Man arrested in Mississippi for boyfriend’s Douglasville murder, sheriff’s office says

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — A Douglas County man has been arrested in Mississippi and charged with shooting and killing his boyfriend in Douglasville, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff’s deputies were called to the 3900 block of Swooping Court Tuesday morning where they found a man who had been shot and killed. His identity has not yet been released.

Deputies were also able to determine that the victim’s car was missing.

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A short time later, investigators named V’Daul Devontae Malik Guyton, 24, who was reported to be the victim’s boyfriend, as a suspect.

Later that afternoon, Guyton had been located and arrested in Forrest County, Mississippi. He was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery and theft of a motor vehicle.

Douglas County investigators are continuing their investigation in Mississippi.

Guyton is currently being held in the Douglas County Jail.

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