A fight broke out in a Hall County courtroom Friday night after a guilty verdict was returned in a murder trial.
Deon Ellison, 25, was found guilty in the shooting death of his cousin, Jeremiah Bonds, 23, last summer.
No other information on the courtroom disturbance was immediately available.
EARLIER STORY. POSTED AUGUST 2023: Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) criminal investigators became aware of the shooting
just after 1:30 a.m. when they found a witness to the crime at the entrance ramp from Jesse
Jewell Parkway to I-985 northbound. The vehicle, with the victim deceased inside, was
found nearby.
Investigators so far have determined Ellison and the witness were in the vehicle with the
victim exiting I-985 northbound at Exit 24/Jesse Jewell Parkway. Ellison and the victim
began to argue, and as the argument escalated, Ellison pulled a handgun and shot the victim
in the head. The vehicle traveled through the intersection and into a ditch where it came to
a stop.
Ellison fled the scene in the direction of the Rabbittown community. He was arrested several hours later in that area.