DeKalb County authorities have arrested a man in connection with the shooting of a woman in her Stone Mountain home this week.

Johnny Hale, 39, was arrested Monday in Stockbridge and charged with aggravated assault, the DeKalb sheriff’s office said in a media release. They say Hale shot Stacey Gray in the chest Sunday following an argument. Gray sustained critical injuries and was hospitalized.

Hale is in custody in the DeKalb jail.

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