Mother of Noah Bush seeks to pass juvenile penalty law in aftermath of son’s death

JESUP, Ga. (WSAV) – Demetrice Bush, mother of Noah Bush, is reaching out to Georgia lawmakers to draft and pass a new law aimed at penalties for juvenile delinquents nearly four months after her 8-year old son was found dead in a borrow pit.

Dubbed “Noah’s Law,” it would mean stricter penalties for juveniles under the age of 13 who are convicted of killing someone. She decries what she calls a “slap on the wrist” that the two juveniles, one 10 and 11-year-old, received upon being charged in connection to Noah’s death.

In August, the 11-year-old pleaded guilty to charges of Simple Battery, Involuntary Manslaughter, Concealing the Death of Another and Criminal Trespassing and received a two-year confinement, the maximum penalty under the law.

Prosecutors said the 11-year-old child pushed Noah into the deep portion of the pit they were wading in.

The 10-year-old is facing charges of Concealing the Death of Another and Criminal Trespassing.

Local activist Jodi Martin is working with the Bush family to help pass the law.