A man wanted in connection with a southeast Atlanta homicide was arrested Tuesday after investigators tracked him to Ohio.
Derrion Johnson, 19, was identified as a suspect in the shooting death of Stephon Middleton, whose body was found Thursday lying on Custer Avenue near a federal penitentiary.
Investigators believe Middleton, 19, was walking with another man in the area when the two got into a car together, according to homicide commander Lt. Daniel Genson. There were shots fired, and Middleton’s body was dumped in the street.
Johnson was identified as a suspect three days later, and warrants were issued for his arrest on a charge of felony murder. He was arrested in Toledo by U.S. marshals working with the Atlanta Police Department.
Johnson is awaiting extradition to Atlanta, police said Tuesday.
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