Police Make Arrest in Bedford-Pine Shooting Death
Kentavious Ballard, 30, was shot Aug. 19, 2012.
Suspect charged in Decatur man's murder in Central Park
Jeremy Woods, 24, was arrested Thursday in connection with the Aug. 19 early morning murder of Kentavious Ballard.
Courtesy Aiken (S.C.) Sheriff's Office
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OLD FOURTH WARD — Atlanta police have made an arrest in the Aug. 19, 2012 shooting death of a Decatur man in the Bedford-Pine section, near Central Park.
Jeremy S. Woods, 24, was arrested in Aiken, S.C. on Jan. 3 and is now in the Fulton County Jail.
He is charged with:
- Murder
- Aggravated Assault
- Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony
- Conspiracy to Commit a Crime
Police responded to a number of "shots fired" calls near Central Park at 3:50 a.m. on the day of the shooting.
Officers found Kentavious Ballard, 30, laying in the grass in the 400 block of Merritts Avenue.
He was pronounced dead at the scene with a gunshot wound to the chest.
Police say their preliminary investigation found a possible verbal argument between two groups of individuals led to the shooting.
