A man suspected of killing a Georgia police officer over the weekend was arrested early Monday, authorities said.
(FOX)- Roysheen Delshawn Deeds, 24, was identified as the suspect accused of killing Eastman police officer Tim Smith on Saturday. Smith was shot and killed when responding to a report of a suspicious person.
Authorities said Deeds was arrested in Nassau County in North Florida. The Telfair Sheriff’s Office said he was currently being held in Florida and awaits extradition, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
Special agent Scott Whitley of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation told the Associated Press on Sunday that Smith was responding to a suspicious person call when he encountered the suspect, exited his patrol car and was shot at around 9:30 p.m. The suspect fled the scene.
Authorities have said that Deeds will face murder charges.