June 29, 2011
ARRESTS MADE IN BERRIEN COUNTY BURNED BODY INVESTIGATION
Nashville-The GBI has obtained arrest warrants for five (5) individuals relating to the murder and burning of a victim and vehicle found in Berrien County, Georgia on Tuesday, June 21.
The GBI Douglas Office was contacted on by the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office shortly before 8:00 pm on that date after a vehicle fire was discovered at the edge of a peanut field off of Barker Road in Berrien County. Upon extinguishing the vehicle fire, firefighters discovered a burned body inside the vehicle.
The body was sent to the GBI Crime Lab in Macon where an autopsy was conducted. The preliminary results indicate the victim was a black male and the official cause of death has not been determined. The victim has not been positively identified, but it is believed to be a 31-year-old black male from Valdosta, Georgia. Until a positive identification is made, no name will be released.
The following individuals have been arrested:
Len Kawhama Davis, B/M, 31, of Valdosta, Ga., charged with Felony Murder, Arson 1st Degree, Aggravated Assault, and Concealing the death of another.
Tavarus James Johnson, B/M, 26, of Valdosta Ga., charged with Felony Murder, Arson 1st Degree, Aggravated Assault, and Concealing the death of another.
Euradell Kyung Terry, Asian American/F, 30, of Valdosta Ga., charged with Arson 1st Degree, and Concealing the death of another.
Brandy Leann Stone, Asian/F, 19, of Valdosta, Ga., charged with False Statement and Tampering with Evidence.
Sebrina Renee Naraine, W/F, 29, of Berrien County, Ga., charged with Tampering with Evidence.
Johnson, Terry, and Stone were arrested in Valdosta by GBI while Davis and Naraine were located and arrested in Waycross, Georgia by the Waycross Police Department.
The investigation is still on-going; therefore no other details will be released at this time. The investigation is being conducted by the GBI Douglas Office and Berrien County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the GBI Thomasville Office, Valdosta Police Department, Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, and Waycross Police Department.
If anyone has information pertaining to the investigation, please contact SA Jamie Karnes at the GBI Douglas Office at 912-389-4103 or the Berrien County S.O. at 229-686-7071.
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