TIFTON — An 18-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder in the stabbing death of a 9-year-old girl.
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, 18-year-old Semaj Antonio Moss, of Tifton, has been arrested and charged with malice murder, felony murder, and aggravated assault in connection with the death of Alazia Johnson.
He was picked up in Lowndes County by the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office and will be transported to the Tift County Jail.
Tifton Police Officers responded to the Peterson Apartments Tuesday where Alazia’s body was found stabbed to death.
A The GoFundMe page has been organized by Alazia’s family members Jaquline and Kanitrea Johnson and has raised more than $9,500.
Thom Chandler
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