Lakewood Man Sentenced to Two Life Terms for 2008 Double Murder

A Lakewood man was sentenced by a federal judge to two life terms in prison — plus an additional 20 years in prison — for killing two Cleveland men in 2008 and leaving their bodies on a street in Detroit.

Dwayne A. Davis Jr., 24, for the murders of Rob Susko, 22, and David Miller, 27, in what prosecutors say was revenge for a drug deal gone bad between Davis and Susko.

Miller, prosecutors said, was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

 “Serving two life terms, plus 20 years, does not bring back the two lives lost in this horrible crime,” Steven Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Dettelbach said in a statement.

“But it does send a strong message about the seriousness of the offenses.”

Davis was found guilty of causing another to travel in interstate commerce, with intent to commit a crime of violence; using a firearm in a crime of violence (to murder Miller and Susko); and tampering with evidence.

Dettelbach said Davis was upset with Susko over a cocaine deal in which Davis was provided “bad” cocaine. Witnesses testified Davis that vowed to get revenge on Susko. On Oct. 6, 2008, Davis lured Susko from Cuyahoga County to Detroit under the guise of buying marijuana.

Witnesses said Miller was not involved in the purported drug deal — but still agreed to drive Susko.

Once in Detroit, Davis shot both men in the head from close range, dumped their bodies and drove the Miller’s Chevy HHR back to his home in Lakewood, witnesses testified.

Davis then parked the car near a park and used an accelerant to set fire to the car in an effort to destroy evidence of his crime, according to witnesses.

The case — prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Carol M. Skutnik and Gary D. Arbeznik — followed an extensive investigation by the Cleveland office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Detroit, Cleveland, Lakewood and Westlake police departments.