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GA murder suspect arrested in western IA

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November 1st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A man suspected of murder in Georgia was arrested Thursday evening in western Iowa. The Daily NonPareil reports 25-year old Courtney Thomas, of Hapeville, GA, was arrested by Iowa State Patrol Troopers on Interstate 29 northbound, about 4-miles north of the Glenwood exit, at around 5-p.m.

Authorities said Thomas was wanted for murder on a warrant from the Hapeville Police Department in connection with an incident that took place Thursday morning. Georgia authorities contacted ISP at 4:35 p.m. to alert troopers that the suspect, who was being tracked through a cell phone signal, had just crossed from Missouri into Iowa in I-29. He was driving a 2008 black Dodge Charger.

Three patrol officers conducted a felony stop, and Thomas was taken into custody without incident. A 9mm handgun was found in his vehicle. Mills County Sheriff’s deputies transported Thomas to the Mills County Jail, where he was awaiting extradition to Hapeville, which is a suburb of Atlanta.