A 23-year-old Augusta man wanted in a November 2024 killing has been flown back to the United States from Thailand and is now in Richmond County custody, officials say.
According to The Georgia Sun, Cedric Alandus Peters arrived in Atlanta on Thursday, was booked into the Clayton County Jail, then transferred to the Charles B. Webster Detention Center in Augusta, where he remains. Authorities moved Peters after processing him at the jail near the airport.
Highland Avenue killing
Deputies say the case traces back to a broad-daylight shooting on Nov. 21, 2024, in the 500 block of Highland Avenue that left 50-year-old Chavious Kimmerlin dead, according to WRDW. Richmond County investigators later named Peters as a suspect after a January 2025 arrest linked another man, De’Narian Cobb, to the killing.
Arrest in Bangkok and international cooperation
Thai immigration officials say investigators tracked Peters to a condo in Bangkok’s Bang Na district and arrested him in early February after coordinating with U.S.-based investigators, Thai Examiner reported. Richmond County deputies then worked with the U.S. Marshals Service to get him back to Georgia, according to WSB.
Charges and legal process
Richmond County deputies say Peters faces counts of malice murder, multiple counts of felony murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, first-degree home invasion and burglary, WRDW reports. Under Georgia law, malice murder is one of the most serious crimes on the books and can mean life in prison or other severe penalties, as laid out in O.C.G.A. §16-5-1.
Family and neighbors
Kimmerlin’s family and neighbors had been waiting more than 16 months for a suspect to be brought back to face charges, according to The Georgia Sun. Local officials have not yet set an arraignment date as they finish booking and transfer procedures.
What happens next
Authorities say Peters remains held at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center while Richmond County prosecutors and deputies coordinate next steps in the case, WSB reported. Officials have not publicly scheduled his first court appearance.
