A Gainesville man was recently arrested on murder charges in connection to the April 27 shooting death of 16-year-old Jaishawn Overstreet.
Gainesville Police Officials said Ja’quez Jeremiah Marquis Sims, 19, of Gainesville, was arrested after a search warrant was executed at his home on Swann Drive.
Sims is being held in the Hall County Jail on charges of felony malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault
GPD worked on the case alongside the Hall County Sheriff's Office, Georgia Department of Corrections and Georgia Bureau of Investigations (ARDEO, GISAC).