Suspect arrested in Covington Highway murder, armed robbery

DECATUR—The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Fugitive Unit, in cooperation with the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force of the U.S. Marshal’s Office, have arrested 26-year-old Samuel M. Alexander of East Point as a suspect in a shooting death on July 7, 2017.

Warrants were issued on July 8, 2017 alleging that Alexander fatally shot Adrian Anderson while in a physical struggle that took place during commission of an armed robbery on Covington Highway in Decatur.

Alexander is charged with murder and armed robbery.

Alexander was arrested at a residence in East Point and transported to the DeKalb County Jail without incident.