A Nashville teen has been accused of fatally shooting her mother's boyfriend in April at a local apartment complex. Jamya Bolton-Madison, 19, was arrested Thursday on a charge of criminal homicide for the death of 37-year-old Dorsey Moorlet at the Forest Park Apartments in Bellevue, as reported by WSMV. Authorities found Moorlet shot next to his front door and he died soon after being transported to the hospital.
Metro Nashville Police said Bolton-Madison is also suspected to have stolen her mother’s pistol, thereby allegedly arming herself for the crime. She faces further charges of gun theft and evidence tampering, adding to her legal woes. She is currently being held on a $112,500 bond. The investigation led detectives to believe that the motive behind Moorlet’s murder was tied to his relationship with Bolton-Madison’s mother, indicating a domestic-related conflict, according to details from a WKRN report.
The arrest followed a police inquiry into the events that transpired on April 19 at the apartment complex located on Highway 70. Police documents describe a scene where Moorlet was found with gunshot wounds near his apartment entryway. In the backdrop of Bellevare's ordinary comings and goings, tragedy had abruptly staked its claim.
In a statement obtained by FOX 17, the tragedy deepens with the revelation that Moorlet died shortly upon arrival at the hospital, a sudden end to a life entwined, however tumultuously, with that of his alleged killer's family circle. This incident brings to light the often hidden and intimate nature of domestic violence, where what appears to be private matters covertly inflict the most public pain.
