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Sheriff’s Office Apprehends Fugitive
On Thursday, April 17th at
approximately 11:00 pm,
the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspect accused of fatally
shooting a South
Cobb
High School
student. Rodger Jackson, Jr., 16 yoa,
of Mableton
has been charged with the murder of Joshua C. Burroughs, 18 yoa of Marietta. The incident occurred on Wednesday, April
16th around 4:25
pm. at 6085 Hotel Street
in Austell.
According to Sheriff Neil Warren, the Sheriff’s
Office Fugitive Unit received the warrant Wednesday and worked diligently
throughout the day to apprehend the suspect.
Following several leads, Fugitive Investigators and Sheriff’s deputies
located Jackson
in an apartment located off of Six Flags Parkway. He was taken into custody without incident.
Although
Jackson is 16, due to the nature
of the offense, according to District Attorney Pat Head, he will be charged
as an adult. He is currently housed at
the Marietta Youth
Detention Center
and is being held without bond.
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