Baseball Bat Beating, Robbery Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured: Police

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — Two men were beaten with baseball bats and robbed Friday by three attackers. One man died of his injuries Sunday. Two men and a woman were arrested Monday and taken into custody without incident.

According to the Gwinnett County Police, the hospital reported Marcos Abraham Guerra, 32, of Dacula, died from his injuries and had no brain activity. Police said Guerra’s body was being kept on a ventilator for organ donation. Simon Fuentes, 48, of Jefferson, was attacked the same day and transported to the hospital on Sunday at around 2 p.m. Fuentes sustained head trauma and a broken arm. He is expected to survive his injuries.

On Friday, at around 10:15 p.m., officers assigned to the Central Precinct were dispatched to 4308 Leland Place Lane, at Leland Place Apartments, in unincorporated Lawrenceville, in reference to suspicious activity. When officers arrived they found Guerra, unconscious, with significant injuries to his face. He was transported to a local hospital by the Gwinnett County Fire Department.

Guerra's wallet and cell phone were missing, police said.

While investigating, detectives were notified of another victim, Fuentes. After Fuentes was attacked, he drove away from the location and called for an ambulance to a nearby home. Fuentes and Guerra were both robbed and physically assaulted with a baseball bat by two men and a woman.

Gwinnett detectives arrested Glenda Carter, 20, of Lawrenceville; Russell Williams, 22, of Lawrenceville, and Williams' brother Zarius, 21, of Dacula. Russell Williams and Carter were evicted from the apartment complex on the day of the beating.

According to police, the two attacks were separate but made by the same three people. Neither victim knew one another or the three people charged. The motive for these crimes appears to be robbery, police said.

On Monday, Dec. 10, the Homicide Unit learned that the suspects were at/near the Red Roof Inn at 5171 Brook Hollow Parkway in Norcross, where they were arrested.

Detectives said they are confident that there are no additional victims nor was anyone else involved.

Photos courtesy Gwinnett County Police Department