District Attorney Keith Higgins announces the guilty plea and sentence of Daquarius Wallace, age 18, of Brunswick, Georgia for one count of Murder in the Second Degree. On January 12, Wallace pleaded guilty in Glynn County Superior Court and was sentenced by Judge Stephen G. Scarlett, Sr. to a total of 30 years, with 15 to serve in prison followed by 15 on probation. The prosecution team of Keagan Waystack and Richard Braun took the plea before the Court.
On August 30, 2025, Dazariah Easton along with some of her friends went to hang out with Daquarius Wallace at one of his relatives’ homes. Daquarius Wallace began playing with his cousin’s loaded firearms. While playing with one of the firearms, he spun around and pointed it in the direction of others in the room. He pulled the trigger of the firearm and without meaning to, hit the victim in the neck. Daquarius Wallace ran from the scene. Others who were present at the scene remained, attempted to render aid, and called 911. Fourteen-year-old Dazariah Easton succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital. Mr. Wallace later returned to the scene claiming that the shooting was accidental and that the gun had malfunctioned. The GBI Crime Lab, however, performed further testing on the gun and determined it was operating correctly.
Unfortunately, playing with a gun will have a life-long consequence for both families. Daquarius Wallace will have to live the rest of his life knowing that he took the life of an innocent fourteen year old girl. The family of Dazariah Easton will have to live the rest of their lives with a missing piece of their heart, with every celebration in life cast with a shadow of sadness that she will not be there to celebrate with them.
Members of the media with further questions may contact the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office at 912-554-7200.
