Teenage murder suspect arrested at DeKalb County fast food restaurant

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A DeKalb County man deputies say was wanted for shooting and killing a teenager last month has been arrested.

Deputies say 19-year-old Tremale Leeshon Hester was arrested on Tuesday and charged with malice murder for the death of 17-year-old Isaiah Artis.

The Lithonia resident was found dead in a car on Ashley Lane in Stone Mountain on July 17. Deputies say he had crashed the car into the telephone pole.

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Artis had a single gunshot wound to the head, deputies said.

Police say they found and arrested Hester at a Zaxby’s location on South Deshon Road in Lithonia on Tuesday.

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Investigators say they are still working to learn Hester’s motive in shooting Artis.

Hester is currently being held in the DeKalb County Jail without bond.

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