On February 22, 2015, 45-year-old Steven Thomas Singleton, a white male from Clarkesville, Georgia, was fatally shot outside a residence during a domestic dispute that escalated into lethal violence. The dispute involved Anthony Giaquinta, a former Habersham County deputy who had been dismissed in 2013 after allegations of domestic violence. Giaquinta’s 16-year-old daughter called 911 reporting gunshots and a domestic incident.

When deputies arrived, Giaquinta fled into nearby woods. Deputies found Giaquinta’s ex-wife, Kathy Giaquinta Smith, dead in the garage; Singleton, a close friend of Smith, was shot and killed outside the home and is believed to have been targeted because of his friendship with her. As officers searched, Giaquinta ambushed them from the woods, wounding Sheriff Joey Terrell in the bicep and shooting Deputy Bill Zigen twice. Deputies returned fire and Giaquinta died of gunshot wounds suffered in that exchange.

Does anyone have information about Singleton’s life in Clarkesville or his connection to Kathy Smith that could help clarify what happened that day?