Hamilton County jurors will begin deliberations Friday in the trial of Marvin Menifee, who is accused of first-degree murder and especially aggravated robbery in connection with the 2021 death of Alfred Pitmon.
Menifee, 21, is accused of robbing and fatally shooting Pitmon, 48, at his home on the 3200 block of Seventh Avenue with a group of four other people; Pitmon was Menifee’s uncle.
At least three of the people in Menifee’s group were minors and have not faced any charges in connection with the incident, Chattanooga police homicide Investigator Daryl Slaughter said.
Menifee alleged that someone else from the group was responsible for the shooting, but his story changed multiple times, an interrogation with police shows. He also returned to Pitmon’s house on a different occasion following the slaying.
“It wasn’t supposed to happen,” Menifee, of Chattanooga, said in the video. “I’m going to go to jail cause these b—- a—- killed my uncle.”