Release date: February 7, 2017
Incident: UPDATE: Budget Inn Homicide
Third Suspect Arrested in Budget Inn Homicide
At approximately 4:44PM Saturday, February 4, 2017 18 year old Willie Clarence Walters of Perry turned himself in to the Houston County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives believe Walters fled the state after the murder of 34 year old Donell Nathaniel Hawkins on June 28, 2016, and returned last week.
19 year old Kendra Tenesha Tillery and 19 year old Malik Golden were taken into custody in Connecticut last November and extradited back to Houston County.
All three suspects are currently in the Houston County Jail and charged with Felony Murder.
At approximately 10:59PM on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 officers found 34 year old Donell Nathaniel Hawkins of Warner Robins with one gunshot wound to the upper body. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.