Crime & Public Safety

2 arrested in shooting death at park near Winder

Jayquan Crawford (left) and Brantavious Sims were arrested in connection with the shooting of a 19-year-old whose body was found in a North Georgia park earlier this month, according to police. (Credit: Barrow County Sheriff's Office)
Jayquan Crawford (left) and Brantavious Sims were arrested in connection with the shooting of a 19-year-old whose body was found in a North Georgia park earlier this month, according to police. (Credit: Barrow County Sheriff's Office)
Updated April 18, 2022

Two teenagers have been arrested in the shooting death of a 19-year-old whose body was found lying near a car on a dirt road in a North Georgia park earlier this month, authorities announced Monday.

On April 11, two people discovered the body of Lane Michael Bullard of Winder and called 911. The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office began investigating and requested assistance from the GBI.

Three days later, two people were arrested: 18-year-old Brantavious Sims, also of Winder, and 17-year-old Jayquan Crawford of Statham, according to a news release. Sims is charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and Crawford is charged with being a party to the crime of murder.

Both are being held at the Barrow County Detention Center and have been denied bond.

No other details about the circumstances of the shooting were released.

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