Overview
- Law enforcement arrested 45-year-old Antwane Sintell Thurmond at a Motel 6 in Augusta and took him into custody without incident; he is being held in Richmond County pending transfer to Hall County.
- Investigators accuse Thurmond of fatally shooting 44-year-old Tia Vidon Keith after shooting her multiple times in her car and again on the floor of the Subhanallah Food Mart.
- The search for Thurmond lasted about a week and involved a regional task force plus state and federal partners, including the FBI and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
- Authorities recovered Thurmond’s vehicle, executed a search warrant at a Metro Atlanta home where evidence was found, and had publicly warned he was armed and dangerous citing a neck tattoo reading 'ROMANS 12:19' and a prosthetic lower left leg.
- Prosecutors are expected to charge Thurmond with malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault under Georgia’s Family Violence Act while investigators continue processing evidence and consider any additional local charges.