JONESBORO — The Clayton County Police Department announced Thursday morning that a Jonesboro man has been charged with murder after he went on a stabbing rampage on Aug. 30.
The CCPD found probable cause to charge the suspect, Lloyd Lee Brown Jr., 31, of 2031 Spivey Village Trail, Jonesboro, for malice murder.
The victim, Demetrius Johnson, 44, who was found deceased on Aug. 31 at 5:40 a.m. off North Main Street in Jonesboro.
Brown is in the Clayton County Jail on multiple charges and has a preliminary hearing scheduled Sept. 27 via Zoom in Clayton County Magistrate Court.
According to Clayton County Jail records, he faces the following charges in addition to malice murder — aggravated assault, motor vehicle hijacking, possession of a weapon during a crime, simple assault, terroristic threats and acts, second degree criminal damage, and probation violation.
According to a Sept. 5 CCPD press release, on Aug. 30 at about 11:40 p.m., officers were in the 7900th block of Tara Boulevard in Jonesboro investigating an incident where the suspect was carrying a wooden 2-by-4 and threw it at a vehicle.
While attempting to find the suspect, dispatch received a call just down the road in the 7800 block of North Main Street, Jonesboro, that a person had been stabbed and that the suspect was actively attempting to stab others at the location.
Upon arrival, a Clayton County officer encountered Brown, who was still holding a knife in his hand. Brown was held at gunpoint, ordered to the ground and taken into custody without incident.
The Clayton County Police Department said the victim was sitting in his vehicle when Brown approached the vehicle, produced a knife, and began stabbing the victim through the window. Brown then opened the door and continued to stab the victim.
After stabbing the victim, Brown turned his attention toward a vehicle in close…
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