COLUMBUS, GA. (THECOUNT) — Rayshondre Tarver, a Phenix City teen who made local news reports in 2017 as the subject of a missing persons, has been identified as the suspect in a grisly double-murder in Columbus Oct 7.
Tarver, now 19, has been named as the suspect arrested in a shooting that left Montrell Johnson and Terreon Joseph dead on 32nd Avenue in Columbus on October 7th.
Tarver is charged with two counts of felony murder.
On Oct. 7 at approximately 11 p.m., Columbus police responded to the 200 block of 32nd Avenue in reference to a person being shot. Upon arrival, officers discovered two people dead with gunshots wounds. The victims were identified as Johnson and Joseph, reports WTVM.
The homicide investigation resulted in Tarver’s arrest.
Tarver is being held in the Muscogee County Jail. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 24 at 9 a.m. in Recorder’s Court.
Anyone with additional information about the case is asked to call the Columbus Police Department at 706-225-4469.
In 2017, Phenix City police announced that they were searching for then 17-year-old Rayshondre Tarver.
The bulletin noted he was last seen on “Nov. 30” in 2017 and was believed to be in the Phenix City area.
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Geo quick facts: Columbus is a city in western Georgia. The Chattahoochee Riverwalk is a long promenade for walking or biking along the Chattahoochee River. Overlooking the river, the National Civil War Naval Museum displays the remains of 19th-century warships. The Coca-Cola Space Science Center is home to an immersive theater and an observatory. To the east, the Columbus Museum shows American artwork and regional history exhibits. Phenix City is a city in Lee and Russell counties in the U.S. state of Alabama, and the county seat of Russell County. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 32,822. Phenix City lies immediately west across the Chattahoochee River from much larger Columbus, Georgia – wikipedia.
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