Crime & Safety
Police Make Arrest for 2013 Murder in Buford
Amy Leann McGarity faces charges of kidnapping, false imprisonment and murder in the death of Kayla Jeanne Weil.
Gwinnett Police have charged an Oakwood woman for a 2013 murder originally thought to have occurred in Hall County.
Amy Leann McGarity, 27, who already was in the Gwinnett County jail on other charges, is accused of kidnapping, false imprisonment and murder in the death of Kayla Jeanne Weil of Flowery Branch, whose remains were found Oct. 24, 2013 at a south Hall County park.
During the investigation, police determined the crime happened in July 2013 at 20 Cloud Street in Buford.
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Gwinnett detectives took over the investigation from Hall County in June, 2014.
Police said McGarity lived at the Buford address at the time of the murder, but would not offer more details due to the ongoing investigation.
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McGarity has been charged with malice murder, felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, kidnapping, false imprisonment and concealing the death of another person.
She is being held in the county jail without bond.
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