Hall County deputies arrested a man Monday night on charges tied to the killing of his girlfriend, hours after she was found stabbed in the couple’s Gillsville home.
A mutual friend discovered 26-year-old Alexis Davis Roberson’s body inside the home in the 3300 block of McDougal Road late Monday morning, according to the sheriff’s office. The woman had been stabbed multiple times and authorities pronounced her dead at the scene.
Investigators quickly identified Roberson’s live-in boyfriend, 45-year-old Rashon Otis Bacon, as a person of interest in the case. According to deputies, he was not home when officers arrived but showed up while investigators were still combing the house for clues Monday afternoon.
Detectives detained him for questioning and later found probable cause to charge Bacon with felony murder, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Roberson’s body was turned over to the GBI Crime Lab, where her autopsy will be performed.
Investigators still had not determined a motive for the fatal stabbing. Bacon remained in custody at the Hall County Jail without bond Tuesday, according to authorities.
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