DECATUR, Ga. — A Decatur man has been convicted of murder after prosecutors said he killed a friend over $35.
On Monday, a DeKalb County judge found Rickey Carter, 65, guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
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Carter is accused of killing Quinlan Parker, 48, on Jan. 28, 2022 on Maypop Lane in unincorporated Decatur. Parker suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest.
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Parker’s wife told police that Carter knocked on the couple’s door shortly after Parker got home from work. Carter was a longtime friend of Parker’s, so they let him in. The two men then started to argue about money that Parker had borrowed a few weeks earlier.
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Parker’s stepdaughter started to record the fight on her cell phone. Carter then pulled out a small black gun and she heard a gunshot.
Carter tried to argue that he shot Parker in self-defense, but the video showed Parker backing away from Carter before he started shooting.
Carter was sentenced to serve life plus five years in prison.
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