Crime & Safety

Alleged Prostitute Arrested For Murder

Ashanti Leandrea Dorsey was the first woman to make No. 1 on Sheriff Victor Hill's Most Wanted List.

JONESBORO, GA -- Ashanti Leandrea Dorsey was arrested shortly after she made history when she became the No. 1 Most Wanted Person on Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill's Top 10 Most Wanted List. On Wednesday, police said Dorsey shot and killed Dontavious Maurice Morrison after a verbal altercation. Morrison was already wanted by Hill for charges after allegedly leading police on a high speed chase in a subdivision before leaving a stolen firearm and drugs in the vehicle he fled from. Dorsey also allegedly shot at another man and missed causing him to flee for his life.

On Friday, authorities announced they had arrested Dorsey, who police said is a known prostitute and is a suspect in a series of robberies of men that solicited her services off of the internet.

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