[The Cobb County Courier usually omits the names of suspects of crimes unless the crimes are high profile enough that exoneration would be as well publicized as the arrest or indictment. This crime fits that category of high profile case]
By Mark Woolsey
Police have made two arrests in a mid-September Cobb County homicide case.
Cobb Police say 28-year-old Keondre Johnson and 26-year -old Michael Riles were arrested early Thursday. They face felony murder, aggravated assault and weapons charges in the killing of Curdravious Clark,
The case began Sept. 14 when Austell Police were called to a Norfolk Southern railyard at 6000 Dr. Luke Glenn Garrett, Jr. Memorial Highway in connection with the report of a person shot. They quickly found Clark, 27, who had been struck by gunfire. He was rushed to Wellstar Kennestone Medical Center where he died.
The suspects fled in a vehicle. The Cobb County Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit took the lead role in the case after being requested by Austell authorities.
Both Johnson and Riles are being held without bond at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center.
About the Major Crimes Unit
The Crimes Against Persons Division of the Cobb County Police Department is part of the Major Crimes Unit, and is broken down into several specialized units, to investigate homicides, robberies, technology-based crime, domestic violence and stalking, and crimes against children. It has a unit that does crime analysis to identify evidence to help link cases and identify suspects.
The division also houses the Crime Scene Unit which according to the division’s website “is responsible for documenting and processing crime scenes to locate evidence, identify suspects, and to present evidence in criminal proceedings. Crime scene technicians are responsible for processing evidence utilizing a variety of procedures for fingerprint, DNA, and trace evidence.”
The commander of the Major Crimes Unit is Capt. Matt Brown, and the Crimes Against Persons Unit is commanded by Lt. Tim Nelson.