Milton Wardlaw arrived at the Evening Star Missionary Baptist Church about 24 hours after his mother, Patricia Wilson, made a tearful plea to the Tribune for her son to turn himself in.At least we have one side of this story for now.
As Wardlaw professed his innocence in the slaying of Kiyanna Salter, 17, Wilson held tightly to his hand, aware that police were only minutes away from taking him into custody.
"I'm relieved to see my son, and he's here safely," Wilson said. "He wants to do the right thing. I just thank God that everything turned out this way."
Wardlaw, 24, told waiting reporters that he decided to turn himself in for questioning after he saw his mother begging for his surrender on television. His mother had said she recognized him in surveillance video.
Salter was killed Sunday night while riding a bus home with her cousin after two men got into a quarrel when one brushed his hand against the other, according to the cousin.
Wardlaw said he was in the argument but denied that he was armed or had fired the fatal shot.
"I don't have any gun to fire," said Wardlaw, who is on probation for weapons and drug convictions. "I'm innocent."
Wardlaw said the other man threatened him with a gun before "escorting" him off the bus. He said he asked the man not to shoot him and then heard a gunshot as he ran away.
Not to detract from this tragedy but let me know if this is turning too much into a crime blog.
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