Brother of teen killed by Mobile SWAT team charged in weekend shooting, drug trafficking
The Mobile man who was the subject of a November police raid which resulted in the death of his younger brother is now charged in a shooting last weekend which left one man injured, as well as drug trafficking and other charges.
Mobile police said Wednesday 19-year old DeAngelo Lee Adjessom, along with 18-year-old Ranaldo Kentrell Jenkins, were arrested Tuesday on charges stemming from a shooting last Saturday night on Delmar Drive.
Police responded to the 3000 block of Angus Drive last Saturday about 4:20 a.m.
At the scene, they located one man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, and another man uninjured.
The victim told police he had been a passenger in a vehicle when unknown suspect(s) opened fire at the vehicle near the intersection of Delmar Drive and Pleasant Valley Road.
The wounded man was transported to a local hospital for treatment of what police described as a non-life-threatening injury.
Police also learned an unoccupied building and an unoccupied vehicle in the 900 block of Delmar Drive had been struck by gunfire.
Early on the morning of Nov. 13, Mobile narcotics and SWAT team officers forced their way into a residents on Sheringham Drive to execute a warrant for DeAngelo Adjessom, who was suspected of selling marijuana.
Once inside, officers encountered Randall Adjessom, DeAngelo’s 16-year-old brother, who police claim pointed a laser-sighted handgun at officers.
At least one officer opened fire, striking the teenager at least once. The teen was transported to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
DeAngelo Adjessom was not at that address at the time, but was later taken into custody and charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, as well as a weapons charge.
He was free on bond awaiting trial for those charges at the time of Tuesday’s arrest.
Randall Adjessom’s killing sparked outrage within the community and prompted Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimson to place a ban on most predawn police raids, as well as the hiring of a consultant to conduct an independent review of police procedures, specifically regarding the use of force.