COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A Columbus man pleaded guilty Thursday to murdering his 4-year-old son and shooting the child’s mother during a September 2023 domestic dispute.

District Attorney Don Kelly confirmed that Jacquese Walker Sr. entered the guilty plea in Columbus Superior Court and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

Walker was accused of shooting and killing his son, Jacquese Walker Jr., and wounding the child’s mother, Marshama Bolden, at Liberty Commons Apartments in Columbus.

Details from the shooting

During earlier court proceedings, disturbing details emerged about the deadly incident. Police said the 4-year-old was playing games on a phone in his parents’ bedroom when an argument between his mother and father escalated.

“He was so angry when

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