Augusta suspect arrested after 2022 Olmstead Homes murder

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A fourth suspect is now in custody, and another remains sought by Florida deputies after an October 2022 murder in Augusta.

Lawrence Markese Stephens, 21, was booked into the Charles B. Webster Detention Center on Wednesday on a grand jury arrest warrant.

We’ve requested an updated mugshot for Stephens from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office released a wanted poster for Stephens in January 2023.

At that time, Stephens had active warrants for murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, deputies said.

Another suspect in the October 2022 murder at the Olmstead Homes is thought to be in Florida.

Authorities in Clay County, just south of Jacksonville, sent out an alert that Jamari K. Williams, 20, was believed to be in the Orange Park area.

Both are suspects in the Oct. 15, 2022, fatal shooting of 22-year-old Kyan Michael Bowie in the 2100 block of B Street.

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Bowie was shot around 9:20 p.m. while sitting in a white Kia and died at a hospital.

Williams is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall with short dreadlocked hair and weighing 150 pounds.

Previously arrested were Jaquez Kiandre Davis, Diriuss Antonio Redd Jr. and Evyn O’Conner.

Anyone with information on Williams, contact Clay County Sheriff’s Office at 904-264-6512. People can remain anonymous and submit a SaferWatch tip or contact First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS (8477) and be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $3,000 if the information given in the tip leads to an arrest.

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