Crime & Safety

Woman Arrested In Brother-In-Law's Death In Marietta

Shamona Price, 33, was taken into custody Wednesday night in the death of Justin William, whose body was found in a Marietta duplex.

MARIETTA, GA --A Marietta woman is behind bars Friday after allegedly killing her brother-in-law earlier this week, police said.

Cobb County law enforcement officials found the body of 27-year-old Justin William, the husband of Price's sister, inside a duplex on Hammondton Road, according to news reports.

Shamona Moneake Price, 33, is being held on charges of murder and aggravated assault, according to Cobb County Sheriff's Office records.

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Price was taken into custody Wednesday night in Fulton County, according to the Marietta Daily Journal, which cites police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce.

Police are not saying who tipped them off that Williams' body was inside the home. Nor have they released how he died or a motive in the alleged slaying.

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No bond has been set for Price, according to information from the Cobb Sheriff's Office.

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