17-year-old facing murder charge in connection to 2021 homicide investigation
He is one of two named suspects in the victim’s death
Published: Oct. 4, 2023 at 8:48 PM EDT
CAIRO, Ga. (WALB) - A 17-year-old suspect is now facing a murder charge in connection to the death of a Cairo man.
Joshua Jones is now charged with murder and aggravated assault in the death of Derrick Herring, 56, in May of 2021. Herring was found dead near the roadway in the 800 block of 8th Street NW.
Jones was a minor at the time of the crime, however, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is now charging him as an adult.
Christopher James was charged in 2022 in connection to Herring’s death.
If anyone has information on the investigation, you are asked to call the GBI Thomasville Office at (229) 225-4090.
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