The full version of this article was first published on WALB10 News. Benjamin Davis and Nyjah Johnson represented the Carter Family in the case.
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) – A man who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit armed robbery in the death of Alex Mixon took the stand Wednesday.
Jaylen Miller, 18, admitted to lying while he was under oath about who made the phone call to Loco’s to place the order that led to Mixon’s death.
Mixon, 27, was fatally wounded during an attempted robbery in November.
Albany police said Mixon was a Locos Grill and Pub employee and was lured to the 1900 block of West Broad Avenue to deliver food.
When he arrived, which was at a vacant home, the victim was approached by two men and shot while inside his vehicle, according to law enforcement.
Responding officers at the scene said Mixon was shot in the neck and taken to the hospital in stable condition. He died from his injuries shortly after arriving at the hospital.
On Wednesday, Miller took the witness stand for the second time that day as prosecutors began asking if he had lied while under oath earlier, and he admitted that he had.
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