(DC Pundit) – A Georgia community is reeling after a violent ex-con, who should never have been free to roam the streets, brutally murdered an 18-year-old at a Walmart. How many times does the system have to “give another chance” before it learns?
According to local reports, 48-year-old Delano Middleton fatally stabbed JT Schroeder, an 18-year-old high school graduate, at a Walmart on Whitemarsh Island late last month. The altercation reportedly began when Schroeder “kicked” Middleton’s shopping cart. The young man died four days later from his injuries.
Here’s the part that should infuriate every law-abiding citizen: Middleton wasn’t some first-time offender who simply lost his temper. He had already pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in 2021 — after repeatedly stabbing a woman in a grocery store parking lot in what authorities described as an unprovoked attack. Yet, in 2023, this violent offender was released early from prison and placed on probation. Predictably, that leniency ended in tragedy.
SAY HIS NAME: JT Schroeder (18)
JT was fataIIy stabbed in Walmart in GA by Delano Middleton, who had multiple prior arrests. Delano stabbed a white woman "randomly" in 2021. pic.twitter.com/LLpnTrOiFz
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“J.T.’s precious 18-year-old son was murdered recently at the Walmart on Wilmington Island,” reads a GoFundMe created for the family. “My dear friend JT, a father known for his magnetic personality, quick wit and unrelenting devotion to his two boys, is now facing something no parent should ever have to plan for.” The post continues, “J.T. is one of those rare people who fills every room with warmth, laughter, and light and is loved by so many. A devoted dad who has worked hard to raise his boys with love and purpose. His precious son, little J.T., who is a mirror of his father, was taken way too soon.”
One of Middleton’s previous victims, Erica Young, spoke out after learning about the killing. “The system failed that kid’s family,” Young told WTOC. “If they would have did their job in my case or the other cases, because there’s other victims besides myself, then he wouldn’t have been on the streets to be able to hurt a child.”
Young recounted her own terrifying encounter with Middleton, saying, “I asked him did he need help finding his vehicle, and he shoved a cart over on top of me and just started stabbing me.”
Meanwhile, Schroeder’s father rejected police claims that his son had instigated the altercation. “My son was never, ever confrontational unless he was confronted first,” he said.
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The larger issue here is one America keeps repeating: violent offenders are released under the banner of “criminal justice reform,” only to victimize innocent people again. The soft-on-crime approach — often driven by progressive prosecutors and judges — continues to have real, deadly consequences.
Had the system valued public safety over political posturing, an 18-year-old with a bright future would still be alive today. Instead, a family is burying their son, while the rest of us are left to wonder who will be the next “early release” victim.
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