COMMERCE - Authorities have arrested a Carnesville man in the shooting death of a convenience store manager who was trying to help a clerk who was being robbed in northeast Georgia.
Laynette Fincher, 52, of Commerce was shot to death Saturday night. Commerce police said Fincher was on the phone with the clerk at Presto's Convenience Store about 10:15 p.m. Saturday when a man walked in to rob the clerk. Instead of calling police, the woman drove to the store to try to help her co-worker.
Police said the suspect fired multiple shots into Fincher's car as it pulled in front of the store.
Police say James Watkins, 26, is in the Jackson County Jail, charged with murder, attempted kidnapping and armed robbery in the killing of the woman Saturday night.
Authorities arrested the suspect Sunday night at South Carolina motel. He has had his first court appearance and is being held without bond.
Wednesday
January 22nd, 2025
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