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	Photo by Travis Pratt Shown wearing ribbons before the families annual memorial gathering are, from left, Jodie Eichelberger, sister; Rebecca Lee, mother; Cathy Sue Wetzel, aunt and Crickett Lee, sister.

They aren't staying silent any longer.

In the weeks surrounding another anniversary of Lee's death, his family learned plea agreements had been reached with two of the five men accused.

They are livid, especially because the defendants who have accepted deals -- Jesse Dorsz and Eric Campbell -- are the two men Lee's relatives believe fired two bullets into the 20-year-old's head.

They say investigators with the Frederick County Sheriff's Office told them so.

"If this is what the prosecution calls justice, then they have completely lost their minds," said Jodie Eichelberger, Lee's eldest sister.

"We are completely outraged by these deals and are absolutely beside ourselves over it," Eichelberger said. "We are not going to shut up. We want justice for my brother."

Federal authorities will not discuss reasons behind plea negotiations.

Life changes

Lee's mother, Becky Lee, and Eichelberger are the first to admit that Lee was no saint. Like many adolescents, he sometimes hung around the wrong crowd.

As a young adult, Lee was charged by police with a number of crimes, including armed robbery, theft and second-degree assault.

But he was convicted only once, for failure to obey a lawful order of police, according to court records.

No judge ever sentenced him to spend a day in jail.

Lee's life changed in November 2003 when he took on a new role: becoming a first-time father.

"David was trying to turn his life around," Eichelberger said. "His focus was on getting his GED, his driver's license and going to work. He was trying to better himself. He was doing everything he could to take care of his son."

Lee was seeking sole custody of the toddler, Eichelberger said.

Witness subpoenaed

Lee's hopes for the future hit a snag in June 2005 when he was subpoenaed to testify as a federal witness in a drug and weapons investigation involving "B-6," short for "the bottom of Sixth Street."

Steven Stone, Dorsz and Campbell were at the core of B-6, an operation that bought and distributed drugs, including cocaine, marijuana and Ecstasy, federal authorities said.

That spring, members of B-6 began to suspect Lee was cooperating with police, giving them information about drug trafficking and other crimes by members of B-6, including Stone, authorities said.

The afternoon of July 7, 2005, members of B-6 agreed they would try to kill Lee while Stone was in New York, according to Campbell's plea agreement.

Late that night, Lee's body was found near a driveway in the 9700 block of Reichs Ford Road.

Family waits

For Lee's family, the pursuit of justice in the case has been a long time coming.

The first arrests did not occur for about two years. They are frustrated more conspirators are not being prosecuted.

Trial had been scheduled to begin July 13, but was canceled when Dorsz and Campbell took deals.

No new trial dates have been set for the others: Steven Stone, 24; Stone's father, Chester Stone, 44; and Randall Hildebrand, 22.

The first two plea agreements leave the family feeling defeated, even though three defendants' cases remain unresolved.

The agreement reached by Dorsz, 28, of Walkersville , ties him to drug crimes but not to Lee's death, according to court documents.

Dorsz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in a drug-trafficking crime.

And the agreement accepted by Campbell, 20, of Frederick , stands to put him in prison for little more than 11 years.

Campbell, 16 at the time of the crime, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit witness tampering by homicide.

Pointing blame

Eichelberger said she wasn't surprised to see Campbell, the juvenile, plead guilty to the homicide charge.

"We half expected something like this," she said.

"Steven (Stone) knew to use a juvenile," she said. "He knew the prosecution would go easy on Eric."

Family members are frustrated that no one will tell them the details behind the plea agreements.

"We have to wonder, what was the exchange?" Eichelberger asked. "Did Dorsz and Campbell agree to testify against Steven to save themselves? What kind of society do we live in where all a killer has to do to get away with murder is tattletale on someone else?"

Lee's family blames federal prosecutors and investigators for his death.

They feel betrayed by U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein, who said witness tampering would not be tolerated.

"David's life was sacrificed by the prosecution to ensure a federal drug trafficking conviction on Steven Stone," Eichelberger said.

"The feds wanted Steven's suppliers, and they needed strong enough leverage to get it. That leverage was David's life," she said.

"As a federal witness, he was federal property."

Deal sends 'a horrible message'

Becky Lee called the agreements with Dorsz and Campbell inexcusable. She can't bear the thought of agreements being reached with the rest.

"Justice is for the people, not the prosecution," she said. "This sends a horrible message."

Crickett Lee said her brother "was a baby when he was killed. He had his whole life ahead of him."

It's not fair that Dorsz and Campbell can look forward to having lives after prison, she added.

Dorsz's plea calls for him to serve 15 to 17 1/2 years in prison, meaning he will be released while still in his 40s.

Campbell will be in his late 20s or early 30s when released.

"They'll have plenty of time to have a life," Crickett Lee said.

Lee's family can't help but worry about the outcomes of the cases involving the three remaining defendants.

"If they take deals, we won't get our day in court," Eichelberger said. "They won't have to testify. David will have truly died for nothing."