While in jail, man charged after woman found dead in Atlanta storage area
A man who was already in jail will remain in custody after being linked to the discovery of a woman’s body in Atlanta.
Reginald Elliot, 20, was charged Thursday with murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and tampering with evidence.
He is accused in the death of Alexis Jane Harlow, who was found Aug. 13 in a storage space at a southwest Atlanta shopping complex, officials said. An incident report revealed the victim was naked and “in a partial state of decomposition” when she was found around 11:30 a.m. in the 2000 block of Campbellton Road, between Delowe and Myrtle drives.
Police began investigating the case after a man discovered the woman and flagged down a worker, police homicide commander Lt. Andrew Smith told Channel 2 Action News at the time.
According to the incident report, the victim had been shot in the head.
A day after Harlow was found, officials said they received a call from a man stating the victim used his phone to call his brother before the incident, the report noted.
Elliot had been in the Fulton County Jail since Aug. 28 for separate charges. Online records show he was charged with carrying a weapon within school safety zones, possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime and possession of marijuana. The charges were brought by the Morehouse College Police Department.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reached out to Morehouse College for more information.
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