1 year later, man charged with murder in Louisville fatal shooting

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the death of a 43-year-old man in Louisville back in 2023, according to authorities.

On Aug. 30, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office obtained an arrest warrant for Samuel Dontez Lewis, 36, of Midville.

Authorities say he is charged with the murder of Roosevelt Alexander Jr., the victim who was shot and killed in the early morning hours of June 2, 2023.

Around 2:45 a.m., the Jefferson County 911 center says they received a call for help concerning a man who’d been shot.

Deputies stated they arrived within minutes and discovered the victim dead outside a residence in the 1100 block of Wren Lane.

Lewis was arrested in Palm Beach, Fla. on Wednesday.

He will be extradited from Florida to the Jefferson County Jail at a later date, according to officials.

Anyone with any information related to this homicide is asked to please contact the JCSO Criminal Investigative Division at 478-625-7538 or the GBI Region 7 office at 706-595-2575.

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