One father-son duo in Georgia obtained the scare of a lifetime after giving a journey to somebody and discovering out later they had been wished for homicide!
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office requested the assistance of the GBI regional investigative workplace on Sunday, August 6, with a homicide investigation. The sheriff’s workplace had acquired a tip {that a} man killed somebody and disposed of their physique. When legislation enforcement went to research, they ended up discovering stays in a shallow grave within the Chattahoochee – Oconee National Forest on Monday, August 7. Per WSB-TV, the sufferer in query is believed to be Martha Angela Ledford, who had been lacking for a few week on the time. However, the GBI Crime Lab remains to be working to determine whether or not the physique is Ledford.
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A manhunt quickly started on Tuesday for 23-12 months-previous Keegan Phillips, who native officers stated was wished in reference to the homicide. Police described him as having blue eyes, brown hair, and looking out “disheveled and dirty.”
But apparently, Russell Jimmerson and his son didn’t get the memo that there was an alleged assassin on the unfastened! They had been driving in Georgia that very same day to go decide up the dad’s paycheck after they noticed a person off the aspect of the street making an attempt to hitch a journey and determined to assist him out. Jimmerson informed WXIA:
“He just stuck his hand out, just very quickly. I told my son, ‘Let’s get him.’ I help everybody. He’d been up all night, walking from Rabun County.”
Once the person obtained into the truck, Jimmerson seen he had a backpack on him, and he reeked. He ultimately dropped the person off alongside the freeway in Gillsville. And it wasn’t till later that Jimmerson claimed to have discovered who was in his car – an alleged killer. According to Jimmerson, a pal had known as him and informed him about how police had been searching for a homicide suspect believed to be carrying the sufferer’s severed head. OMG, what?!
Jimmerson then realized the suspect was in his automotive. He recalled the dialog:
“‘You won’t believe what happened. A guy in Rabun County murdered someone last night and has their head.’ And I said, ‘Man, you won’t believe what I’m fixing to tell you. There’s a smell in this car that’s awful.’ My buddy said, ‘Is this a joke? Did you pick up the hitchhiker?’ I said, ‘No, I really did.’”
Hours after Phillips was dropped off, police tracked him down in Gillsville. He was arrested and charged with homicide. He is being held in Rabun County Jail. 62-12 months-previous Robert Lee Peppers was additionally arrested and charged with concealing a demise and illegal disposal of a physique. At this time, authorities haven’t confirmed any extra particulars about whether or not there was a severed head, as Jimmerson’s pal claimed. The investigation is ongoing.
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