BERRIEN CO., GA (WALB) - The Tifton Police Department announced Friday that the 17-year-old suspect in a homicide investigation had been arrested.
James Pritchett was arrested in Berrien County at around 3 p.m.
The girl he was believed to be traveling with, Nayrah Redding, was located as well and is safe.
He was wanted after Jamiles Taylor, 15, was killed in a homicide around 3 p.m. on Saturday at Peterson's Apartments.
The Tifton Police thanked Berrien County Sheriff’s Office, the Department of Correction K-9 Unit, the Moultrie Police Department, Tift County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Marshall’s Service Fugitive Task Force for their assistance in the case.
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