A fugitive long targeted by the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office is now behind bars, with deputies saying his arrest brings a years‑long manhunt in a 2021 Ellenwood killing to a close.
Marquavius Antonion Hendrix, 34, was taken into custody Tuesday and booked into the Clayton County Jail in connection with the slaying of 30‑year‑old mother Cormella “Missy” Thomas, whose body was found near I‑675 in Ellenwood. The case had placed Hendrix on the county’s list of most wanted suspects.
Hendrix faces charges of felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime and possession of a firearm. Authorities say Thomas, 30, was found shot to death on Oct. 3, 2021, near the I‑675 and Anvil Block Road interchange in Ellenwood, according to FOX 5 Atlanta.
Operation and arrest
“Today, an operation was carried out to take Hendrix into custody without incident,” Clayton County Sheriff Levon Allen said, as reported by FOX 5 Atlanta. Allen said the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force led the operation, with help from the Georgia State Patrol and the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office…