DeKalb Man Gets Life For Murder Over $13

DECATUR, GA -- A DeKalb County man on Wednesday was sentenced to spend life in prison for a shooting over $13.

Johnie Oliver, Jr., was convicted by a jury of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, three counts of aggravated assault and four counts related to illegally possessing a firearm.

Oliver was sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus 45 years, for the death of Rayonte Weems and shooting of two other people on June 26, 2014.

He also shot Theodore Rollins and Yani Connor during the incident on Swift Creek Drive in Lithonia, the jury ruled.

Prosecutors say that, on the night of the incident, Oliver called Weems to complain about the quality of some marijuana he had bought for $13.

Weems, Rollins and Connor drove to meet Oliver.

When they began getting out of the car, Oliver opened fire, hitting Weems five times and killing him.

Rollins was hit seven times and Connor, who remained in the car, was shot once in the left thigh.

Rollins remained in a coma for two weeks after the shooting.

Oliver was transferred to the custody of the Georgia Department of Corrections.