Clayton County police on Wednesday arrested a Riverdale man suspected of killing his girlfriend during a spat this weekend.
Mallie Levaugh McFadden, 42, was charged with malice murder, aggravated assault, tampering with evidence and firearm used by a convicted felon during the commission of a crime. No bond has been set for McFadden, who remains in custody at the Clayton County jail.
Credit: Clayton County Sheriff's Office
Credit: Clayton County Sheriff's Office
The charges stem from the killing of Tasha Patterson, who died Saturday, according to Clayton police.
Officers responded to a call at the couple’s Riverdale home in the 7300 block of Mockingbird Trail and found Patterson, 41, lying dead in a pool of blood. Investigators determined that she and McFadden, who fled the residence before police and paramedics arrived, had a fight that escalated.
Patterson’s loved ones continue to mourn the New Jersey native. Family members started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to send her body to the Garden State so she can be buried near her deceased daughter. Loved ones will hold a vigil at Patterson’s Clayton County home Saturday, according to relatives.
“Tasha was full of life, always smiling, checking up on friends and family, and would talk to you on the phone for hours,” Patterson’s cousin Ida Mosely wrote on the crowdfunding page. “We love her and she will be dearly missed.”
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