Five Arrested in Connection to Fatal Shooting at Elberton Homecoming Party
UPDATE: The GBI Metro Gang Task Force arrested and charged Christopher Bell, age 19, of Anderson, SC, with Murder, Violation of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, Aggravated Battery, and four counts of Aggravated Assault in connection with this incident.
On Thursday, November 7, 2024, the GBI executed a search warrant on a home in Lithonia, Dekalb County, GA, where Bell was located and taken into custody.
The GBI Special Operations Unit, the GBI Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, the Dekalb County Police Department, and the FBI assisted the GBI Metro Gang Task Force with this arrest and search warrant.
Bell was taken to the Dekalb County Jail pending extradition to Elbert County.
Original post:
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has arrested and charged five individuals in connection to the death of a 15-year-old and the shooting of several others at a homecoming after-party on October 12 in Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia. The Elbert County Sheriff’s Office requested GBI’s involvement following the incident, which took place on Evergreen Drive shortly before midnight.
The suspects, all from Anderson, South Carolina, face multiple charges:
- Jarquavious Scott, 18, charged with Murder, four counts of Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Battery, and Violation of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. Arrested on October 17.
- Destanne Mathis, 20, charged with Murder, Party to a Crime, and Violation of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. Arrested on October 28.
- Aanidras Parks, 18, charged with Murder, four counts of Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Battery, and Violation of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. Arrested on October 28.
- Jerimiyah Hughes, 19, charged with Murder, three counts of Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Battery, and Violation of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. Arrested on October 30.
- Desmond Latimer, 18, charged with Murder, Party to a Crime, and Violation of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. Arrested on October 30.
The shooting resulted in the death of a 15-year-old, with four others sustaining gunshot wounds and three additional individuals injured. All suspects are currently held at the Elbert County Jail.
This investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office at 706-283-2421 or the GBI regional investigative office in Athens at 706-552-2309. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Northern Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
