Mauldin Returned To Chattooga County to Face Murder Charges

Murder suspect Steven James Mauldin will be facing double-homicide charges in Chattooga County, along with other charges that may include theft of a motor vehicle.  He was captured on Wednesday shortly after 1:00pm in Coweta County.

Mauldin, who reportedly has a history of being arrested for violent crimes, stands accused of killing two people and shooting a third, at 13023 Highway 100 in the Holland community near the Floyd County line on Tuesday morning.  Thirty-five-year-old Joe Edward Brown and his mother, sixty-one-year-old Linda Mae Everett were shot dead at the home they shared with forty-six-year-old Daryl Lee Marsh. Marsh was shot and injured and carried to a hospital in Floyd County for treatment, where he remains in serious condition.

A manhunt for Mauldin involved several law enforcement agencies in both Georgia and Alabama.  Sheriff Shcrader expressed his appreciation to all the agencies involved.  Mauldin is accused of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend in Norcross, Georgia and then driving to Moody, Alabama where he abandoned the woman at a gas station.  He is facing kidnapping charges in Norcross, according to law enforcement officials there.  He is also facing charges in Moody, Alabama and in Coweta County, Georgia.

The motive for the slayings and many questions as to the time-line before and following the shooting will be discussed in coming days, and we will bring you the latest information as it becomes available.

(WZQZ Chattooga County Radio)