Second arrest made in murder of innocent teen shot in face outside Clayton County barbershop
Clayton County Police have arrested a second suspect in connection with a deadly shooting last year and one remains on the run.
The department’s fugitive unit tracked and arrested Rontavius Deon Holt, on Wednesday.
On April 2, 2022, at 4:14 p.m., Clayton County Police responded to a shooting at a barbershop in College Park in the 5400 block of West Fayetteville Road. Officers found 17-year old Anthony “China” McClain dead outside the shop he owned with his family.
Police said that McClain was an innocent bystander that got caught in the crossfire of an argument over drugs involving one of the barbers.
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According to police, an unnamed barber extended a $900 credit to Jaimonnie Watkins-Causey, 21, for marijuana. Police say the barber was attempting to get payment for the drugs from Watkins-Causey.
Police say Holt, Watkins-Causey, Jamoriyan Keon’tai Eutsey, 22, and two unidentified men went to the barbershop to confront the barber.
The men physically attacked the barber inside the barbershop. The unnamed barber was shot and survived his injuries.
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Police say McClain, who had nothing to do with the marijuana deal, exited the barbershop to separate himself from the altercation.
McClain was then shot in the face outside the barbershop and died at the scene.
Watkins-Causey was arrested in Florida and extradited on July 16, 2022, back to Clayton County.
The Clayton County Police Department’s Elite Fugitive Unit tracked and captured Holt, 25, on Wednesday.
Police say Eutsey is wanted and is still on the run.
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