WILCOX COUNTY, Ga. — A homicide suspect on the run for almost a month is now in custody, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
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Wilcox County Sheriff Jeff Wessell identified 39-year-old Quintavis Holt as a suspect in a double homicide.
Holt was wanted in connection with the deaths of Nathadius Lawson, 39 and Charleston Calix, 40, both of Pineview, Ga.
Authorities said around 12:14 a.m. on May 25, Holt came to a home on Depot Street in Pineview where several people were gathered outside.
WCSO said Holt allegedly opened fire, killing both men. Holt then ran away.
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Just before 10 p.m. on Friday, the GBI says Holt was arrested by the Wilcox County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies.
He faces the following charges:
- Two counts of malice murder
- One count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime
- One count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
- Two counts of aggravated assault
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