05/10 at 07:47 AM

this isnt the first time my poor connor has bn abused she kept the abuse frm us i hope she is charged with abuse too and i hope they give him the death penalty bc connor was the sweetest boy u could ever meet! i love u connor ur in my prayers!!

#19 ME on 03/05/10 at 09:04 AM

THE MOTHER NEEDS TO BE CHARGED FOR MURDER AS WELL. HOW COULD YOU LET SOMEONE ABUSE AND KILL YOUR OWN CHILD. THEY ARE SICK DISGUSTING PEOPLE SHE DOES NOT DESERVE TO HAVE ANY CHILDREN AT ALL. THEY BOTH NEED TO BURN IN HELL!!!!!!!

#19.1 Anonymous on 03/05/10 at 10:20 AM

HOW COULD THIS BLOG ALLOW SOMEONE TO ABUSE CAPS!!! CAPS DO NOT DESERVE TO BE ABUSED!! THOSE THAT DO NEED TO BURN IN HELL!!!!!!

#20 Anonymous on 03/05/10 at 09:34 AM

I say we are too soft on people who hurt kids, either emotionally or physically. What the heck are the friends and family and the dumb mother thinking? I'll bet he is the type that throws cats, kicks dogs, and thinks the whole world is all about him and what he wants. There are too many signs friends and family ignore.

#21 Anonymous on 03/05/10 at 10:23 AM

#16 you must go to that liberty christian academy church

#21.1 Anonymous on 03/06/10 at 07:22 PM

Ignorant.

#22 momofone on 03/05/10 at 10:27 AM

Looks like he may be another typical meth head?

#23 Someone close on 03/05/10 at 10:34 AM

Unlike you guys, I am a friend of both familys
and it's a really heart breaking situation.. Lawrence really isn't a monsterous person, I am still in shock that this has happend. At this point in time nobody knows exactly why Lawrence did what he did, and for people to say he needs to burn in hell or die, is very disturbing. Although Conner died, it wasn't intentional. And I'm def. Not defending what he did either, I'm just letting you guys know that BOTH familys need prayer, not vicious rumors and hateful comments on the Internet. By the way, how dare you people judge Jessica at this point. There has been no reporting statements to the police that she was abusive and it's pathetic that people are trying to drag her into this, have yall all forgotten that she lost her beautiful son? And also, I've been around Lawrence AND Jessica and Conner and I never once saw him being mistreated. His mother loved him, this is such a awful tragedy.

#23.1 close2 on 03/05/10 at 01:56 PM

I am also close to the situation. The injury was not intentional, but that doesn't mean the crime shouldn't be punished. As far as Jessica is concerned, she is not innocent either. She made a habit of leaving Conner at home alone while she took Lawrence to meet his ride for work, which round trip takes almost 2 hrs. All members of both families are in complete shock and deserve prayers and understanding, not condemnation.

#23.1.1 david on 03/06/10 at 07:06 AM

How do you know the child was left alone? As for you, if you knew it when it happened, you should be punished for not letting someone know.This child depended on grown up people, not only family, but anyone that could protect him.

#23.2 Anonymous on 03/07/10 at 10:19 PM

go to hell whoever you are. I was Connor's aunt and Lawernce, or as we called him Jackson, deserves to burn in hell. And I will see to it he does.

#24 Anonymous on 03/05/10 at 03:22 PM

how is a child being beat to death not intentional.wow #23 you amaze me

#25 Anoymous on 03/05/10 at 06:05 PM

It doenst matter if the death of Connor was intentional or unintentional. Lawrence Jackson amitted to beating this child to the point of bodily injury that ultimately lead to his death. How can you accidently beat someone? You cant! He deserves to be unished for what he did to poor Connor and as for the mother, she was the first person that should have protected that child. She is just as guilty as Lawrence. Im sure as with most child abuse cases this was not the first time he had hurt Connor so how can a mother who stood by and let this happen month after month be innocent? Both of them need to be punished to the maximum and that still wont be enough. No it wont bring Connor back but people like these two need to be off the streets and held accountable for their actions. At least now little Connor is in heaven and no one can hurt him again.

#26 Anonymous on 03/05/10 at 06:15 PM

Child beaters and wife beaters don't have the guts to act out in front of other people. Some of them walk around passing themselves off as nice friendly people. There are a few around and people other than the ones being beat on down't even know about it.

#27 Bill on 03/06/10 at 08:28 PM

Should be tied behind a pickup and dragged back to Gray.Useless piece of garbarge.

#28 cats on 03/07/10 at 08:12 AM

I keep honing in on this "Although Connor died, it wasn't intentional."
Can the poster of this comment come back and clarify?
It sounds as if Scumbag did mean to injure the child but didn't mean for him to die. Is this what you mean?
I am unable to process this comment. It's ludicrous, I cannot make any sense of it.

#29 Anonymous on 03/08/10 at 09:18 AM

Eye for an eye leaves a lot of blind people.
I am praying for both families so they may find the peace of God that surpasses all understanding. The child is in a better place with his Lord, away from all the "justified" hatred and anger in this world.

#29.1 the trurh on 03/08/10 at 10:47 AM

that the stupidest comment i'v ever read on this bolg an eye for an eye leaves the criminal blind you dolt!!

#29.1.1 Anonymous on 03/08/10 at 12:26 PM

lol..stupidest.
the trurh? dont seem to be so sure about that..

#30 troope on 03/08/10 at 12:14 PM

i've seen this young man some where but now he did something very bad now his young life is over

#31 Aunt Kimmie on 03/08/10 at 12:56 PM

to all of you idiots let me just say that if you REALLY believe that he deserves love and prayers then don't show yourself as "anomyous" show who you are. Let me do to you what he did to my nephew and then we will see where you stand or "lie" as the case would be. Put yourself in the shoes of the family of Connors and try to go through what WE all just went through but you can sit here and talk all your crap that you want to, "try to walk a mile in another mans shoes" you can't do it and you are all cowards, cause you hide behind anomyous you are a coward, too scared to fess up and stand behind your own words. People who think that ANYONE who admits to hurting an innocent child should be given love and prayers and held in prison for the rest of their lives, should be the one to foot the bill for this monster to be housed not everyone else.

And to the person that "says" that they knew that Jessica left Connor alone to go take Jackson where ever it was that she was taking him you should be absolutely ashamed of yourself if you knew he was being left alone then YOU should have reported them or her to DFACS. That is what DFACS is for. The system won't work of no one opens their mouths!!

And to the members of Jacksons family you all should be accountable especially the mother and father because you brought this sack of shit into the world...... that is what abortion is for. You should be procescuted right along side of him. Hanging at NOON in the town square in Forsyth and let all the family and friends take a couple of whacks at him in the stomach, back, and face with a baseball bat until he spits up blood and complains of stomach aches and then they should just let him hang there for the buzzards to pick apart. And unlike all of y'all I am unafraid of anything that you can say or do.

#31.1 Anonymous on 03/08/10 at 01:19 PM

I am sorry for your loss Aunt Kimmie. May the peace of God be with you soon.

#31.1.1 Aunt Kimmie on 03/08/10 at 08:15 PM

Let me clarify what I wrote just above.... I was and I still am very angry about this, I do not, repeat do not blame his parents, they did the best they could do to raise their son. However, I am COMPLETELY upset that he hugged me at the hospital on that friday and cried hard and heavy tears..... why..... because he knew that he screwed up and got caught. I still honestly hope that he gets everything he deserves. And to the person that says that Jessica left Connor alone, that is JUST absolutely absurd, Jessica regardless of what people think loved and will always love her son and would not leave him in a house by himself. She may have a mean streak a mile wide but she is not stupid! She is family and I will always love her no matter what because she is family.

As for the rest of what I said that was my anger speaking and not what I would actually do but it has crossed my mind, anger makes us say stupid things and I am woman enough to admit when I am wrong, and for that I was wrong. I want to sincerely apologize to the Jackson family for the crude comment that I posted earlier, like I said, I was angry and the night at the hospital keeps replaying in my head.

#31.1.1.1 Anonymous on 03/09/10 at 08:51 PM

I don't blame you for being mad. This is a good reason, if you know an unstable nut case, to try to get him help. Don't make excuses for people who are abusive. They need help and often don't even realize they are messed up. Once they kill someone or ruin people's lives, it is too late.

#32 Closest on 03/08/10 at 09:25 PM

To you all, Justice will prevail. We must have patience and continue to keep up with the story in the Monroe County Reporter - tomorrow, the Macon Telegraph, Jones County paper, etc. I admit I am not a patient person, but I want all the facts so when more arrests are made and it comes to trial both can get the maximum sentence and the courts can not deam this as a miss trial or anything else to throw it out. In the mean time, put your anger and hate to use by becoming involved with PCAGeorgia, Prevent Child Abuse in Georgia.

#33 me on 03/09/10 at 01:00 PM

If the court system don't do there job, Jesus will!! That bastard shopuld rot in jail, and have as much torture as possible!

#34 stickman on 03/09/10 at 03:44 PM

TAKE A BIG TALL TREE AND A SHORT PIECE OF ROPE AND LET HIM SWING UNTIL THE SUN GOES DOWN!!!

#35 candice suggs on 03/09/10 at 05:52 PM

I have practically raised jarad the boys father and let me tell you that child. Was a sweet baby that didn't deserve to be treated that way and as far as I'm concerned his mother should be charged too there's no way she could not have known wgat was going on cause knowing connor he told her himself he never forgot anything and I'm praying she will be charged as well and as far as jackson is concerned I hope they put him under te jail

#36 Anonymous on 03/10/10 at 09:00 AM

I am not to sure if contacting defacs about the situation would have made any difference. I have notified them of the situation in my own family and did not get any results they said that the family chose to live in filth and that there was nothing they could do. Now there is a great grandchild being brought up in the same situation by a greatgrandmother who is unable to take care of herself let alone an infant. Now there is another generation who will grow up on welfare and just continue the cycle. My granddaughter will be turning 16 next month and she has the mentality of a child because of this situation I just hope and pray that she will not bring another baby into this kind of lifestyle.

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