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14 Year Old Gets Life In Grandfather's Murder
By southbendtribune.com
Published: 08/20/2010

NILES — Dakotah Eliason sat motionless Thursday afternoon when a jury convicted him of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his grandfather.

Off to his side, members of his family broke into tears — some for Dakotah and others for 69-year-old Jesse Miles, whom Dakotah killed March 7.

The case has created a rift in the families of both Dakotah and Miles.

The ruling by the jury of 10 women and two men means Dakotah, a former Niles High School student, will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. The jury also found the boy guilty of felony firearm.

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