DRUG BUY, TURNED ARMED ROBBERY, TURNS DEADLY

Mastermind of Robbery Plot Sentenced to Life

Atlanta- Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard, Jr. announces a conviction by jury trial in the murder case against Anastacia Jackson, age 25. Jackson was sentenced today to life plus 35 years for planning an armed robbery that resulted in the death of 32-year old Alton Sewell of Atlanta.

Sewell was gunned down in October 2008 at a BP gas station on Metropolitan Parkway. The defendant had arranged a $32K cocaine buy with the victim at that location. As the two were preparing to exchange money and drugs in the victim's truck, two masked gunmen arrived. One of the men approached the driver and ordered him to "give it up" then fired a shot striking him in his chest. He died a short time later at Grady Memorial Hospital. A second gunman, meantime, robbed another man who was with the defendant while she fled the scene. Jackson later admitted setting up the robbery to steal the victim's money and drugs. She was convicted of Felony Murder, two counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Criminal Attempt to Commit Armed Robbery, Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robbery and Possession of a Firearm During a Felony.

Superior Court Judge John Goger presided over the case. It was prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Clint Rucker with assistance from ADA Allison Eastland and DA Investigator Kurtis Young. Detective A.F. Gentile of the Atlanta Police Department led the initial investigation.

Media Contact: Yvette Brown, 404-224-0560/404-392-8867, yvette.brown@fultoncountyga.gov