Marcus Dermer’s girlfriend saved his future.
Had he not spent the evening with her and her family on Jan. 3, 2016, he might have gone along with Jervarceay Tapley’s plan to “do a lick” or commit a crime on Bentley Drive, just like his friends Rufus Burks and Raheam Gibson.
Had he gone with them, Dermer also would be facing life in prison for the brutal slayings of Gloria Short, 54; her son Caleb Short, 17; and granddaughter Gianna Lindsey, 10.
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