Suspect arrested in killing of woman who encountered men breaking into her Decatur home: deputies

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office announced an arrest in the robbery that led to the murder of a woman in Decatur back in September.

On Jan. 15, the Fugitive Unit of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, with help from the Marshals Service in Alabama, arrested 33-year-old Marquel Heard in Birmingham.

The arrest comes after police say 36-year-old Anna Scott was fatally shot after encountering Heard and two other men breaking into her home…

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