A 31-year-old former sheriff’s deputy in Georgia has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing the father of her unborn child earlier this month.
Jovaa Jackson, who resigned from the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office less than a week before the fatal shooting, was taken into custody and charged with one count each of malice murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and stalking in connection with the slaying of 28-year-old Terell Douglas, court records reviewed by Law&Crime show.
According to a press release from the Clayton County Police Department, officers at around 8 p.m. on June 4 responded to a call about a reported shooting outside of a residence located in the 1200 block of Southlake Cove Court in Jonesboro, which is less than 20 miles south of Atlanta.
Upon arriving at the scene, first responders located the victim — later identified as Douglas — near the entrance of one of the apartment doors. He appeared to be suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.
Douglas was transported to Southern Regional Hospital via ambulance where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 8:50 p.m., police said.
Investigators say they soon learned that Jackson and Douglas were in a romantic relationship, that Jackson was pregnant, and that Douglas was the father of her unborn child.
Witnesses allegedly told investigators that Douglas was at the apartment complex visiting a friend when Jackson arrived at the same location.
“An argument immediately ensued after Ms. Jackson arrived on scene,” the release states. “The verbal altercation turned deadly when Ms. Jackson produced a handgun and shot Mr. Douglas.”
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