I'm sorry but with what the Gazette is printing compared to what the Delavan Enterprise is printing, there are quite a few contradicting stories being published. In the end, the truth will come out and hopefully Brandon's family will be able to get some type of closure from this whole mess and be able to know what really happened that day that Brandon lost his life.

GIVEN THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS TOPIC IS THAT REALLY ALL YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE IS I WRITE WITH CAPS LOCK ON....SERIOUSLY????

Just a BAD mom!!!!!! That's truly ok, at least everyone can read something besides how terrible MY son is. Eddie is suffering more than anyone will ever know. He is not doing well at all. I just would like to clarify NOT stick up for MY son or excuse any part of the tragedy that took place. There were absolutely NO donuts done on that day of the accident. Not to say that there were never donuts done before that day. The boys had just come from Janesville moving a washer and dryer. Brandon helped Eddie to move these machines. Unfortunately he did not want to be paid for his good deed, he wanted to go 4wheelin with his buddy "my son". This was NOT out of character for either of these guys or ANY of their close friends. Several of their friends have told me if not once but several times: That it could of been them either driving or being the passenger BECAUSE this is what these guys are about. All of them have had their run in's with the law. They were not breaking any laws this day. NO DRUGS. NO ALCOHOL. NO TRESPASSING, just doing what they both loved to do. Before they left they were wrenching on Eddies SUV. Brandon was always Eddies first call for help when it came to working on his vehicles. Brandon and Eddie were friends...good friends. As far as Eddies past with the law, He has paid dearly for all of his mistakes. Eddie as a child and growing up has dealt with severe ADHD, BI-POLAR DISORDER, ANXIETY and two other diagnosis's. He has had this since EARLY childhood. I am only writing this to those who supposedly know me so well. We have lived in Walworth county since Eddie turned 14 and yes its been a tough road.
He was on the right track though before this happensd. He was going forward with his life. He would do anything to change that day and he doesn't have a day go by that those horrible memories don't haunt him. I am so sorry this happened and so is Eddie.
My thoughts are with Brandon's family everyday.
I just hope for those that are condeming my parenting or my son, that something like this NEVER happens to you or someone dear to your heart. It has been and is truly a nightmare that I wish would come to an end and all of us suffering and hurting could just wake up. Please try to forgive Eddie as he certainly will never forgive himself and keep Brandon's family in your thoughts and prayers everyday.
I will not comment any further So go ahead with the bashing. When all of this is over you will all know the TRUTH and NOT what the paper feels like printing.

brodysgma: for the love of god, caps lock OFF.

OK..WHERE TO BEGIN...FIRST OF ALL I AM THE MOTHER OF AN 18 YEAR OLD SON WHO DOES THIS "HOTDOGGING" AS ITS BEEN DESCRIBED. DO I LIKE IT THAT HE DOES THIS? OF COURSE NOT. DID I DO THE SAME STUPID STUFF WHEN I WAS HIS AGE? OF COURSE I DID. SO THAT MAKES ME A BAD MOM THAT MY SON DOES THIS??? ALL TO OFTEN WHEN THERE IS A TRAGEDY SUCH AS THIS FINGERS START TO GET POINTED AND SOMEONE GETS THE BLAME. UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO BLAME HERE. THE THREE PEOPLE IN THAT TRUCK THAT DAY GOT IN THERE VOLUNTARILY. THEY ALL NEW FULL WELL WHAT THEY WERE DOING. GRANTED NONE OF THEM NEW HOW HORRIBLE THE OUTCOME WAS GOING TO BE. THIS WAS A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. AVOIDABLE??? YES DEFINATELY...BUT SHOULD A YOUNG MAN SPEND GOD KNOWS HOW MANY YEARS IN PRISON BECAUSE OF IT? ABSOLUTELY NOT. SHOULD THE FINGER BE POINTED AT HIS MOTHER BECAUSE OF ANY OF THIS?? HOW STUPID IS THAT? WAS SHE IN THE TRUCK? DID SHE TELL ANY OF THEM TO ENGAGE IN THIS BEHAVIOR? WHAT RITE DO ANY OF US HAVE TO JUDGE HER FOR ANY OF THIS? IN FACT I HAPPEN TO KNOW EDDIES MOTHER ON A PERSONAL LEVEL. THERE ARENT MANY LEFT LIKE HER. LOVES HER SON UNCONDITIONALLY. AND STANDS BEHIND HIM NO MATTER WHAT HIS ACTIONS ARE. RITE OR WRONG. SEEMS TO ME WE COULD ALL LEARN A LITTLE SOMETHING FROM THAT TYPE OF MOTHERING. SO THERE REALLY IS NO NEED FOR ALL THE HATEFULL COMMENTS THAT ARE BEING LEFT. WE ALL NO WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT GLASS HOUSES RITE.... THIS IN NO WAY TAKES AWAY FROM THE PAIN AND DEVESTATION THE JEETERS FAMILY IS GOING THRU AND MY HEART DOES GO OUT TO THEM. THEY HAVE SUFFERED A LOSS I COULD NEVER EVEN IMAGINE. HOWEVER THE OTHER FAMILY INVOLVED IS ALSO SUFFERING. WHEN DOES IT END??? EDDIE WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE REGRETTING THE ACTIONS HE DID THAT HORRIBLE DAY. HES GOT A LIFELONG SENTENCE ALREADY. ONE KNOW AS GUILT. ISNT THAT A LOT FOR ANY ONE PERSON TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH? THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT. NOTHING MORE. NOTHING LESS...AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. STOP THE FINGER POINTING ALREADY!

I didn't suggest removal of the post that I responded to, pretty sure that was done by an intuitive staff member. Anyone with a lick of sense can tell what's behind your thinly veiled comments. Okay . . . we get it, it's moms fault! If it weren't for her . . . yada, yada, yada. I can only guess at why you are so desperate to persecute her in such a public forum, or what would motivate you to hang out her dirty laundry every chance you get, but whatever the reason, it shows a lack of class on your part. Not to mention that it makes you look silly. If what he did is somehow indicative of maternal neglect, than we obviously have a lot of motherless sons roaming the back roads of rural America. "Eddie" did not commit a driveby shooting, or take out a room full of his classmates, there was no malicious intent behind his actions, so you can stop characterizing this as another child gone wrong. This was a tragic accident, and my heart bleeds for the Jeters family . . . but I can also sympathize with a mother who may very well lose her son to a glutinous prison system . . . and a young man suffering from what must be unimaginable guilt.

RUKIDDING, hateful person? Not at all. I just know Eddie very well along with his mother. He needs the right guidance which obviously he never got from his mother because he has been in trouble constantly. Not only does Eddie know I feel this way, but so does his mother. If she would have been a real mother, Eddie would have turned out differently. Period.

Oh, and go right ahead, click that "Suggest Removal" button next to this post...

if you don't like what's posted here then leave. Oh wow you know the details you're so cool and awesome.

I personally believe everyone should keep their comments and opinions to themself. But we all know that will never happen. The only people that know best and what should and should not happen are those who KNOW the details.

Shame on you for using such a tragic ACCIDENT to spew your venom. Clearly you have an agenda, one which apparently doesn't include compassion for anyone involved. The young man in question doesn't deserve to be locked up period! It was poor judgment, but sadly it's typical, and I hardly think that whether or not his mother graduated has any bearing on the circumstances. What a hateful person you must be. And you have no idea what a "huge accomplishment," it was for me to keep this post clean because I think you're repugnant.

Disneygirl69: Hey, I resemble that remark!

Sounds to me like the family is torn a little. They want Eddie to have a life still after this, but they want him to take responsibility for taking Brandon's life...even though it was not intentional. Honestly, him being incarcerated would be the best thing for him. Like I have previously stated on the other story that was reported about this horrific incident, the only stable home Eddie has ever known was when he was incarcerated. And that to me, is pathetic.

Obviously the whole incident was a tragic and avoidable accident. No one was forced into the situation, and a Monkey would know that what they were doing was probably unsafe. Meyer should get whatever is normal for negligent driving involving a death.
What a waste. Youth truely is wasted on the young.

I guess the family of the deceased knows best. It just sounds like it was a case of kids "hotdogging". That's what we called it in the early 70's. And yes, we had our mishaps and bad outcomes as well.

This whole situation is just sad... it was honestly just an accident... in the truest meaning of the word.