Bike argument, ‘spying’ through smoke detector led to DeKalb County murder, DA says

A neighbor’s dispute over a bicycle ends in a tragedy.

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On Monday, a DeKalb County jury found Alphonso Watts, 53, guilty of shooting and killing Darryl Halden, 35. The murder stems from an incident that occurred on August 16, 2020.

DeKalb County police were called to an apartment complex on Friendly Heights Boulevard in unincorporated Decatur and found Halden lying near a dumpster.

Officers said Halden was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital where he died from multiple gunshot wounds.

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DeKalb investigators said Watts was seen on surveillance video leaving the apartment building around 7:31 p.m. and seconds later, the same camera captured Halden as he walked out of the building carrying two bags of trash. Halden lived in the apartment above Watts.

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