Zachary Morgan in court Monday morning.
/ Tonya Brown
FLORENCE -- Last year, Zachary Morgan was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the August 2008 murder of Jeremiah Jenkins.
Florence police found Jenkins' body in an old building at the intersection of Cedar and South Irby streets in Florence.
Donavan Roman got life in prison for the crimes and James "AJ" Woye was sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Morgan filed what's called Post Conviction Relief (PCR), an effort to get a new trial - citing inadequate representation.
He withdrew his motion at the start of his PCR hearing Monday morning, saying he had reconsidered the consequences of a possible outcome that wasn't in his favor.
About 10 members of Jenkins family attended the hearing.
His parents say they're overjoyed that Morgan changed his mind.
However, they say since their son's murder they've gone back to court twice for matters dealing with his killers and they relive his death each time.
"It's just like from the beginning. It's just like another start refreshing your mind and it just bring back bad memories. It's a bad feeling you know we want to put this thing behind us. I'm hoping that I never have to go through anything like this and other families as well have to experience anything that we're experiencing for the last three years," said David Jenkins, Jeremiah's father.
Judge William Seales presided over Monday's hearing. He advised Morgan that he can not ask for another PCR hearing because he withdrew his application for the initial hearing.
Morgan told the judge he understood.
The Jenkins family says they just hope they can finally get some peace and move on with their lives.
