Tuesday June 17th, 2025 2:59AM

Man accused of killing brothers fights extradition

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LAFAYETTE - A Georgia man charged in the shooting deaths of two brothers in Walker County refused to sign extradition papers Monday. <br> <br> Twenty-one-year-old Donnie Allen Hulett, who was arrested Friday at a convenience store in Casa Grande, Arizona, will remain in an Arizona jail until an August 27 extradition hearing. <br> <br> Georgia police suspect Hulett of killing 62-year-old Larry Phelps, a retired Whitfield County educator from Dalton, and 69-year-old Arvine Phelps, a retired Dalton State College professor from Rocky Face. <br> <br> The two were shot while clearing brush near the Mountain Top Boys Home in Villanow, a residence for teenagers who have been in juvenile court. <br> <br> The attacker robbed them of $400 and other personal items and stole Larry Phelps&#39; pickup truck. Police said Hulett was driving the pickup when he was arrested 30 miles south of Phoenix. <br> <br> Hullett is being held on Georgia charges of murder and car theft and on a stolen vehicle possession charge in Arizona.
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