Deputies search for second murder suspect" Augusta Criminal Defense

Deputies search for second murder suspect"

By KAREN DAILYStaff writerRichmond County investigators continue their search for an accused murderer wanted for shooting an Augusta man late last week then dumping his body in North Augusta.Richmond County Sheriff's Office investigators had been working closely with Aiken County Sheriff's Office investigators and returned to the Augusta Super Inn on Gordon Highway where the victim, 38-year-old Corwin Lee, had been living. His partially burned body was found near a private golf course in North Augusta on Dec. 27.Based on several interviews and upon conducting forensic searchers on two rooms at the motel, investigators were able to obtain trace evidence which would support that Lee was killed in Augusta and the body was dumped in Aiken County, said a spokesman for the Richmond County Sheriff's Office, Sgt. Richard Roundtree. Augusta Georgia Criminal Defense Lawyer.

The incident is believed to be drug related, officials said. Georgia deputies have already arrested one suspect, charging Javell L. Gordon, 21, of Georgia, with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Victor Levee Scott, also a Georgia man, is still on the run, investigators said Thursday. He is wanted for the same charges. He is considered armed and dangerous.After several initial attempts to locate and apprehend Gordon and Scott were unsuccessful last week, Gordon, with the help of family members, surrendered to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office around 2 a.m. Saturday morning.The Richmond County Sheriff's Office assumed the role as the lead agency in the murder investigation after learning the victim was shot and killed in Augusta, officials said. "Scott remains at large and all efforts are now being focused on taking him into custody," investigators said. The vehicle believed to have been used to transport Lee's body across state lines is in the possession of the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Criminal investigation Division in Augusta at (706) 821-1020.Contact Karen Daily at kdaily@aikenstandard.com.