HANCOCK COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and local police departments are investigating the gruesome killing of a 29-year-old man.
**WARNING: Some of the details in this story may be disturbing to some
On June 4, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home in the small town of Devereux, Georgia after someone found the remains of Justin Yeng Xiong, of Eatonton. WJBF-TV reports the body was cut into pieces and placed in a bag behind the house.
On June 5, the GBI obtained an arrest warrant for 33-year-old Christopher Collin Demmon, who lived with Xiong on occasion.
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Demmon was found to already be in custody in Aiken County, South Carolina after an incident days earlier. According to WYFF-TV, deputies there found a vehicle blocking a road and Demmon walking around, acting erratically. Authorities said the Jeep belonged to Xiong.
Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills told WMAZ-TV that investigators found a bloody chainsaw in the back of the Jeep.
Demmon was later charged with malice murder.
According to WMAZ-TV, several Middle Georgia sheriffs are familiar with Demmon. His arrest record includes cases in Baldwin, Jones and Putnam counties.
Authorities are investigating what led up to the killing.
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