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Murder conviction in College Park killing
By George Mathis
June 30, 2011A College Park man was convicted Tuesday of murder and other felony charges in the 2010 shooting death of a man who'd beaten up his brother.
The office of Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced the conviction in a press release.
According to Howard's office, Pedro Alvarez, Jr., 26, shot 28-year-old Ainsley Jackson to death outside Freeman Court apartments in College Park on Jan. 21, 2010. Alvarez was upset Jackson had beaten his brother up during a fight about marijuana sales.
Alvarez was sentenced to life plus five years by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter.
About the Author
George Mathis has worked in the AJC newsroom since 1999 in a variety of roles including editing local news, blogger and columnist.
