A man accused of shooting and killing the driver of a car he was riding in early Friday morning was arrested.
Deandre Altron Ellison, 24, of Gainesville, is facing charges of felony murder, aggravated assault and aggravated battery, the Hall sheriff’s office said in a statement. He was arrested about 18 hours after the incident at a location north of Gainesville after being spotted by an investigator, officials confirmed.
Authorities learned of the killing around 1:30 a.m. when deputies found a witness near the northbound exit from I-985 to Jesse Jewel Parkway. The victim was already dead from a gunshot wound in the driver’s seat of his car, the sheriff’s office said.
He was identified as 23-year-old Jeremiah James Bonds of Flowery Branch by the sheriff’s office.
According to the initial investigation, Ellison and the witness were riding in a car with Bonds on I-985. They got into an argument that escalated and Ellison pulled out a handgun and shot Bonds in the head, the sheriff’s office said. The car crashed into a ditch on Jesse Jewel Parkway and Ellison ran away, authorities said.
Credit: Hall County Sheriff's Office
Credit: Hall County Sheriff's Office
Investigators searched for Ellison through the morning hours, but lost track of him after he fled in the direction of Rabbittown. He was arrested shortly before 7:30 p.m. by two Hall sheriff’s office deputies.
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