Crime & Safety
Suspected Atlanta Serial Killer Tied to Fourth Murder
Police believe Aeman Presley is responsible for the Sept. 27 killing of Calvin Gholston in Stone Mountain, as well as a Decatur shooting.
By Justin Ove
The man who police believe fatally shot a woman after she left a downtown Decatur restaurant, and has been charged with killing two homeless men, may have had a fourth victim, WSB-TV says.
Aeman Presley was arrested by undercover MARTA police when he allegedly tried to ride without paying a fare on Thursday, WSB-TV said. Since Presley’s arrest, he has been charged with killing homeless men Dorian Jenkins and Tommy “Can Man” Mims on Nov. 23 and Nov. 26, respectively.
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The Decatur Police Department also suspects Presley of murdering Smyrna hairstylist Karen Pearce on Dec. 6. Pearce, 44, was shot and killed in the 100 block of East Ponce de Leon Avenue about 10:55 p.m. on Dec. 6.
Witnesses found Pearce laying on the ground as they left a parking area behind One Decatur Town Center.
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Now, authorities in DeKalb County tell WSB-TV that they plan to charge Presley with the Sept. 27 murder of Calvin Gholston. Gholston was shot multiple times at the Spring Mill Shopping Center in Stone Mountain, WSB-TV reports.
Presley remains behind bars at the Fulton County jail facing two charges of murder and one charge each of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, altering or selling tokens, transfers, or transaction cards, and willful obstruction of a law enforcement officer.
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