Tiequon Cox

Case record: Tiequon Cox

Background

Tiequon “Lil Fee” Cox was born Tiequon Aundray Cox on December 1, 1965.

Cox was a noted member of the Rollin’ 60, one of the many sets affiliated to the Crips. The case summary states that he was still on parole on an unrelated charge.

The offence

On August 31, 1984, two male suspects were seen bursting into the house of Miss Ebora Alexander, the mother of Kermit Alexander, and opening fire.

The shooting killed four people:

• Ebora Alexander, aged 59
• Dietra Alexander, aged 25
• Damon Bonner, aged 6
• Damani Garner-Alexander, aged 12

Two other family members who had previously been hiding managed to scare off the gunmen, who were seen fleeing into a brown or maroon van.

Later, the two suspects were caught and identified as Tiequon Cox, aged 18, and Horace Edwin Burns, aged 20. Both were described as known affiliates of the Rollin’ 60. The case summary states that Burns was not one of the gunman; he was described as a look-out.

The case summary states that Lisa Brown and Ida Moore drove the get-away vehicle.

Darren Charles Williams would later be caught and identified as the other gunman.

Investigation

The case summary states that the reason behind the killings was related to revenge: it says that Darren Williams had purchased fake cocaine and sought revenge against the dealer, but Williams and the two other men ended up at the wrong house.

The case summary states that it was actually stated that the three suspects had the right house number but were on the wrong block.

Trial

In 1986, Cox was found guilty of four counts of 1st degree murder “in accordance with premeditation laws” in the state of California.

The case summary states that the jury determined Cox should be sentenced to death, placing him on death row.

The case summary states that Cox was the youngest of the three suspects and was therefore described as susceptible to “peer pressure,” and it states that the jury’s decision was that he had actively taken part in the killings. The summary states that whether he was merely abetting was “determined serious enough to condemn.”

Sentencing

Cox was sentenced to death in 1986 and placed on death row.

Appeals

No appeal information was included in the provided case summary.

Outcome

Cox was sentenced to death in 1986.

Aftermath

The case summary states that while on death row Cox stabbed the late Stanley “Tookie” Williams in 1988.

The case summary states that this stabbing was depicted in the 2004 TV film Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story.

The case summary states that on the afternoon of July 18, 2000, three inmates regarded as some of San Quentin’s most dangerous prisoners almost escaped. The three were identified as Tiequon Cox, Paul Tuilaepa, and Noel Jackson.

The case summary states that the three “rushed towards a hole” that had been unraveled from a four foot section of a chain-link fence, nearly escaping with the intent of securing themselves hostages.

The case summary states that the attempt failed, and that with some difficulty the guards managed to get all three inmates subdued and back into a controlled yard.

The case summary states that the escape attempt left many guards re-addressing serious security problems that had been plaguing San Quentin for years.

Other details

The case summary includes references to Cox and the 1984 murders he was suspected of and subsequently incarcerated for, including:

• Leon Bing’s Do or Die, described as a book documenting the lives of at-risk youth in late ’80s inner city Los Angeles
• Monster; A Biography of an L.A. Gang Member written by Kody “Monster” Scott, described as a member of the Eight Trey Gangsta Crips in L.A.