Gwinnett police arrest teenage girl, woman in Auburn murder
Posted 5:48PM on Monday, January 5, 2015
AUBURN - Gwinnett County Police have arrested a teenage girl and a woman, in addition to the adult male suspect already in custody, in the murder of an Auburn man late last year, according to Cpl. Jake Smith, spokesman for the Police Department.<br />
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The two suspects, 27-year-old Kathryn Voight and 16-year-old Marckell Honeycutt, were arrested Monday. <br />
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"Usually we would not identify a juvenile but we do in cases like this, where the crime is a serious one," said Smith. Smith also said all three suspects had been previously arrested for crimes unrelated to the murder.<br />
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Brian Whitfield, 45, was found shot to death in the driveway of his Flowery Branch Road home in unincorporated Auburn shortly after 9:45 a.m. December 6.<br />
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Several items were missing from Whitfield's home, including his truck - a 2005 Dodge Ram "Rumblebee" edition. The truck was later found in Atlanta, partially stripped and unoccupied. Several tips were called in to the police.<br />
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On December 12, Gwinnett County Police and Griffin Police arrested a suspect, 26-year-old Marquavis Benton for felony murder and armed robbery. <br />
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"Since that time, detectives identified two other people who participated in the crime - we're not getting in to their exact roles at this time," said Smith. Voight and Honeycutt were arrested Monday.<br />
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Voight and Benton are in the Gwinnett County jail without bond, while Honeycutt is in custody at a Regional Youth Dentention Center. All three are charged with felony murder and armed robbery.<br />
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Honeycutt will be charged as an adult in the case. <br />
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Smith said Honeycutt and Benton were taken into custody without incident, while Voight was already in custody on an unrelated charge in Cobb County.<br />