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Art student’s alleged killer arrested in California

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Aug 14, 2014

Three weeks after allegedly killing a fellow college student, the suspected shooter has been arrested in California, Sandy Springs police said Thursday.

Patricko Mondrez Davis, 21, of Atlanta, was arrested by U.S. Marshals late Wednesday in Bakersfield and taken into custody without incident, according to Sgt. Ron Momon.

Davis has been charged with murder in the death of Takeenan Williams on July 24 outside a student housing complex known as the Hub, located on Barfield Road near the intersection with Hammond Drive. Williams, 23, of Sandy Springs, died after being shot multiple times.

But Davis eluded capture until Wednesday, according to police. He is being held at the Kern County Jail in Bakersfield awaiting extradition.

Both Williams and Davis attended the Art Institute of Atlanta and both were at the Hub at the time of the shooting, according to police. But neither lived in the complex. Police believe a dispute between the two led to gunfire.

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