Suspect charged in GA killings appears in court
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Bryan Anthony Rhoden was arrested in connection with the killings of Siller and two other men
By Madeline Holcombe, Dakin Andone and Devon M. Sayers, CNN
The man arrested and charged in a triple homicide that happened earlier this month allegedly “bound the hands, legs, and mouth” of two men whose bodies were found in the back of a pickup truck, according to a criminal warrant.
Bryan Anthony Rhoden was arrested Thursday afternoon in connection with the killings of the two men, Paul Pierson and Henry Valdez, as well as golf pro Gene Siller, all of whom were found dead last weekend at the Atlanta area’s Pinetree Country Club, Cobb County Police Chief Tim Cox said.
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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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Police: Man charged with killing Gene Siller, 2 others had no apparent relationship with the golf pro Share Updated: 5:01 PM CDT Jul 9, 2021 By Madeline Holcombe and Dakin Andone, CNN
Police: Man charged with killing Gene Siller, 2 others had no apparent relationship with the golf pro Share Updated: 5:01 PM CDT Jul 9, 2021
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Suspect arrested and charged in killing of golf pro Gene Siller and two others
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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.
Bryan Rhoden, described as the ‘lone shooter’ was charged with three counts of murder, three counts of aggravated assault and two counts of kidnapping,
Within hours of the triple murder, Rhoden was arrested by the Chamblee Police Department on unrelated charges, including DUI, driving a vehicle without insurance and false identification,
WSB-TV reported. He posted bail on Tuesday.
A previous report via the
Pharos Tribune told of Bryan Rhoden of
Atlanta, Georgia, being arrested following a high-speed chase in White and Tippecanoe counties, Indiana with the man being released from the
White County Jail on a $5,000 bond, August 25, 2020.
At the time of his arrest, Rhoden faced a Level 6 felony of resisting law enforcement, as well as aggressive driving, a Class A misdemeanor, and reckless driving, a Class C misdemeanor in White County. He faces an additional charge of reckless driving in a work zone, a Class A misdemeanor, in Tippecanoe County.