Canton Double Murder Suspect Back In Georgia

CANTON, GA -- The 18-year-old charged in connection with the June 25 double homicide just outside downtown Canton is back on Georgia soil. Akilee Zakee Wilson has been extradited from New York to the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center, and jail records show he was booked into the facility at 6 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 3.

Wilson was booked into the facility on two counts each of felony murder and aggravated assault. He's also charged with failure to appear in Cherokee County State Court related to one count of misdemeanor battery he faces following a Feb. 2 altercation in Canton, court records show.

Canton police spokesperson Pacer Cordry said the Cherokee Sheriff's Office handled the extradition. Sheriff's Office spokesperson Sgt. Marianne Kelley said Wilson is scheduled to make his first appearance before a Magistrate Court judge Monday afternoon. Wilson, a resident of Dallas, was at large for months before he was tracked down in late September in a Staten Island housing development by the New York/New Jersey U.S. Marshal Regional Fugitive Task Force.

Arrest warrants were issued in July for Wilson, who is charged with two counts each of felony murder and aggravated assault in connection to the June 25 shooting on Crisler Street near Jefferson Circle in Canton.

Four additional people have been arrested in connection to the case: Jeremy Ulysses Zellous, 29, who is charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, making false statements and tampering with evidence; Temarlos Marquarous Turner, 22, and 23-year-old Brody Austin Samples, who are each facing two counts each of felony murder and aggravated assault; and 35-year-old Joseph C. Goldback Jr. of Jasper, who is charged with obstruction of an officer.

The June 25 shooting resulted in the deaths of William Kendrick Randall, 23, of Canton and 26-year-old Tony Samples of Ball Ground. Canton police have previously said the shooting was not a random act and took place following an altercation between two opposing groups.

The incident propelled the city of Canton to undertake various improvements in the area, including restoring a basketball court, installing security cameras and playground equipment. You can read more about those improvements by clicking here.

Photo: Akilee Zakee Wilson. Credit: Cherokee Sheriff's Office