Police: Ex-boyfriend stabs Fayette woman to death in her parents’ home
An Oxford man was arrested Saturday after allegedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death at her parents’ home.
Jessica Tolbert, 29, was alone Friday night at 325 Elderberry Trace in Fayetteville when 45-year-old Terry Bernard Davis forced his way in, and stabbed her several times, Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Detective Josh Shelton said.
Tolbert had recently moved out of the residence the couple shared, Shelton said. She died after being transported to Fayette Piedmont Hospital.
Her former lover was quickly named as the suspect.
“We are still investigating the history between the two and are not making any comment on that at this point,” Shelton told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The knife Davis is alleged to have used was recovered from the crime scene, authorities say. Davis was arrested several hours later in Atlanta and is now in custody at the Fayette County jail charged with murder, Shelton said.
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A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.
