Fugitive wanted for August murder in Clayton County arrested in South Carolina

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Over a month after a man shot and killed 25-year-old Tajman Ashmore at home near Jonesboro, Clayton County police said the primary suspect in the incident is in custody.

Police said U.S. Marshals arrested 42-year-old Justice Davis in South Carolina sometime on Wednesday.

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Davis was wanted for Ashmore’s death on Aug. 12. Police said they were called to a home on Southlake Court near Jonesboro just after 11:40 p.m. regarding a shooting incident.

Investigators said Ashmore was at the home visiting his friend and playing with her son. The woman went to the door to go outside the house when she found Davis, who was her former boyfriend and the child’s father, standing at the door.

Officers said the woman tried to stop Davis from getting in the house but he had a gun. That’s when they said Davis and Ashmore got into a fight and Davis shot Ashmore in front of the child.

They said Ashmore died at the home while Davis fled before officers arrived on the scene.

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Davis was arrested on warrants for malice murder, home invasion, aggravated assault, cruelty to children, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime.

Davis is being held at the Clayton County jail without bond.

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