Crime & Safety

Man Accused In Buckhead Grandmother's Killing Indicted: Report

Eleanor Bowles, 77, was killed in December 2022 at her Buckhead home.

BUCKHEAD, GA β€” The man accused of killing a 77-year-old Buckhead grandmother was indicted Tuesday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Antonio Brown, 23, was charged in connection with the December 2022 death of Eleanor Bowles, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said at the time.

Bowles was believed to have interrupted a person who was trying to steal her 2021 Lexus RX 350 from her home on Paces West Terrace Northwest, Atlanta Police previously said. When she encountered the accused thief, the intruder stabbed her repeatedly, according to police in the past.

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Brown was charged on suspicion of murder, aggravated battery, possession of a knife during the commission of a felony, elder abuse and hijacking a motor vehicle.

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