Crime & Safety

Third Suspect Arrested In Fatal Home Invasion: Authorities

Fayette County authorities arrest third suspect in fatal stabbing of CEO in an upscale subdivision.

FAYETTE COUNTY, GA -- Law enforcement officers have arrested the third suspect in the fatal stabbing of a homeowner in Fayette County during a home invasion on June 23, Patch has learned. Travione Keonte Reynolds, 21, of Atlanta was apprehended by U.S. Marshals Thursday morning at a DeKalb County residence, authorities said Friday.

Two other suspects, Jeffrey Lee Wallace, 22, of Atlanta, and Kavion Wyzeenski Tookes, 21, of Decatur, were arrested hours after the stabbing, authorities said. (To get notified of more local news like this, click here to sign up for the Atlanta Patch. Or find your Atlanta-area town here. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

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Fayette Sheriff Barry Babb told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Reynolds and two other suspects broke into the home of Albert Eugene DeMagnus and stabbed him to death in a robbery.

DeMagnus was the CEO of Computer Management Services Inc., a tech company started in 1987 with his wife. Authorities are still investigating the case, searching for a reason why the trio allegedly targeted DeMagnus.

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Early reports indicate that the victim's wife discovered the men inside the home in an upscale subdivision on Lake Horton Landing Drive and her husband bleeding from a knife attack.

DeMagnus was rushed to Piedmont Fayette Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The armed trio robbed the couple and drove off in the couple's gray Lexus.
Officers chased the getaway car near Jimmie Mayfield Boulevard and Bradley Drive before it crashed, allowing authorities to arrest two of them, according to the WAGA-TV.

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