Clarksville NowZemarcus Shatwan Ligon, arrested April 18, 2021 (Courtesy MCSO)
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Three men have been charged in a Clarksville homicide that occurred on Chapel Street in November 2017.
Ray Charles Nelson, 53, was shot and killed near 140 Chapel St. on Nov. 10, 2017.
After a Clarksville Police investigation, three men were charged recently with premeditated first-degree murder:
Zemarcus Shatwan Ligon, who was taken into custody Sunday.
Antonio Nathan Bafford, who was already in jail.
Ramone Pierre Gholston, who was already in jail.
Gholston was also charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The shooting
That day in 2017, a shots fired call came in around 5:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they found Ray Charles Nelson, who had been shot. He was transported by ambulance to Tennova Healthcare’s emergency room, where he died from his injuries.