Kornegay sisters kill brother, is the disturbing headline emerging from Florida today. It has been confirmed that two sisters, Misty ‘Ariel’ Kornegay, 15, and Nicole Kornegay, 11, killed their brother, Damien Kornegay, 16, earlier this week as their parents were away. A third Kornegay sister, age 3, was left in the home with the body for numerous hours.
Kornegay sisters kill brother and story makes headlines. On Monday, two sisters by the names of Misty ‘Ariel’ Kornegay, 15, and Nicole Kornegay, 11, their parents, Keith Kornegay, 37, and Misty Kornegay, 33, were arrested by a police officer patrolling White Springs in Florida.
The sisters told the law enforcer that a shooting had occurred in their home located in the 1200 block of Sophie Drive.
When the member of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the residence, he found the body of 16-year-old Damien Kornegay.
A 3-year-old girl was also found in the home with the body. The officer interrogated the sisters, and Misty ‘Ariel’ Kornegay confessed to taking a gun in her parents bedroom, and shooting her brother to death.
Misty ‘Ariel’ Kornegay said that she decided to kill her brother because he had beaten her. It is claimed that Damien Kornegay had been abusing his sister for several years.
Misty Kornegay was arrested and charged with the fatal shooting.
In a statement issued by the Columbia County sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Murray Smith, it was revealed that 11-year-old Nicole Kornegay, was also arrested for participating in the crime. The Kornegay sisters have been charged with premeditated murder.
According to Murray, the three-year-old girl has been placed into custody by the state Department of Children and Families.
The children’s parents, Keith Kornegay and Misty Kornegay, were arrested on Tuesday. The pair, who was out of town during the fatal shooting, were charged with child neglect for failing to properly supervise their children.
The entire family is currently being held without bond at Columbia County Jail.
Kornegay sisters kill brother, get charged, and a community is looking for answers. According to Examiner, Sheriff Mark Hunter said that it may never get them. Hunter stated:
“The motive has yet to be determined. There’s going to be 100,000 whys. We might not ever know why this child acted out like this.”
Should the parents be blamed?
