Crime & Safety
Son Accused Of Killing Father, 78, Is On The Run: Police
A son is accused of shooting and killing his father in Clayton County because the numbers on a license plate told him, said his brother.
CLAYTON COUNTY, GA — A man with a mental health illness is suspected of killing his 78-year-old father and now he’s on the run with a gun, according to multiple reports.
Thirty-eight-year-old Brandon Williams-Griffin has been accused by police of shooting and killing his father in the father’s home, and then driving off with his girlfriend, reported WSB-TV.
The incident happened Saturday on Meadow Ridge Court in the unincorporated east-Clayton community of Rex, just one day after the father’s birthday party.
Joe Griffin, told WSB that his brother is mentally ill, but has refused help.
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One of the suspect’s brothers said he had been ranting about the stars, pyramids and even said the numbers on a license plate told him to kill his father, reported WSB.
Neighbors found the father Joe Griffin dead in the home.
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According to investigators, Williams-Griffin is driving a mint green minivan with a poor-quality paint job. The vehicle may be a Chrysler Voyager manufactured between 2008 and 2016.
Anyone who has information about Williams-Griffin is asked to call Clayton County detective Michelle Alston at 770-603-5266 or Lt. Alan Smithwick at 678-859-2961.
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