DEKALB COUNTY — On Thursday morning, 16-year-old Jayden Daniel was arrested in DeKalb County in reference to the Might 13 homicide of his stepfather, David Homosexual. The arrest concludes a two-month manhunt for {the teenager}.
Daniel was taken into custody by The Newton County Sheriff’s Workplace (NCSO), with help from the U.S. Marshals Service, in keeping with a information launch from the NCSO. Daniel was taken to the Newton County Detention Heart.
The NCSO has not launched any additional data relating to Daniel’s arrest right now. A reserving report for Daniel just isn’t but obtainable.
Daniel is dealing with quite a few prices. These embrace homicide, aggravated assault, theft by taking, possession of a handgun by an individual beneath 18 and possession of a firearm or knife throughout the fee of against the law.
At roughly 6:15 p.m. on Might 13, the NCSO responded to a name that an individual had been shot round Avery Drive in Covington. Upon arrival, deputies found Homosexual deceased inside his residence. He was 41.
In response to a Might information launch from the NCSO, Daniel was believed to have shot and killed his stepfather earlier than fleeing the scene in Homosexual’s car, a 2016 Cadillac Escalade. The automotive was later found at Denny Dobbs Park, however Daniel was not discovered within the neighborhood.
On June 27, the NCSO introduced that they “could also be” providing an award of as much as $8,000 to anybody who supplies data that results in the apprehension and conviction of Daniel. It isn’t clear right now if this reward can be distributed to anyone.
It is usually unclear if Daniel was being aided or sheltered throughout the two-month manhunt. NCSO Communications Supervisor Caitlin Jett instructed The Information that any additional arrests could be dealt with by legislation enforcement in DeKalb County.
