Crime & Safety
South Carolina Man Wanted In Slaying Arrested Near Decatur
Tobias Thomas of Aiken, South Carolina is accused of fatally shooting a man. Thomas was found in the Decatur area.
DECATUR, GA -- An Aiken, South Carolina man was arrested near Decatur in connection to a slaying, DeKalb County officials announced Thursday. Tobias Thomas , 20, is accused of fatally shooting Kalief C. Bey in Aiken.
Investigators with the DeKalb Sheriff’s Fugitive Unit found Thomas in an area home, and arrested him without incident. (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.)
Thomas is charged with murder and possession of a weapon during commission of a violent crime. He is being held at the DeKalb County Jail awaiting extradition to Aiken.
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