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Teen Driver Gets 20 Years for Carjacking | Macon News
Seventeen-year-old Wali Cooke just got sentenced to 20 years — with 10 to serve immediately — for acting as getaway driver in a May 2023 carjacking on Mint Green Lane, where masked teens robbed a couple at gunpoint. The DA says Cooke’s age doesn’t excuse the violence, and he’s being held accountable under Georgia law. His accomplices, also teens, face adult charges too — a chilling reminder of how fast youth can spiral into serious crime, and the tough choices courts must make when justice clashes with innocence. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow…
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