Deputies: 3 arrested in connection with fatal shooting of an 86-year-old Elbert Co. man
The Elbert County Sheriff's Office said three people have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of an 86-year-old man.
Elbert County Sheriff Melvin Andrews said William David Peterson, 19, and Savanna Marie Jennings, 19, were charged with murder, felony murder, malice murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime,aggravated assault and concealing the death of another.
Peterson was also charged with a possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, Sheriff Andrews said.
Sheriff Andrews said the third suspect, Dakota Scott Street, 18, was charged with concealing the death of another.
The sheriff identified the victim as Jennings' grandfather Otha Perrin.
According to Sheriff Andrews, Jennings reported her grandfather missing on Sunday morning.On Monday, another family remember told the sheriff's office that "something isn't right" about the report, the sheriff said.
Sheriff Andrews said during further questioning, Jennings admitted to lying in the answers she had previously given deputies.
The sheriff said a .22 caliber rifle was found near the location where Perrin's body was recovered.
Peterson, Jennings and Street are currently being held at the Elbert County Detention Center.
Sheriff Andrews said the case is still under investigation.
Granddaughter, 2 teens accused in shooting death of 86-year-old man
Three teenagers, including the granddaughter of a man who was reported missing Sunday, are charged in connection with the 86-year-old’s death in northeast Georgia, officials said.
Savanna Marie Jennings, 19, of Elbert County, was charged Wednesday with murder, aggravated assault and concealing the death of her grandfather, Otha Perrin, Sheriff Melvin Andrews said in a news release.
Jennings lived with Perrin at a home on Pearl Mill Road, the sheriff’s office said, and reported him missing.
Another family member told the sheriff’s office “something isn’t right” about the case shortly before the discovery was made, Andrews said.
Jennings broke down when officials questioned her and admitted she’d lied, Andrews said. The following day, Perrin’s body was found in a pond on private property off Wahatchee Creek Road. He had been shot multiple times and a .22-caliber rifle was found on the farm property near his body, Andrews said.
William David Peterson, 19, of Athens, faces charges of murder, aggravated assault and concealing a death, while Dakota Scott Street, 18, of Elbert County, faces only a charge of concealing the death of another, Andrews said.
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