Teen expresses sympathy in torching of ‘friend’
Jeremy Jarvis, the younger brother of Denver Colorado Jarvis (yes, that’s his real name) — one of three teenagers charged with attempted murder (as adults) in the torching of Michael Brewer, who was doused with rubbing alcohol and set on fire as five boys surrounded him, has made his first public statement, expressing sympathy for the burned teen. (Contrary to the headlines, there was no actual apology.) Jeremy Jarvis who is just 13, has not yet been charged like his broth “DC,” aged 15, and two other teens, Matthew Bent, 15 and Jesus Mendez, 16. And he includes a shout out to his brother, along with “Mikey,” whom he called “one of his best friends” (a friend he allegedly watched being set on fire.) In the video below, Jarvis’ lawyer reveals that the seventh grader has been expelled from school due to his arrest, and is being home schooled. Watch:
By the way, Denver and Jeremy Jarvis’ mom previously apologized to the Brewer family, in the old fashioned sense of the word.
Details, from WSVN (the Fox affiliate in Miami):
Though 13-year-old Jeremy Jarvis is not one of the three teenagers charged with the crime, he felt compelled to say how sorry he felt for the attack on Brewer in Deerfield Beach on Oct. 12. “I want to express my deepest sympathy to Mikey and his family,” he said reading from a statement he wrote. “I will pray for Mikey to grow stronger everyday and for Mikey’s speedy recovery.”
Police did originally arrest him along with four others for the attack, which left Brewer with second and third degree burns over two thirds of his body, but they have since focused their attention on three of those originally arrested. His brother, 15-year-old, Denver Colorado Jarvis remains in custody, along with Matthew Bent, also 15, and 16-year-old Jesus Mendez. “I want to tell my brother, DC, I love and miss him. I just hope and pray we all get through this,” said Jarvis, as he read his paper.
Stephen Melnick, Jarvis’ attorney, also stepped forward to say something. “Jeremy has been wanting to say something from the time that this happened,” he said. “He’s been wanting to say something. He just wanted to express his prayers to Mikey and the Brewer family and to tell his brother how much he misses him.”
The three boys face adult charges of attempted murder for dousing Brewer with rubbing alcohol and setting him on fire. Brewer only uttered his first words since the attack a day before Jarvis’ apology. He remains in the intensive care unit of Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.
Meanwhile, Michael Brewer’s family has released the first photo of him since he went into the hospital, and they’ve told the media he is in tremendous pain, but slowly recovering.
Jeremy Jarvis could still be charged in the case, which may help explain the public apology.
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