Man found dead near southwest GA motel. GBI arrests suspect, charges with murder

LEE COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation say they arrested a man involved in a homicide that occurred in Lee County.

Collier King, 27, of Leesburg was arrested on Thursday after the Lee County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to assist in their investigation.

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King is charged with aggravated assault, felony murder, malice murder, and possession of a weapon during the commission of a felony.

GBI officials say on Thursday, LCSO deputies responded to the FairFax Motel in Leesburg, Lee County, Georgia, where they found Benjamin Musselwhite, 51, of Cordele, Georgia, dead.

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King was identified as a suspect and was arrested and booked into the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Jail.

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