Crime & Safety
Arrest Made In Murder Of Atlanta Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd
The actor played in several Spike Lee films.
ATLANTA, GA — An arrest in the shooting death of an Atlanta actor has been made, police announced Friday. He faces felony murder charges.
Antonio Demetrice Rhynes was arrested and is accused of shooting and killing Thomas Jefferson Byrd Oct. 4, reported WSB. The actor had starred in several Spike Lee movies such as “Clockers,” “Get on the Bus,” “Bamboozled,” “He Got Game,” “Red Hook Summer,” “Chi-Raq” and more.
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