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Cherokee Sheriff’s Detectives Secure Felony Murder Arrest Warrants

News Release from the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office: Detectives with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office have secured arrest warrants for three suspects believed to be responsible for the murder of Christopher Pierce, who was found dead in his Woodstock home on Sunday.

Felony Murder warrants were signed by a Magistrate Judge late Monday for John Michael Taylor, 27 years old of Acworth, Benson Kyle Lloyd, 28 years old of Jasper, and Krystle Gail Taylor, 27 years old of Dawsonville. All three suspects should be considered armed and dangerous. All three are suspected drug users and were believed to be in the Dawsonville area yesterday but have connections in Cherokee, Pickens, Cobb and Catoosa counties.

Anyone with any information regarding their whereabouts is urged to call Cherokee Sheriff’s Office Investigators at 770-928-0239 or 911.

Link with suspects photographs:
https://local.nixle.com/alert/5105122/

Lt. Jay Baker
Cherokee Sheriff’s Office

Staff Writer

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