Who was Jacob Williamson? Wiki, Biography, Age, Family, Cause of Death

Jacob Williamson Wiki - Jacob Williamson Biography 

The body of transgender teenager Jacob Williamson, age 18, was discovered on July 4 on the side of a road in Pageland, about seven miles from the scene of his alleged murder. Williamson left his house for a date at an amusement park with a man he had been emailing for a month and a half when the incident occurred.Following the discovery of Williamson's body, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and Union County law enforcement officers moved quickly to make two suspects in connection with the young man's death arrests.

While Victoria Smith, his girlfriend, has been charged with obstruction of justice and accessory to first-degree murder, Joshua Newton, 25, is accused of both. Before going to the nearby Waffle House to meet Newton, Williamson had planned to visit the amusement park Carowinds. The catastrophe allegedly took place in Monroe, North Carolina at Williamson's caravan park house after Newton apparently veered from their original plans.

Jacob Williamson Age

Jacob Williamson was 20 years old. 

Jacob Williamson Cause of Death

Williamson was murdered, but Newton's motivation and exact method are still unknown because he didn't provide the authorities a satisfactory explanation. Williamson had been living with Promise Edwards, a family friend, for a month and a half after leaving his family's house because his family was having trouble embracing his transition. He had been receiving a safe and encouraging environment from Edwards, who also assisted him in getting a job at Waffle House.

Edwards was concerned when Williamson's phone location monitoring abruptly stopped during the disastrous date. When she couldn't get through to him, she called the cops. The victim's family received sympathy from Union County Sheriff Eddie Cathey, who said, "My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the victim in this case as they begin to mourn this unimaginable loss."

Edwards hopes that in the wake of this tragic event, parents and loved ones would take note of Williamson's unfortunate destiny and be more watchful of their family members' online contacts. "Express to them how dangerous it is to travel with individuals you meet online and how dangerous it is to drive with anyone you do not know because this is our reality now.

Someone who never deserved to leave us in this way is absent from our reality, she remarked. I told him goodbye by saying, "I love you, see you in the morning. All of Jacob's life, this world was so terrible to him, Edwards said. I'm at ease knowing that he's found peace in the past month and a half.

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