Man wanted for Wilcox County double murder found
Quintavis Holt (Wilcox County Georgia Sheriff's Office)
WILCOX COUNTY, Ga. - A man wanted for killing two people in Central Georgia was arrested Saturday.
What we know:
Quintavis Holt, 39, of Pineview was arrested by the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office.
The backstory:
Holt was wanted for a deadly shooting that happened just after midnight on May 25.
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According to the GBI, several people had gathered at a home in the 200 block of Depot Street in Pineview when someone started shooting. Two people were shot and died at the scene.
The victims were identified as Nathadius Kenta Lawson, 36, and Charleston Calix, 40, both of Pineview.
Police said Holt is charged with 2 counts of malice murder, 2 counts of aggravated assault and 1 count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
What's next:
The GBI said it turned the case over to the Cordele Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
The Source: Information for this article came from a press release by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.