Charles Jaylon Garrett, known as C.J., was 18 when he and his 18-year-old girlfriend, Destiny Hope Kight, were found shot to death outside a house on Paul Lord Road in Wrightsville, Georgia, on April 23, 2021. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office discovered the bodies at about 1:00 p.m.; both victims had sustained apparent gunshot wounds. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation joined the probe.

Investigators identified 22-year-old Daniel Payton Brinson of Harrison as a known associate of Garrett. Kight’s mother said Brinson had been a family friend for about a decade and a frequent visitor to the home. Three days after the killings, Brinson was taken into custody in Cobb County on unrelated drug charges after a police chase, and the GBI later obtained warrants charging him with two counts of malice murder.

The case remained an active homicide investigation with authorities continuing to work to piece together the events that led to these deaths. If anyone knew C.J., Destiny, their movements, or had information about the scenes or those involved, please come forward to assist the ongoing inquiry?