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East Point Auto Dealer Convicted Of Killing 2 Employees Who Asked For Raises

Posted: 7:08 pm EST November 26, 2008Updated: 7:11 pm EST November 26, 2008

A 40-year-old man has been convicted of murdering two of his employees at an auto dealership in East Point and has been sentenced to two consecutive life sentences plus 10 years.

A Fulton County jury returned the verdict Wednesday against Rolandas Milinavicius of Alpharetta. He was convicted of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.

Prosecutors said the motive for the July 2007 killings was financial stress. The victims had asked for raises two weeks before their deaths.

"Motive was about money. There were some problems with money in the workplace and basically the stress of him being the owner and running a business got to him," said Capt. Russell Popham with the East Point Police Department in 2007.

The victims, 28-year-old Marytnas Simokatis and 25-year old Inga Contreras, were found shot to death at the dealership. The defendant and the victims were all natives of Lithuania.

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