Man charged with murder of half-brother, girlfriend charged tampering with evidence, deputies say
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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(Paulding County Sheriff s Office)
ATLANTA - A man was arrested for the murder of his half-brother, the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office said. That man’s girlfriend was also taken into custody for helping to cover up the crime, detectives said.
Octavious Leonce Bates, 29, was arrested on Monday at a home along Ivy Drive in Dallas. He was charged in connection to the death of 31-year-old Lindsey Darnell Foster, who deputies said was his half-brother.
Kristen Taylor Moore, 28, who detectives identified as Bates’ girlfriend, was also arrested for hindering apprehension or punishment of a criminal and tampering with evidence.
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Man gunned down in front of Paulding County apartments
A man was gunned down outside of a Paulding County apartment complex and deputies are searching for his killer.
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Paulding County Sheriff s investigators are searching for the person who shot and killed a man just outside his apartment.
The murder happened just before dawn Friday morning. It was around 5:25 this morning, I heard Pow! Pow! Pow! I thought it was my neighbor, he likes to shoot off fireworks. The next thing I know, cops are everywhere, said one man who lives nearby.