Alleged gunman arrested in fatal Marathon gas station shooting in DeKalb
Authorities said they have arrested the suspect who they believe killed a man during a robbery at a DeKalb County gas station three months ago.
Cordarius Jaquon Dorsey, 30, of Atlanta, is facing several charges, including felony murder, after officials accused him of fatally shooting Sulaiman Jalloh, the DeKalb sheriff’s office said in a news release Thursday.
The sheriff’s office said Dorsey and an accomplice were trying to rob Jalloh outside a Marathon station on Gresham Road on Oct. 15.
Jalloh was found with a gunshot wound while in his vehicle, AJC.com previously reported. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.
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Quintavious Jackson, 26, was previously arrested on malice murder and armed robbery charges in Jalloh’s death, DeKalb police said.
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A motive has not been released.
Dorsey was arrested at a La Quinta Inn in College Park, the DeKalb sheriff’s office said. He was booked into the DeKalb County jail, where he remains with no bond.
In addition to felony murder, Dorsey faces two counts of armed robbery, one count of aggravated assault, one count of false imprisonment and probation violation.
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Asia Simone Burns is a watchdog reporter for the AJC. Burns was formerly an intern in AJC’s newsroom and now writes about crime. She is a graduate of Samford University and has previously reported for NPR and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR member station.
