DOUGLASVILLE, GA — New details have recently emerged after authorities say a man was dismembered and disposed of in the Dog River Reservoir, according to a media report.
Co-defendants David Barber and Ambria Boyd were denied bond weeks after they were arrested in connection with the death of Jamal Parker, WAGA-TV reported Monday evening. Boyd was Parker's girlfriend, according to the report.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office on Aug. 12 said Parker, a 37-year-old Atlanta barber, was killed on May 15 and was found dead in the Dog River Reservoir, which sits along Highway 166 in Douglasville.
While authorities did not release a cause of death, investigators determined Parker was shot twice and stabbed five times after a dispute escalated at a home, WAGA-TV reported.
On Monday, prosecutor testimony in a court hearing reportedly revealed evidence showed Parker was alive when he was decapitated, while testimony from a co-defendant claimed Parker's hands were severed after he died. His head and hands were placed in buckets before being filled with concrete, WAGA-TV reported.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation positively identified Parker a month after he was found dead, authorities said.
Authorities identified the suspects as Boyd, David Barber, Brittany Amber Baker and Mario Andre Barber.
They were charged with murder among other charges, according to authorities and jail records. They remained in custody Tuesday.
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