On
this date, May 6, 2011, Jeffrey Motts was executed by lethal injection in South
Carolina for the prison homicide of his cellmate, Charles Martin on May 12, 2005.
Ten years before the prison murder, he had killed two people in a robbery. I
will post information about him from clarkprosecutor.org before giving my
comments.
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Jeffrey Motts
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State v. Motts, ___ S.E.2d ___, 2011 WL 979731 (S.C. 2011). (Waiver of Appeals)
Final Meal:
Pizza, fried fish, popcorn shrimp, french fries, sweet tea and cherry cheesecake.
Final Words:
His
attorney read a last statement from Motts as he lay on the gurney. "To my
mom and grandma, Happy Mother's Day. I know this is a sad one but let us
remember the good times. I am finally free and at peace in heaven." He
apologized to his victims' families, his own family and anyone he hurt along
the way. “I want to warn kids of the dangers of drugs. I was the child everyone
wanted their children around until I got on drugs. Drugs will destroy your
life.”
Inmate: Motts, Jeffery
DOC#: 6026
DOB: 05/05/75
County: Greenville
Date Received: 12/04/07
Race: White
Trial Judge: G. Clary
Victim: Charles Martin (DOB: 04/21/79)
In
1997, a Spartanburg County jury convicted Jeffrey Brian Motts of the armed
robbery and murder of his great-aunt and great-uncle. Motts' great aunt,
73-year-old Louise Etta Olsteen, and of 79-year-old Clyde Lloyd Camby, were
killed on April 3, 1995. Motts, at the time 19 years old, had cut the telephone
cord in the house, tied the legs of the couple with a shirt and shot Olsteen in
the back and shot Camby in the face. He wanted money to buy crack cocaine. The
trial judge sentenced Motts to life imprisonment for each murder conviction and
twenty-five years' imprisonment for the armed robbery conviction.
While
Motts was serving his sentences at Perry Correctional Institution in Greenville
County, his cell-mate, Charles Martin, was found dead on December 8, 2005.
Motts confessed to the killing. Subsequently, a Greenville County grand jury
indicted Motts for Martin's murder. Based on Motts's prior murder convictions,
the State sought the death penalty.
Several
witnesses at trial, including Motts, testified regarding the events surrounding
Martin's murder. Angered that Martin had lied to another inmate about Motts's
involvement in "planting" a knife in the inmate's cell, Motts
confronted Martin during the early morning hours of December 8, 2005. According
to Motts, the verbal exchange escalated to a physical altercation with Motts
hitting Martin in the head. Martin fell against the wall and started shaking.
Motts then picked up Martin and bound his hands and feet using strips of cloth
from his bed sheets. When Martin regained consciousness, he begged Motts not to
hurt him. Motts responded by choking Martin to death. Because Martin continued
to make what Motts described as a "death rattle," Motts proceeded to
tie some sheets around Martin's neck to stop this noise. Martin died as the
result of asphyxia due to strangulation. Motts then pushed the body under his
bed in the cell.
After
killing Martin, Motts smoked a cigarette, ate breakfast, smoked another
cigarette, and watched television. Motts then dragged Martin's body to a common
area known as "the rock." Before placing Martin's body on "the
rock," he kicked Martin and stated "this is what snitches get."
Motts then reported to prison guards that he had killed Martin.
After
the guards found Martin's lifeless body, officers with the South Carolina Law
Enforcement Division initiated an investigation by questioning Motts. During
the questioning, Motts waived his Miranda rights and then confessed to the
murder. After the jury found Motts guilty of murder, the State sought to
establish the statutory aggravating circumstance that "the murder was
committed by a person with a prior conviction for murder." Accordingly,
the State presented evidence regarding Motts's 1997 convictions for the murder
of his great-aunt and great-uncle. Ultimately, the jury found beyond a
reasonable doubt that the murder of Martin was committed by a person with a
prior conviction for murder.
As
a result, the jury recommended that Motts be put to death. The trial judge
denied all of Motts's post-trial motions and ordered on June 4, 2008 that Motts
be put to death as a result of the conviction. In March of 2011, the state
Supreme Court ruled that Motts can drop his appeals.
COMMENTS:
Jeffrey
Motts was a great example of a Prison Killer, recidivist murderer and an inmate
that just needed a suicide assist. Since he wanted to be put to death, I think
it was better to grant him that wish, as he is already a threat to society and
he appears to enjoy killing other people. Together with Michael William Lenz, Robert Gleason Jr. and other prison killers with
recidivist murderers, Motts has been eliminated from the face of the earth.
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