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A Georgia man suspected of killing three people last week, including a golfer at an Atlanta-area country club, has been arrested and charged.
Bryan Anthony Rhoden has been charged with three counts of murder, three counts of aggravated assault and two counts of kidnapping for the homicides at the Pinetree Country Club in Kennesaw, Cobb County Police Chief Tim Cox said in a press conference.
Golfer Gene Siller was shot only after approaching the truck Rhoden drove onto a golf course at the club and was not considered to be a target.
Siller was shot because he “witnessed an active crime taking place,” Cobb County Police Department said, according to WBS-TV.
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Suspect arrested and charged in killing of golf pro Gene Siller and two others
From Pinetree County Club/Facebook
Golf pro Gene Siller was among three men found dead on the grounds of an Atlanta-area golf club.
By Rebekah Riess and Christina Maxouris, CNN
Authorities have arrested and charged Bryan Anthony
Rhoden in the July 3 triple homicide at the Pinetree Country Club, in which golf pro Gene Siller was killed, Cobb County Police Chief Tim Cox said in an evening press conference on Thursday.
He has been charged with three counts of murder, three counts of aggravated assault and two counts of kidnapping, the chief added. Cox said Rhoden was the lone shooter in the killings.
So far, there s little we know about why Siller, Valdez, and Pierson were killed by Rhoden. Police have refused to provide more information other than his identity and confirmed the charges. This is everything we know about Rhoden, and what happens next in the case.
Golfers and members of the Pinetree Country Club have created a memorial to Gene Siller at the club (Twitter)
Who is Bryan Rhoden?
The 23-year-old reportedly lives in Atlanta and was arrested up by the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force in Chamblee. It appears he has a long history of violations, including several charges just hours after the fatal shooting at Pinetree. DeKalb County records show that Rhoden was arrested by the Chamblee Police Department on charges of DUI, providing false ID, and other vehicle and traffic charges hours after Siller was killed. He was booked into the jail on July 4 morning and was released two days later on bond, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.