Crime & Safety
East Point Man Arrested in Decatur Slaying During Robbery: Authorities
Samuel M. Alexander, 26, was captured by fugitive squads from Dekalb and the U.S. Marshal's Office.
DECATUR, GA -- An East Point man has been arrested in the slaying of a man in Decatur, authorities said late Wednesday. Samuel M. Alexander, 26, was apprehended by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Fugitive Unit in cooperation with the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force of the U.S. Marshal’s Office, authorities said.
Law enforcement officials allege that Alexander fatally shot Adrian Anderson in an altercation that occurred during an armed robbery on Covington Highway on July 7, DeKalb Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Cynthia Baugh Williams said in a news release.
Alexander is charged with murder and armed robbery, Williams said. He is currently in the DeKalb County Jail. (To get notified of more local news like this, click here to sign up for the Decatur Patch. Or find your Atlanta-area town here. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)
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