Cartersville man found guilty of helping dispose of dismembered West Virginia woman’s body
A 28-year-old Cartersville man was found guilty in U.S. District Court in Clarkesville, West Virginia, of helping his half brother dispose of an overdose victim’s dismembered body in the landfill on Allatoona Dam Road near Emerson.
Seddrick Banks, 28, of Cartersville was also convicted July 7 of accessory after the fact to distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, participation in a drug conspiracy involving cocaine, fentanyl and 50 or more grams of crystal methamphetamine as well as other charges, according to the Clarksburg Exponent Telegram.
He’s the fourth man to be convicted in the case.
Terrick Robinson, of Cartersville, was convicted in January 2020 and was sentenced to life in prison. William Gregory Chappell, 34, and Joel Macario Jimenez, 39, both of Cartersville, have pleaded guilty to meth distribution conspiracy charges and are awaiting sentencing.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Flower said the four men, collectively known as “The Georgia Boys,” trafficked drugs to West Virginia, the Telegram reported.
After Courtney DuBois of Fairmont, West Virginia, overdosed in a motel room, Jimenez and Chappell left Robinson. Robinson then called Banks, who the Telegram reported then drove eight hours from Georgia and through West Virginia to retrieve Robinson and DuBois’s body.
The Telegram reported that Flower told the jury, once back in Georgia, the men “threw (DuBois) in a trash compactor, just like garbage.” Robinson then returned to West Virginia within days of the act to sell more drugs, which led to his arrest.
Investigators found photos of DuBois in a bathtub, the Telegram reported, along with what appeared to be blood stains and gore on Tyvek suits purchased at a Cartersville area hardware store.
Northern District of West Virginia U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh will sentence Banks at a later date.