Overview
- A welfare check on Tuesday at the Campbell family townhouse in Buckhead led officers to find 71-year-old Nateal Campbell unresponsive and to detain a man who had barricaded himself inside the home.
- Police identified the detainee as 41-year-old Ciarre Campbell, who was booked into Fulton County Jail and charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a weapon during the commission of a felony.
- Arrest warrants allege Nateal Campbell suffered a cut to her throat and say officers found a knife in Ciarre Campbell’s possession, though officials have not released a final forensic cause of death.
- Atlanta police say there have been multiple prior responses to the address, including an April report of a possible arson and family concerns that a son at the home had untreated mental-health issues.
- The Campbell family and the Baltimore Ravens have asked for privacy while Ciarre Campbell’s attorney has denied the allegations and said he will defend his client as the homicide investigation and legal process proceed.