LAGRANGE, Ga. - LaGrange investigators have charged a man with murder after they discovered a witness provided false information to police and charged the wrong woman in connection with the death of Keontavious Bailey.
Authorities dropped all charges against the wrongly accused woman on Tuesday following the discovery of new evidence.
What we know:
Officers with the LaGrange Police Department responded to the 300 block of Dix Street at about 10:40 p.m. on June 1 after receiving reports of a person who had been shot.
When officers arrived, they found 29-year-old Keontavious Bailey unresponsive in the roadway. Officers, along with personnel from the LaGrange Fire Department and Troup AMR, began lifesaving measures before Bailey was transported to a local hospital.
Bailey later died from his injuries.
The backstory:
Police initially arrested Telneschia Jones and charged her with murder. Investigators originally believed that Jones was participating in a physical fight in the street when she pulled out a gun and fired the fatal shot.
However, investigators received new information about the ongoing case on Tuesday. The new evidence proved that Jones was not responsible for the killing, according to the LaGrange Police Department. Officials immediately released Jones and dismissed all legal charges against her.
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