Crime & Safety
Douglasville Man Arrested for Attempted Murder in Ala.
Police accuse Jeremee Bernard Griffin of shooting man in the back in Jacksonville, Ala., in June
A Douglasville, Ga., man has been charged with attempted murder in Alabama for shooting a man in the back during an apparent robbery in June.
The Jacksonville, Ala., Police Department said Jeremee Bernard Griffin, 21, turned himself into police Tuesday afternoon, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. He also is charged with first-degree armed robbery.
Griffin is being held on two $50,000 bonds, according to police.
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Griffin allegedly shot Vilas Rajesh Patel, a cook at a local restaurant, on June 16, AL.com reported.
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