TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Georgia Ferrell believes in the power of prayer, and when it comes to seeing justice for her slain son Jonathan, more than anything, she wants to see the man responsible pay for what he did.
Ferrell and three of her sons — Jonathan's brothers — traveled to Powerhouse Church of God in Christ on Sunday for an afternoon of songs and prayer in honor of Johnathan, a former Florida A&M football player who was 24 when he was shot and killed exactly one year ago Sunday by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Randall Kerrick while attempting to seek help after a car crash in northeast Charlotte, N.C.
Kerrick was indicted by a grand jury on a charge of voluntary manslaughter in January.
Sunday's memorial service also included a small panel discussion on gun violence, parental involvement in a child's life and what a person should do when confronted by a police officer. About 50 people were in attendance for the two-hour service, and Ferrell was presented with flowers before she spoke to the congregation.
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