Grand Jury Indicts Man Accused of Killing Fulton Detective

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A Fulton County grand jury has indicted the man accused of shooting a killing a longtime detective with the Fulton County Police Department.

The jury on Friday returned a 29-count indictment against Amanuel Menghesha, 42, the District Attorney’s Office said.

The charges include murder, felony murder, criminal attempt to commit murder, aggravated assault against a peace officer, reckless conduct, criminal damage to property, violating family violence order and weapons offenses in connection to the death of Terrence Green, who served with Fulton County police for 22 years.

The charges and subsequent indictment against Menghesha stem from a series of incidents that began in the early morning hours of March. 911 operators initially received calls of shots fired inside Menghesha’s home on Parks Trail in south Fulton County.

Officers arrived at the scene, but the defendant was no longer there, the District Attorney’s Office said. A short time later, neighbors called 911 after hearing sounds of gunfire a few streets over on Chastain Way.

As officers converged on the area, shots were fired behind them, fatally striking Green in the head. Authorities returned gunfire, injuring Menghesha in the process.

He was apprehended at the scene and later booked into the Fulton County Jail.

The case has been assigned to Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kimberly Esmond Adams and will be scheduled for trial at a later date.

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