3 Indicted for Murder of Lithia Springs Couple

By JUSTIN OVE (Patch Staff)

A Cobb County grand jury has returned indictments against three men believed to be responsible for the August double homicide of a Lithia Springs couple in their car as their young child watched.

Roy Lee Brown a/k/a Roy Lee Hicks, Demarco Thomas, and Raymond Ladell Webb allegedly set up a drug transaction with Anthony Costner for Aug. 6 in Powder Springs, at which time Brown is accused of shooting Anthony and his wife Catherine while their 2-year-old daughter sat in the back of the family car.

Anthony Costner died at the scene, while Catherine Costner died at a hospital from her wounds. The 2-year-old girl was not harmed and is now in the care of family.

According to the indictment, Thomas and Webb helped conceal evidence of the incident and then drove Brown out of Cobb County to a hospital. Brown was arrested on Aug. 8, while Thomas was picked up on Aug. 14, Patch reported in August. Cobb County jail records show Webb was arrested on Aug. 30.

Brown was indicted on 14 counts, including two counts of malice murder, six counts of felony murder, and first degree cruelty to children. Thomas and Webb are charged with conspiracy to violate the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, two counts of concealing a death, and one count of hindering apprehension of a criminal.

Photos: L-R, Roy Lee Brown, Raymond Ladell Wbb, Demarco Thomas (Credit: Cobb County Sheriff’s Office/Powder Springs police)