Atlanta police have charged a man with murder in the Aug. 12 death of a city man.

Frederick Brewton, 41, was taken into custody Wednesday, police spokesman John Chafee said late Thursday in an emailed statement.

He is accused of killing Willie Heard, who was found dead of severe trauma to the head at an apartment in the 300 block of Martin Street.

Brewton is being held in the Fulton County Jail, Chafee said.

He has a preliminary hearing at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 18, Fulton County sheriff’s spokeswoman Tracy Flanagan said.

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