Two days before 8-year-old Arbrie Anthony was killed in a drive-by shooting outside her Dogwood Terrace apartment, two other juveniles were injured in another drive-by shooting at the same location.
According to affidavits filed for search warrants in Richmond County Superior Court, on Jan. 6 along the 2100 block of Third Avenue, two juveniles were hit when one or more gunmen fired from a silver vehicle, possible a Mazda 6.
Arbrie was fatally shot in the early evening of Jan. 8 on the 2100 block of Third Avenue where she lived with her father. At the time of the shooting, she and other children were petting and looking at a horse that good Samaritans brought to the housing complex to show to children.
One person, 22-year-old Antoine Redfield, has been charged with murder in Arbrie’s death.
Redfield was arrested in Grovetown two days after Arbrie was killed. He was found in the backseat of a vehicle along with Henri Beach, 20, and Devonte McNeil, 25.
McNeil was driving the 2015 white Dodge Charger. Along with possible evidence of financial crimes, officers found three digital scales, 5.2 grams of marijuana, $2,420 in cash, three loaded handguns and a loaded American Tactical 5.56 caliber rifle, according to a search warrant affidavit.
Beach may also be linked to a different caliber assault weapon which is the same caliber believed used in the drive-by shooting that left Arbrie dead.
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According to the search warrant affidavit, Beach is a suspect in an Oct. 18 armed robbery in which the victim was forced to give up weapons he had that day – an AK 47 and two pistols. The AK 47 fires 7.62 ammunition, according to the affidavit. At least one 7.62 shell casing was found at the scene of Arbrie’s fatal shooting.
Beach has not been charged with murder. He is being held for in connection with two unrelated drug cases.
According to the search warrant affidavit, however, Beach may also be linked to the shooting of the two juveniles in Dogwood Terrace that occurred two days before Arbrie’s death. The vehicle suspected of being used in the drive-by was a silver Mazda 6. Richmond County Sheriff investigations connected Beach to a rented silver Mazda 6. The hotel where the vehicle was seen, also has security video showing Beach, McNeil, Redfield and two other men coming and going from the hotel, according to the search warrant affidavit.
Sandy Hodson is a staff reporter covering courts for The Augusta Press. Reach her at sandy@theaugustapress.com.
