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Marietta woman charged in brother-in-law’s death

Shamona Price (Credit: Cobb County Sheriff's Office)
Shamona Price (Credit: Cobb County Sheriff's Office)
By Ellen Eldridge
April 6, 2017

A Marietta woman is accused of killing her brother-in-law Wednesday, police said.

Shamona Price, 33, was arrested in South Fulton County Wednesday night, after Cobb County police found the body of her sister’s husband, 27-year-old Justin Williams, police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce said.

He was found dead inside a duplex on Hammondton Road, Pierce said.

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Price is being held without bond on murder and aggravated assault charges.

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