Stepfather Indicted in Shooting Death of Woodstock Man

WOODSTOCK, GA -- The man who confessed to officers outside a church to fatally shooting his stepson has been indicted in connection to the incident.

A Cherokee County grand jury this week indicted Carl Anthony Lewis on one count each of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, cruelty to children in the third degree and simple battery as well as two counts of cruelty to children in the first degree.

Lewis confessed to shooting Bryce McCallum on Sunday, July 24 to officers directing traffic outside First Baptist Church of Woodstock, the Cherokee Sheriff's Office previously told Patch.

The cruelty to children and simple battery charges stem from Lewis allegedly shoving his spouse and hitting a young child in the face and head around the time the fatal shooting occurred, according to the indictment.

The indictment also states McCallum, 19, was shot in the head and chest. His body was found inside the living room of the home in the 500 block of Mirramont Place, which sits off Bells Ferry Road between Towne Lake Parkway and Eagle Drive.

After Lewis's alleged confession, Woodstock police notified Cherokee County 911 and sheriff's office deputies were dispatched to the scene.

Once they arrived at the home, those deputies were assisted by Cherokee County firefighters in opening a window to get inside the house.

Once inside, they discovered McCallum's body lying in a chair in the living room area, the sheriff's office previously told Patch.

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