Man Charged With Murder, Confessed To Killing Missing Gwinnett Man: Paulding Sheriff

DALLAS, GA — A missing Gwinnett County man has been found dead in Paulding County, and authorities arrested a suspect in connection with his killing, according to the Paulding County Sheriff's Office.

Wesley Richard Brock, 44, of Dallas, faces five charges in connection with the death of Ronald Leonard Williams: malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, concealing death of another person and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, all of which are felonies.

Williams, 54, was reported missing Nov. 28 by his family in Gwinnett County. Investigators said his phone and car were last known to be in Paulding County, but no new information came until Dec. 3 when his car was found at an apartment complex in unincorporated Smyrna, the sheriff's office said.

Gwinnett detectives found evidence in the car "which indicated that some type of assault had occurred," according to a news release, and they called in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Paulding sheriff's office and Cobb County Police Department for help finding Williams.

Following investigations in Cobb and Paulding counties Dec. 8, authorities obtained a search warrant for Brock's home on Valley Brook Drive in Dallas. Brock was known to be an associate of Williams.

Brock eventually confessed that he shot and killed Williams, according to the sheriff's office. Brock said he dumped Williams' body in the area of Williams Road in a rural part of north Paulding County. Brock was escorted to the area and he pointed out the location of Williams' body.

Brock was subsequently arrested and charged with the five felonies. He is being held in the Paulding County jail without bond.

Anyone with more information about the case is asked to call the Paulding County Sheriff's Office Investigations Tip Line at 770-443-3047 or send a message via the Paulding Sheriff mobile app.