Charges Dismissed Against Woman Charged With Murdering Mother

SNELLVILLE, GA — Charges were dismissed Friday against a woman police said stabbed and murdered her mother Monday. Detectives will, however, continue to investigate the case as a suspicious death, according to the Gwinnett County Police Department.

Jacquelyn Craft, 35, was arrested after police said she killed her 65-year-old mother Evelyn Craft. She told Gwinnett County Police officers who responded to a report of a death at 3809 Leach Road, in Snellville, at about 11:30 p.m., that her mother had committed suicide by stabbing herself. Responding officers located the victim deceased from apparent stab wounds. Both women lived in the same home.

Craft was charged with aggravated assault and felony murder June 26.

Friday, the GCPD released a statement saying the homicide case charges were administratively dismissed.

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The investigation was conducted in full cooperation with the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office, according a police statement. Upon review of the evidence and facts of the case, both departments agreed that charges should be pursued.

"Since that time, GCPD detectives and personnel from the District Attorney’s Office have continued the investigation," police said in statement. "Additionally, a post mortem examination was conducted by the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s Office. Additional information and the post mortem examination revealed evidence which was not available to investigators at the time of arrest."

"After careful examination of all of the evidence, the Gwinnett County Police Department and the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office have determined the proper course of action is to administratively dismiss the charges against Jacquelyn Craft," according to the statement.

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