GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A grand jury indicted the boyfriend of the Georgia State University student who was found dead inside a Gwinnett Place Mall's Subway restaurant last year.
The jury indicted Emmett Davis, Jr. on malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, theft by taking, and theft by deception.
Silling Man, a sophomore majoring in psychology, was said to be dating Davis during the time before her murder. Police believe the two had been living together in hotels near Gwinnett Place Mall during the period she was reported missing by her family.
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She was first reported missing on Oct. 8, 2017 by a family member but returned after some time. Man was reported missing again soon after. While no missing person case was filed, the family said they had no contact with her after Oct. 10.
However, police said she did pick up a check from the clothing store where she worked at Perimeter Mall on Nov. 20.
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About a month later on Dec. 21, 2017, a maintenance worker found Man's body in a back room of the vacant Subway restaurant at the mall. Police initially considered it a suspicious death. They said she had been dead for about two weeks when her body was found.
Man’s death was officially ruled a homicide in March. Warrants said she died from asphyxiation.
The indictment said the left side of her rib was fractured. It says they believe Davis allegedly assaulted her with an object. The indictment also alleges he took her iPhone and tried to pawn it for cash.
Police arrested Davis at a Lawrenceville home June 15, 2018 and charged him with Man's death.
