2 Gunshot-Riddled Bodies Found In Extra Space Storage Unit

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA -- The bodies of two bullet-riddled men were found inside a storage unit at the Extra Space Storage located at 2040 Lawrenceville Highway in unincorporated Lawrenceville on Sunday. Two people have been charged in the crime, one of whom remains at large, according to police.

The bodies have been identified as Derrick D. Ruff, 25, and Joshua L. Jackson, 25. Notification has been made to the victims’ families.

So far, two people have been charged. Lesley Chappell Green, 30, of Stone Mountain, is currently in custody at the Gwinnett County Jail. He is being charged with two counts of concealing the death of another. Robert Maurice Carlisle, 32, of Lithonia, has two active warrants for concealing the death of another. Carlisle is not in police custody and his whereabouts are unknown.

Ruff and Jackson were reported missing through the Athens-Clarke County Police Department in mid-December. They were last seen Dec. 18 at around 10 p.m. in a Ford Expedition. The Gwinnett County Police Department is actively investigating a double homicide in coordination with the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.

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The Ford Expedition was eventually found abandoned in a neighborhood off Monfort Road in unincorporated Lawrenceville on Dec. 21, 2018.

On Sunday, GCPD along with the FBI Safe Streets Task Force focused their efforts along an area of Lawrenceville Highway near Clearwater Place. Cadaver dogs with the Alpha Team K9 Search and Rescue were brought in to aid in the search. The dogs alerted to a storage unit inside the Extra Space Storage facility.

After the investigators assigned to the Homicide Unit opened the unit’s garage door, the victims were found. It appears that they died of gunshots.

As more suspects are identified, additional people could be charged, police said. Also, as the investigation continues, Green and Carlisle could face more criminal charges.

As of now, detectives are still trying to determine the link between the storage facility unit with the suspects and victims. The renters of the storage unit have been cooperative with this investigation.

The motivation behind this crime appears to be gang-related.

If anyone has any information to share in this case or knows of Carlisle’s whereabouts, contact GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.stopcrimeATL.com. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive a cash reward for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. Case Number: 19-024399