Deputies arrest 2 coworkers of a man who was found dead in a Ga. hotel pool

CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga. — Two people were arrested after being accused of killing their coworker at a hotel pool.

Camden County Sheriff officials said on March 1, law enforcement officials began investigating the drowning of 60-year-old Andre Cournoyer at the SureStay Hotel in St. Marys.

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After retrieving surveillance video of the pool area, investigators with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, St. Mary’s police Department and Naval Criminal Investigative Service observed two men and a woman at the pool when the drowning was believed to have occurred.

Authorities identified the two men as Cournoyer and Shane White and the woman as Brianna Quitugua.

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According to the investigation, Cournoyer, White and Quitugua worked on the Kings Bay Naval Base for a contracted company.

After reviewing the footage, authorities arrested Quitugua and White after officials determined Cournoyer’s death was a homicide rather than a drowning.

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White was charged with aggravated assault and felony murder.

Quitugua was charged with party to a crime for aggravated assault and party to a crime felony murder.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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