Craig Haynes, 55, was killed in his home on Bobolink Drive in Decatur on February 20, 2021. Investigators describe a violent assault in which Haynes was beaten with household objects including a vodka bottle and metal holders, and then fatally shot. The motive for the attack has not been reported.

A multi-agency investigation involving the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the DeKalb County and Brookhaven police departments resulted in arrests in the weeks after the homicide. Five men were taken into custody in locations including Decatur, Stonecrest, Lithonia, Tucker, and Opelika, Alabama. Those charged with murder and aggravated assault are Ashley Dejuan Fraley, 28; Devin Kinyatta Fraley, 29; Brandon Lewis Cox, 35; John Glenn Coleman, 56; and Kevin Mark Scott, 20. All were arrested without incident and held in the DeKalb County Jail without bond.

If anyone in the Decatur area has information about Haynes, the events of February 20, 2021, or saw relevant activity in the neighborhood around that date, please come forward.