HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Hall County Sheriff's deputies have now arrested a 24-year-old man who was allegedly involved in a murder early Friday morning.
Deon Ellison was wanted for murder after he allegedly shot and killed a driver after a heated argument, according to the sheriff's office.
Authorities said that it happened just around 1:30 a.m. on I-985 northbound near the entrance ramp of Jesse Jewell Parkway.
When authorities arrived, they met with a witness and found a car with a man shot to death inside.
Deputies said that Ellison and the witness were passengers in the car when the 24-year-old fired the fatal shot at the driver, identified as 23-year-old Jeremiah Bonds, was getting on the exit.
Ellison and Bonds had gotten into a heated argument where he pulled out a gun shot the victim in the head, according to police.
Deputies searched the area throughout the rest of the morning, but were initially unable to find Ellison. He was caught by deputies just before 7:30 p.m. at a location just north of Gainesville, deputies said.
After the shooting, the car traveled through the intersection and into a ditch before coming to a complete stop. The 24-year-old then ran away in the direction of the Rabbittown community before being caught later Friday evening, according to authorities.
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