Stephawn Brown gets 49 years in pizza deliveryman’s slaying in North Charleston

  • Natalie Caula
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  • Saturday, February 16th, 2013
    Stephawn Brown, 19, of North Charleston, pleaded guilty to murder and armed robbery and was sentenced on Friday to 49 years for the shooting death of 20-year-old Maraleius Birdsong.

    Stephawn Brown, 19, of North Charleston, pleaded guilty to murder and armed robbery and was sentenced on Friday to 49 years for the shooting death of 20-year-old Maraleius Birdsong. Buy this photo

    Teresa Gardner (second from left) spoke of her son Maraleius Birdsong, a student and Domino’s Pizza deliveryman, who was fatally shot in North Charleston last year. Birdsong’s aunt Ragena Bullock (from left), grandmother Martha Roser-Bible, aunt Julianna Cruz and cousin Leonard Gardner also spoke.

    Teresa Gardner (second from left) spoke of her son Maraleius Birdsong, a student and Domino’s Pizza deliveryman, who was fatally shot in North Charleston last year. Birdsong’s aunt Ragena Bullock (from left), grandmother Martha Roser-Bible, aunt Julianna Cruz and cousin Leonard Gardner also spoke. Buy this photo