New Suspect Named In Storage Space Double Homicide: Police

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA -- A new suspect is sought in the case of two bullet-riddled bodies that were found inside a storage unit at the Extra Space Storage, located at 2040 Lawrenceville Highway in unincorporated Lawrenceville, March 17. That now makes three people who have been charged in the crime, two of whom remains at large, according to police.

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

On Tuesday, March 26, the lead detective assigned to the case obtained arrest warrants for a newly-named suspect. Justin Jamal Davis, 29, of Snellville, has two active warrants for conspiracy to commit a crime.

Davis’ whereabouts are currently unknown, according to police. His specific involvement in the crime is not being released at this time.

Robert Maurice Carlisle, 32, of Lithonia, is still on the run. He and Lesley Chappell Green are each facing two additional warrants for participating in criminal gang activity. Green is still incarcerated at the Gwinnett County Jail.

Green, 30, of Stone Mountain, is also being charged with two counts of concealing the death of another. Carlisle has two 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

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