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Convicted murderer charged in 2nd slaying 9 months after release

By Tony Thomas, WSB-TV
By Tony Thomas, WSB-TV

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga,None — A DeKalb County man, free just nine months from prison, is back behind bars after being accused of committing a second killing.

Channel 2's Tony Thomas was the only reporter there as members of the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office's fugitive squad captured Samuel Hayes.

DeKalb County police wanted Hayes in connection with the Jan. 22 slaying of Joshua Grier.

In an arrest warrant, a DeKalb County police detective wrote that Hayes shot Grier three times in the head and once in the neck.

Grier's body was found alongside a lake near Stone Mountain.

Police said they believe the two were arguing over drugs.

DeKalb authorities said Hayes has been running a lot lately -- first, from the crime scene of Grier's death one month ago, and then from deputies Wednesday night.

"When he recognized the police, he bolted, so he ran, jumped over a few fences, took us on a pretty nice foot chase," DeKalb County Sheriff Deputy Sgt. Adrion Bell said.
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Authorities captured Hayes just a few yards from Mike Dotson's home.

"I heard them hollering and the dogs bark, and then all of a sudden there were about 20 of them here," Dotson said.

Investigators said they found several pills in one of Hayes' pockets when they arrested him.

Detectives also searched the house where Hayes was first spotted and his SUV parked in the driveway. They were looking for the .32-caliber handgun they said Hayes used in the slaying.

Department of Corrections records show Hayes was released in April after serving 30 years on a life sentence for a 1979 murder and robbery conviction out of Bibb County.

Detectives said Hayes met Grier when both were in a halfway house last year.

Hayes is now being held in the DeKalb County Jail and maintaining his innocence.

"Did you kill somebody?" Thomas asked Hayes.

"No, no," Hayes replied.

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