Two New York men are jailed without bail in South Georgia after events early Saturday that included a 72-year-old woman being killed in her home and a stolen car that was set on fire, the Florida Times-Union reported.
“It was a rapidly unfolding event,” Ware County sheriff Randy Royal said.
Caleb John Brow, 20, of Watertown, N.Y., is facing malice murder, felony murder and other charges in connection with the death of Margaret Steverson, the newspaper reported.
Charges against Robert Lee Taplin, 25, of Adams, N.Y., include first-degree arson and theft by bringing a stolen car into the state, Royal said.
The suspects, who reportedly have criminal records in New York, may have been in Waycross for a week, according to the newspaper report. They may have left New York to avoid supervision by authorities there.
The events began shortly before 2:30 a.m., and both men were in custody just after 6 a.m., officials said.
Ware County is about 250 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.
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