An arrest has been made after a Georgia State Patrol trooper died in the line of duty earlier this week.
Trooper Jimmy Cenescar was trying to stop a motorcycle for a traffic violation on Interstate 85 North near Old Peachtree Road on Sunday. GSP says Cenescar’s patrol car left the roadway during a pursuit and hit an embankment. He died at Northside Gwinnett Hospital.
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GSP announced on Friday that Gerson Ayala Rodriguez was arrested in Norcross by troopers and the Gwinnett County Police Department.
Ayala Rodriguez is being charged with felony murder, first-degree homicide, fleeing and attempting to elude and other traffic charges.
Gov. Brian Kemp issued a statement on Friday saying that he was “thankful for the tireless work” of investigators.
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