God Told Security Guard to Kill Colleague: Testimony

Credit: Fulton County Sheriff’s Office

The Buckhead security guard who is accused of killing his coworker earlier this month told police God commanded him to do it, courtroom testimony revealed Friday.

Dexter Harper allegedly shot and killed Emmanuel C. Nwankwo at the office tower formerly known as Tower Place and now called 3348 Peachtree early on Oct. 1.

During a preliminary hearing on Friday, a police detective testified that Harper believed Nwankwo was possessed by a demon and that God had ordered him to carry out the act, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

The two men were on guard duty about 5 a.m. Oct. 1 when shots rang out inside 3348 Peachtree, Atlanta police spokesman Elizabeth Espy said. When police arrived at the scene, they discovered Nwankwo dead from multiple gunshot wounds.

Espy said that Harper was detained, removed from the scene, and questioned by police, after which time a warrant was secured for his arrest.