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Lithonia man arrested in deaths of wife, twin boys

By The Associated Press
<p>A man has been charged with murder in the deaths of his wife and twin sons.</p><p>DeKalb County Police arrested Clayton Jerrod Ellington, 29, on Thursday after hours of questioning in the deaths.</p><p>Ellington called authorities to the family's home late Wednesday night. There, police found the bodies of his wife, Berna Ellington, 31, and their 2-year-old sons, Cameron and Christian.</p><p>The three died from blunt force trauma, police said.</p><p>Police did not give a motive for the killings, but a spokesman, officer Jason Gagnon, said it was "possibly domestic-related."</p><p>One of Ellington's acquaintances, Sean Fennell, 19, was also arrested and charged with giving false statements to police, a felony.</p><p>The family had lived at the house for about a year, neighbors said.</p><p>___</p><p>HASH(0x1cd9aac)</p>
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