The Brief
- A manhunt ended Friday morning when federal marshals and local deputies captured a Lithonia murder suspect in Warner Robins.
- Isaiah Turner, 20, faces malice murder charges for a fatal March shooting on Cove Road and allegedly firing at the victim’s girlfriend.
- The fugitive remains jailed in Houston County while authorities prepare to extradite him back to DeKalb County to face trial.
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. – A Lithonia man wanted for a deadly March shooting is behind bars after federal marshals and sheriff’s deputies tracked him down Friday morning in Warner Robbins, authorities said.
Lithonia murder suspect caught
What we know:
A fugitive unit caught up with 20-year-old Isaiah Turner on Friday morning at a home on Red Fox Run in Warner Robins, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. Turner surrendered without incident during the joint raid by the sheriff’s fugitive unit and the U.S. Marshals Service.
Authorities had been searching for Turner since March 6, when a gunfire eruption left Jamar Schaffers dead in the 2300 block of Cove Road in Lithonia. Arrest warrants reveal that Turner faces a felony malice murder charge for the death of Schaffers. Investigators also leveled a felony aggravated assault charge against Turner, accusing him of shooting at the victim’s girlfriend as she sped away from the bloody scene. …