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Erie TV News
July 26, 2015
As her teenage son sits in jail for murder, the mother of 14-year-old Derrys Sanders Jr. is speaking out, for the first time since his arrest.
The mother of the 14-year-old suspect charged in the murder of Jacob Pushinsky addressed the media Thursday.
Derrys Sanders, Jr.’s mother, Juanita Holloway, read a prepared statement at the law office of Gene Placidi. Placidi is the attorney who is representing Sanders Jr..
The fatal shooting happened shortly after 3 p.m. on July 11th, in the 200 block of East 8th Street during an attempted robbery. Erie police say Sanders shot and killed 18-year-old Jacob Pushinsky, when he wouldn’t hand over his bicycle.
Holloway began by extending her sympathy to the Pushinsky family, “I would like to give my deepest condolences to the Pushinsky family on the loss of their son Jacob,” said Holloway. “As a mother, I can only imagine what you’re going through,” Holloway continued.
Holloway said she did the best she could as a mother and did not condone violence of any kind. She said she raised Derrys in a two-parent home with Tjyshawn Thomas as a loving father figure. Thomas was by her side during the news conference.
The full statement reads:
Hopefully, the statement that I am about to make will answer most of the questions many of you have.
First and foremost, I would like to give my deepest condolences to the Pushinsky family on the loss of their son, Jacob. As a mother myself, I can only imagine what you are going through.
As a mother, I sought to do the right things by my children. I raised my children the way any mother would. I spoke to my children about being respectful and to treat other the way they would want to be treated.
My children attended church on a regular basis and were involved in extra curricular activities that helped to build character.
I also provided a two parent home for my children. As a loving father figure, Tjyshawn Thomas, who is here with me today, has played an important role my my son Derry’s life, who we have all come to know over the past two weeks. We have never owned a gun or condoned violence of any kind.
This is an unfortunate situation, and we are dealing with it the best way we know how. We ask for your prayers and blessings for both families. Please don’t rush to judgment; allow justice to prevail.
If there are any additional statements, they will be made through our attorney.
Thank you for your understanding.
