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The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office reports that the U.S. Marshals Service has arrested a Decatur murder suspect in Alabama.

Authorities arrested 31 year-old Decatur resident Aqontise Phanique Glenn without incident Sept. 24 on charges of murder. Glenn is accused of shooting 36 year-old Christopher Copeland of Stockbridge, in the leg and head on Sept. 8 at an apartment complex on Columbia Drive in Decatur.

Glenn is awaiting extradition to Georgia, where he will be held in the DeKalb County Jail.

⚠️ Reminder: Crime articles contain only charges and information from police reports and law enforcement statements. Suspects and defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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