FORSYTH COUNTY - Forsyth County Sheriff Ted Paxton did not mince words when asked what he thought of Elijah A. Britton, the 39-year-old man now charged with the August 2006 murder of Roswell mother of two Octavia N. Atkins.
"Personally, I think he's a stone cold killer," said Paxton. "That's what he is."
Evidence against Britton, who has been in custody in Clayton County Jail since October of last year for the 2007 kidnapping of Chastity Jones, support his position enough to bring charges against him.
In addition to the DNA evidence allegedly linking Britton to the murder of Atkins, Britton is also a "person of interest" in the May 2007 death of Chastity Jones' husband, Brutus Jones. His body was found in Union City just days after she was kidnapped. Jones later went missing from her South Fulton County home in August 2008, said Paxton, and has not been found.
"The one common name that keeps popping up with these people is Elijah Britton," said Paxton.
Forsyth authorities are working on having Britton brought to the county to face a judge, said the sheriff.
For the full story, see this week's Forsyth Herald.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Sheriff: Murder suspect a 'stone cold killer'
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