A Fairburn man was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of killing a 26-year-old at a Buckhead apartment complex last year.
Xavier Frison was convicted of murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in the death of Arlontae Marks. Frison was sentenced to life plus five years in Fulton County Superior Court.
While he was awaiting trial, Frison was accused of inciting a jail riot in a theft scheme. Those charges are still pending, court records show.
Credit: Fulton County Sheriff's Office
Credit: Fulton County Sheriff's Office
The deadly shooting took place at the AMLI Lenox apartments at 3478 Lakeside Drive on the afternoon of Nov. 10, 2022. Marks was found in critical condition and taken to a hospital, where he died.
WSB traffic reporter Mark McKay reported hearing several shots from his condominium building next to the apartment complex, which is about three blocks from Lenox Square. Video McKay recorded from his balcony showed a white sedan pulling out of a parking spot before driving away with a patrol car in pursuit.
Frison was arrested a day after the shooting. Police said at the time they believed it was a result of “an ongoing dispute between known parties.”
About a month before the trial, Frison was charged with theft and inciting a riot at the Fulton County Jail. According to arrest warrants, Frison took a fellow detainee to the commissary telephones and began punching him several times before giving him instructions to call the man’s sister. A second detainee arrived and punched the man as well.
With Frison standing over him, the man called his sister and said he had been jumped, his eyes were bleeding and swelling, and if she didn’t send the money, they would continue to fight him, investigators said in the warrants.
Frison told the detainee to tell his sister to send him $50 through CashApp, and she complied, investigators said. He has not been indicted in that case, records show.
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