HOMERVILLE — A Clinch County grand jury has indicted three men on 48 charges, including 30 gang-related charges, in connection with the May 2014 shooting death of a Morehouse College student at a Homerville nightclub.

Trevor Dennard Posley, 23, Dexter Jamal Freeney, 19, and Steven Maurice Monroe, 26, were indicted on all 48 charges brought to the grand jury in the death of Clay Cross, 22, who was shot and killed when gunfire broke out at the 912 Club on Reddick Street, according to court documents.

The three men were charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and multiple gun charges, according to court records.

The trio were also indicted on 30 charges of violating Georgia’s Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, documents stated.

Posley has been accused of being a member of the Gangster Disciples, Freeney has been accused of being a member of the Crips and Monroe has been accused of being a member of the Cuttings Loop People, according to court documents. The indictments accuse the suspects of gang activity in the actions leading to Cross’ death.

On Saturday, May 10, 2014, “Clay” Cross was home from college visiting for Mother’s Day. At approximately 10:30 p.m., he stopped at the 912 Club. He left his best friend in a car and went inside the club, said Ronda Scott, Clay’s mother.

Minutes later, shots rang out inside the nightclub. Cross was struck and killed. Another man was injured by a bullet fragment. Cross was not the intended target of the shooters, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

He was there to check on a gig working as a DJ. His stage name was DJ Flocka, said Scott.

Posley, Freeney and Monroe were arrested in the days following the incident and charged with Cross’ murder. A fourth man, Kenneth Lee Minson, 24, was also arrested in connection with the incident and charged with aggravated assault, according to police reports.

Minson was the intended target of the shooting and reportedly returned gunfire, according to court documents. His case has not yet been brought before a grand jury, said Alapaha District Attorney Dick Perryman.

The grand jury also indicted Posley, Freeney and Donterris Brand with 12 counts, including aggravated battery, in connection with the beating of Clinch County man in May 2014. Posley is also charged on a third indictment with aggravated assault against two different victims and additional gang-related charges, said Perryman.

“We will take cases where the facts lead us, and if that includes the revelation that multiple gangs are involved in criminal activity within Clinch County and other counties within this judicial circuit, then those cases will be fully prosecuted,” said Perryman.

In a released statement, Cross’ mother said she believes a combination of gang activity and the failure of public officials to respond to complaints about the 912 Club led to her son’s death.

“We want all parties responsible, government and individuals, to be held accountable for the loss of our son, our grandson, our brother, our friend to many,” Scott said.

Adam Floyd is a crime reporter at the Valdosta Daily Times.