A Griffin man has pleaded guilty to malice murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, whose body was discovered near a walking trail in Catoosa County last year.
Joseph Mays, 34, entered a guilty plea on Feb. 10 in Catoosa County Superior Court in connection with the death of Jamie Wiley, 36, of Michigan.
Authorities say Mays and Wiley had been dating for only a few months and living together in Wiley’s camper at an RV park in Catoosa County. On the evening of January 17, 2025, authorities say Mays Shot Wiley in the head while they were inside the camper.
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Prosecutors say Mays then tried to hide the crime by dumping Wiley’s body near a creek alongside the Chief Richard Taylor Trail in Ringgold. The next morning, members of a walking group found Wiley’s body off the trail…