Hall County Authorities have arrested the suspect in a Friday morning murder in Hall County.
Deon Altron Ellison, 24, of Gainesville was seen by a Gainesville Police Department Investigator just north of Gainesville at around 7:30 p.m. and was arrested by two Hall County Sheriff's Office Deputies.
Ellison has been booked in the Hall County jail and is facing charges of felony murder, aggravated assault and aggravated battery.
Original story published Friday at 9:51 a.m.:
Hall County authorities are searching for a suspect after a Flowery Branch man was shot and killed while the two were in a vehicle early Friday morning exiting I-985.
According to a press release from the Hall County Sheriff's Office, authorities became aware of the incident just after 1:30 a.m., where they found a witness to the crime at the entrance ramp from Jesse Jewell Parkway to I-985 northbound. The vehicle, with the victim dead inside, was found nearby.
The agency said Deon Altron Ellison, 24, of Gainesville and the witness were in the vehicle with the victim, who was the driver. The victim was identified Friday afternoon as Jeremiah James Bonds, 23, of Flowery Branch. The car was exiting I-985 northbound at Jesse Jewell Parkway when Ellison and Bonds began arguing. The argument escalated and Ellison allegedly pulled out a handgun and shot Bonds in the head.
The vehicle traveled through the intersection and into a ditch where it eventually stopped.
Ellison fled the scene in the direction of the Rabbittown community. Authorities searched throughout the night for Ellison but were unable to find him. The agency said the search was continuing Friday morning.
An updated Be On the Lookout alert posted on the agency's Facebook page described Ellison as standing 5'8" tall, weighing 170 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
Ellison is wanted on charges of felony murder, aggravated assault and aggravated battery.
A photo of Ellison is available at the top of this story.
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