JONESBORO — According to the Clayton County Police Department, a Stockbridge woman turned herself in June 6 after the shooting death of the father of her unborn child two days earlier.
According to Clayton County Jail records, Jovaa Marie Jackson, 31, of Hannover Circle, Stockbridge, is charged with malice murder, stalking, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime.
Jackson has a preliminary hearing June 26 in Clayton County Magistrate Court.
According to the Clayton County Police Department, officers responded on June 4 at 8 p.m. to the 1200th block of Southlake Cove Court, Jonesboro, in reference to a person shot.
Upon arrival, officers found the victim, Terell Douglas, 28, near the entrance of an apartment door with a gunshot wound. Douglas was transported to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The investigation revealed Douglas and Jackson were in a relationship, and Douglas was the father of her unborn child.
Witnesses told officers that Douglas was visiting a friend when Jackson arrived at the location.
An argument immediately ensued after Jackson arrived on scene, police said. The verbal altercation turned deadly when Jackson produced a handgun and shot Douglas.
Police said Jackson immediately fled the scene prior to law enforcement arrival and detectives immediately obtained warrants for Jackson.
She turned herself in to the Clayton County Police Department on June 6 and turned over the weapon she used to detectives.
Jackson was a former corporal with the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office. She was hired by the RCSO in October 2015, but she resigned in lieu of termination on May 31 while under investigation by the Office of Professional Standards for employee misconduct related to her relationship with Douglas.
The RCSO Internal Affairs investigation found that Jackson had…
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