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Man accused of killing priest moved to Clayton Co. jail

Steven Murray was indicted on charges of murder and weapon violations in connection with the death of a priest from Florida. (Credit: The Augusta Chronicle)
Steven Murray was indicted on charges of murder and weapon violations in connection with the death of a priest from Florida. (Credit: The Augusta Chronicle)
By Steve Burns
June 21, 2016

A man accused of killing a Florida priest and dumping his body in Georgia is now in the Clayton County jail, records show.

Clayton County agreed to take Steven Murray, 28, after the sheriff in Burke County requested that Murray be confined elsewhere, according to The Augusta Chronicle.

Murray was indicted on charges of murder and weapon violations after the body of the Rev. Rene Robert, who had been missing, was found April 18 in a wooded area of Burke County.

Murray was transferred to the Jefferson County jail in late May after a suicide attempt in the Burke County jail, the Chronicle reported. Saturday, Murray broke a sprinkler head in his Jefferson County cell in an attempt to flood it. He was moved back to Burke County before being Clayton County agreed to take him, according to the report.

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