SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – ‘No one wins here.’ That was the message from a Chatham County Superior Court Judge as he handed down two life sentences for a 2024 murder in Chatham County. It’s a case we’ve followed from the beginning, and WTOC was the only news station in the courtroom today. Vershad Ervin, 19, and Brandon Jones, 27, were sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole plus 5 years for the killing of Phillippe Moore inside of an apartment. A Chatham County jury had found the two men guilty on multiple charges connected to the February 2024 shooting death of Phillippe Moore on Johnny Mercer Boulevard, following a trial recently. Ervin and Jones were both acquitted of malice murder but convicted of multiple other felony charges. Ervin was found guilty of two counts of felony murder, criminal attempt to commit robbery, aggravated assault, and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Jones was found guilty of two counts of felony murder, criminal attempt to commit a felony, one count of aggravated assault, and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Jurors found Jones not guilty on a second aggravated assault count and not guilty of first-degree cruelty to children. “The arrests and convictions in this case are the result of excellent investigative work by our detectives,” Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley said. “The expertise of our Criminal Investigations Division and Forensic Unit…
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