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Ford also apologized to his cousin, Jamal Vaughn, for getting him involved. The two then used Jeffrey’s phone to lure Margaret to the home and played video games until she arrived – and when she did, Ford struck her 19 times with the sledgehammer, killing her.

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Shawn Ford Jr., 20, was convicted in October by a jury in Summit County Common Pleas Court of aggravated murder and other charges in the April 2013 slayings of Margaret and Jeffrey Schobert. Defense attorneys argued that Ford's low IQ should have prevented the judge from sentencing their client to death. The high court's 5-2 ruling Thursday upheld Ford's conviction but ordered a hearing to determine if his intellectual disability prohibits his execution. I am assuming Chelsea is adopted. Ford brutally attacked the Schoberts after they banned him from visiting their adoptive daughter, Chelsea, in the hospital. Shawn Ford Jr., 20, was convicted in October by a jury in Summit County Common Pleas Court of aggravated murder and other charges in the April 2013 slayings of … When Schobert got home, Ford beat him to death with a sledgehammer. Jessica Schobert wanted to be like her father, a caring family member and highly respected attorney. He apologized three times to the Schobert family during his four-minute statement before he was sentenced to die. Shawn Ford Jr. was convicted by a Summit County jury in 2015 of aggravated murder and other charges in the slayings of Margaret and Jeffrey Schobert two years earlier. Shawn Ford Jr, 25, will now be given a hearing to determine if his intellectual disability prohibits his execution after Ohio Supreme court ruled 5-2 in his favor Thursday. "He was our rock, our leader and a role model for all of us.". Despite her parents' protests, Ms Schobert and Ford were dating at the time. A contractor later arrived to do work on the Schobert’s home and discovered the horrific scene in the couple’s bedroom after sensing something was wrong. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/20). I always felt things had to be my way.". Vaughn, who was later sentenced to life in prison, said he first did not believe Ford was serious about the killings, but testified: ‘He told me he was going to force me to do it.’. Defense attorneys unsuccessfully argued that Ford's low IQ prevented Judge Tom Parker from sentencing their client to death. I made a mistake.”. Ford was sentenced to death on Monday. She was in the hospital for a month and originally said that another man had attacked her. Ford and Vaughn broke a window at the Schobert’s home, entered and waited for Jeffrey Schobert to arrive. They looked out for me.".

The end took root in the summer of 2012, when Chelsea Schobert, a wealthy suburban teen attending one of Akron’s more affluent Catholic high schools, began dating Ford, an inner-city dropout born into poverty to a 15-year-old single mother. Death rejected for man who killed ex-girlfriend's parents, Trump adviser Hope Hicks tests positive for COVID, president to quarantine, Ireland court rules that Subway's sandwich bread is not legally bread. The Court determined the trial court used a standard developed in 2002 to find Ford was not intellectually disabled and that, based on U.S. Supreme Court decisions in 2014 and 2017, the trial court failed to use an updated standard to evaluate Ford. He killed them with a sledge hammer in their Akron, Ohio home just days after he stabbed their daughter whom he was dating at the time. I was being stubborn. He also had several superficial knife wounds believed to have been inflicted by Vaughn. Chelsea Schobert, 20, testified at Ford's trial that after her life spiraled out of control after her parents' death. They bought me things. She competed on the debate team in high school that Jeffrey Schobert coached and went to law school to be like her father. A convicted killer who murdered his girlfriend’s parents with a sledgehammer had his death sentence thrown out because of his low IQ. "I realized I wanted nothing more than to work side-by-side within the legal profession with him," Jessica Schobert said on Monday. Shawn Ford apologized to the family of Jeffrey and Margaret Schobert, the New Franklin Township couple he bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer. The reason he stabbed her is because she refused to have sex with him.

The couple donated significant time and money to anyone they felt they could help, family members said.

Shawn Ford Jr., 20, was convicted in October by a jury in Summit County Common Pleas Court of aggravated murder and other charges in the April 2013 slayings of Margaret and Jeffrey Schobert. Defense attorneys unsuccessfully argued that Ford’s low IQ prevented Judge Tom Parker from sentencing their client to death. Shawn Ford Jr. was convicted in Summit County in 2015 of aggravated murder and other charges in the slayings of Margaret and Jeffrey Schobert two years earlier. I wonder why?

At Ford’s sentencing hearing, his attorneys argued argued that his low IQ should have prevented Judge Tom Parker from ordering him to be executed, but their argument was unsuccessful and Ford was sentenced to death. Ford said he hoped the Schoberts would forgive him. "You can never be sorry for killing someone in cold blood.".

She had been hospitalized by a beating she’d received at the hands of Ford. She was caught, convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced in June 2014 to 30 months in prison. Ford and an accomplice, Jamall Vaughn, who was 14 at the time sent text messages to Margaret Schobert to lure her home from a hospital where she'd been spending the night with her daughter. I never wanted to hurt the Schobert family. "These were good people," he said. She was granted an early release in May. Ford was arrested in the days after the murders.