DeKalb County officials are set to announce an indictment Wednesday morning connected to a cold case stretching back to 2011, with District Attorney Sherry Boston expected to lead the announcement alongside federal investigators. The news conference is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Decatur, though officials have not released any details about the underlying case or the identity of the person being indicted.
Boston is scheduled to speak alongside representatives from DeKalb County police, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia and the FBI Atlanta Field Office, according to Atlanta News First. The outlet said it plans to stream the officials’ comments live and described the story as still developing.
A separate report from WSB-TV confirms the timing and location of the announcement, adding that the case remained unsolved for approximately 15 years before investigators secured the indictment. Atlanta News First later identified the case as a sexual assault of two teenagers and described the events and evidence.
A Multi-Agency Push on a Long-Dormant Case
The involvement of the FBI’s Atlanta Field Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia alongside DeKalb County police and prosecutors signals that the case drew federal attention at some point during the investigation, though the specific roles each agency played have not been disclosed. WSB-TV reported that all four entities are expected to appear together Wednesday.
Cold cases that sit dormant for over a decade in DeKalb County are not without precedent. In a separate case handled by the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office, the 2011 kidnapping and death of Shawndell McLeod went cold for nearly seven years until a detective tracked down a new lead in August 2018, according to the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office. That break eventually led to the conviction of Joyce Marie Pelzer, who was found guilty of malice murder and felony murder and later sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
Case Solved After DNA Match
Atlanta News First reported that the 2011 case was solved after a DNA match in 2026 and described how the match was obtained. Atlanta News First later identified Cameron Livsey as the indicted defendant.
Atlanta News First said it would update its report as more information becomes available following the news conference. Hoodline will continue to follow developments as DeKalb County officials provide additional details.
