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Georgia fugitive in decades-old murder case arrested in Mecklenburg County

By Queen City News Digital Team,

25 days ago

CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) — A fugitive out of Georgia accused of torturing and murdering three people in a decades-old cold case was caught in Mecklenburg County, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday.

Derrell Adams was wanted out of Clayton County, Georgia, in a case that dates back 11 years and involves four suspects.

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Adams is accused of torturing and murdering three people and was wanted on three counts of malice murder, which is defined in Georgia as a homicide done with expressed or implied malice.

Adams, 32, was arrested last week in Huntersville without incident and booked around 3:12 a.m. on Friday, according to the sheriff’s office. He was held on a $125,000 secured bond.

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