Friday February 21st, 2025 1:36PM

May trial date set in murder of car dealership employee

By Ken Stanford Contributing Editor
The man accused of murder in the Friday shooting death of a Gainesville auto dealership employee will remain behind bars.<br /> <br /> Mark Antonio Taylor II, 21, of Gainesville made a first court appearance in Hall County Magistrate Court at 11:00 a.m. Monday, according to a court spokeswoman, and he was ordered held without bond.<br /> <br /> Taylor faces a number of charges, including murder, in connection with the death of Charles Weaver, 42, who worked in the parts department at Carriage Mitsubishi on Brown's Bridge Road. <br /> <br /> Weaver's body was found just before 8:00 a.m. Friday by another employee of the dealership. <br /> <br /> Taylor remained on the run until Sunday morning, when he was traced to an apartment complex on Constitution Avenue in southeast Atlanta. He was arrested by Atlanta SWAT officers.<br /> <br /> Gainesville Police Cpl. Kevin Holbrook said at the time of Taylor's arrest that it does not appear that the suspect knew his victim, although a specific motive has not been released in the case.<br /> <br /> Taylor will appear in court again on January 25 for a committal hearing, according to court officers.<br /> <br /> (AccessNorthGa.com's B.J. Williams contributed to this story.)<br />
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