Three Behind Bars In Decatur Stabbing Death

DECATUR, GA — Investigators with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit arrested two people Wednesday on murder charges stemming from the June 28 stabbing death of a Decatur man, the sheriff's office said. Investigators had previously arrested a Marietta man on July 10 in the same case.

Authorities allege that the three individuals stabbed Ronald Thomas-Roach more than 30 times at an apartment on Flat Shoals Road in Decatur. The sheriff's office did not release a motive for the killing.

On Wednesday, the investigators arrested Kessiah A. Rowe, 19, without incident at a business in Dunwoody, the sheriff's office said. On the same day, they arrested Jared Kelvin Smith, 20, at a business in Jonesboro.

Both were taken to the DeKalb County Jail in Decatur. Rowe is from Ellenwood and Smith lives in McDonough.

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Riki Ray Albury Jr., 18, of Marietta also is being held at the DeKalb County Jail on a murder charge in the homicide case, the sheriff's office said.

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