Family of Georgia boy hires law firm to investigate his death

Nearly a month after crews found the body of 8-year-old Noah Bush at a Wayne County collection site, his family turned to Davis Bozeman Johnson Law on Thursday to launch their own private investigation in hopes of finding answers more quickly. “Why is this taking so long?” asked Francys Johnson, a partner at the firm. “Any mother in her shoes would want these kinds of answers.” Read the original story here. “We just want Noah to get the justice he deserves,” said Demetrice Bush, Noah's mother. The family is trusting the firm to find answers because they are the ones who uncovered the truth about Ahmaud Arbery. As of Thursday, the Wayne County Sheriff's Office's 24-day investigation has been taking “too long” for the family. “Their question is simple. What happened to Noah Bush? Why did the Sheriff's Department rush to judgment without a full investigation? Who is responsible and will they be held accountable,” Johnson said. “The Bush family deserves this,” said Mawuli Davis, a partner at Davis Bozeman Johnson Law. “This is something we have dedicated all of our attorneys and resources from our various officials to make sure this happens.” Demetrice claims that first responders, the county sheriffs and other agencies did not answer her questions throughout the search for Noah, and she felt officials dismissed her concerns. After finding the boy's body, sheriffs would not show Demetrice his body. RECENT STORIES National Hurricane Center after two tropical turbulence events. Here's where they're going. Get ready to pay more for parking at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. Country music star Jelly Roll is coming to Savannah this weekend. Here's where to find him. “(His drowning) didn't make sense to me because Noah was afraid of water,” Demetrice Bush said. “He didn't deserve for his life to be so short. He had dreams. He had goals. He had ambitions. And he deserves to still be here.” Johnson said the family decided to pursue a private investigation because they felt the WCSO's approach was too slow. The law firm did not mention who it will hire or has hired as an investigator. WJCL 22 reached out to Wayne County Sheriff Chuck Moseley for comment on the family's decision but has not heard back as of Thursday evening. The law firm, however, believes it will not interfere with the WCSO's investigation while they conduct their own. “I'm sure the sheriff's office should want anyone who helps to do just that,” Johnson said. “We have no intention of hindering their investigation.” “Noah was my whole life. He was an amazing, motivated, determined little boy. He loved sports. He loved school. He loved hugs. He was just an all around sweet person and we miss him very much,” Demetrice said. This story will continue to develop. Check back with WJCL 22 as more information is released.

Nearly a month after rescue crews found the body of 8-year-old Noah Bush at a Wayne County collection point, his family turned to Davis Bozeman Johnson Law firm on Thursday to launch their own private investigation in hopes of finding answers more quickly.

“Why is this taking so long?” asks Francys Johnson, a partner at the law firm. “Any mother in her situation would want answers like this.”

You can read the original report here.

“We just want Noah to get the justice he deserves,” said Demetrice Bush, Noah’s mother.

The family trusts the firm to find answers because they are the ones who uncovered the truth about Ahmaud Arbery. As of Thursday, the family said the Wayne County Sheriff's Office's 24-day investigation has taken “too long.”

“Your question is simple. What happened to Noah Bush? Why did the Sheriff's Department rush to judgment without a full investigation? Who is responsible and will they be held accountable,” Johnson said.

“The Bush family deserves this,” said Mawuli Davis, a partner at Davis Bozeman Johnson Law. “We have deployed all of our lawyers and resources in our various departments to make sure this happens.”

Demetrice claims that first responders, county sheriffs and other agencies failed to answer her questions throughout the search for Noah and that she felt officials were dismissing her concerns. After finding the boy's body, sheriffs would not show Demetrice his body.

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“(His drowning) never made sense to me because Noah was afraid of water,” Demetrice Bush said. “He didn't deserve to have his life cut so short. He had dreams. He had goals. He had ambitions. And he deserved to still be here.”

Johnson said the family decided to pursue a private investigation because they felt WCSO was moving too slowly. The law firm did not mention who it will hire or has hired as an investigator.

WJCL 22 has reached out to Wayne County Sheriff Chuck Moseley for comment on the family's decision but has not heard back as of Thursday evening. However, the law firm believes they will not hinder WCSO's investigation while they conduct their own.

“I'm sure that's what the sheriff's office should expect from anyone who assists,” Johnson said. “We have no intention of hindering their investigation.”

“Noah was my whole life. He was an amazing, motivated, determined little boy. He loved sports. He loved school. He loved hugs. He was just an all around sweet person and we miss him very much,” Demetrice said.

This is a developing story. Check back with WJCL 22 as more information will be released then.