Someone fishing with a magnet dredged up new evidence in Georgia couple's killing, officials say

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A citizen who was magnet fishing in the creek on April 14 discovered a .22-caliber rifle, the GBI said in a news release Monday.

creek pulled up a rifle as well as some lost belongings of a couple found slain in the same area more than nine years ago.

The unnamed person returned to the same spot two days later and made another find: A bag containing a cellphone, a pair of driver's licenses and credit cards. A few days later, investigators arrested Ronnie Adrian "Jay" Towns on charges of armed robbery and murder. They said Towns lured the couple to Telfair County by replying to an online ad that the 69-year-old Bud Runion had posted seeking a classic car, though Towns didn't own such a vehicle.

Court proceedings have also likely been slowed by prosecutors' decision to seek the death penalty, which requires extra pretrial legal steps.

 

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