Arrest in killing of man found dead behind Fairburn motel

By Fran Jeffries

Oct 7, 2012

Fairburn police have made an arrest in the slaying of a man whose body was discovered Sunday along a woodline behind a motel.

The body was found around 11:30 a.m. Sunday behind the Efficiency Lodge, an extended-stay motel on Senoia Road in Fairburn.

Anthony M. Bethea Jr. was arrested Sunday night and booked into the Fulton County Jail, charged with murder, according to Fairburn police Sgt. Anthony Bazydlo.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office has tentatively identified the victim, but is awaiting verification from next-of-kin before releasing the victim’s name.

Check back for updates.

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