Man accused of killing 5 will be returned to Georgia
By The Associated Press
Posted 1:31PM on Tuesday, February 3, 2015
ATLANTA (AP) Authorities say a man accused of killing his wife, three of her family members and a friend will soon be returned to Georgia to face murder charges following his arrest in Mississippi. <br />
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Troup County sheriff's Sgt. Stewart Smith said 26-year-old Thomas J. Lee waived extradition and that deputies were on their way to Mississippi on Tuesday to pick him up. <br />
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Lee was apprehended Monday at a bus station in Tupelo, Mississippi, after telling a pastor he was having car trouble and needed to get to Opelika, Alabama. The pastor called police when he realized Lee was a wanted man. <br />
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Smith also said authorities have found the car they say Lee used to flee. <br />
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All of the victims were found in the home near LaGrange, Georgia, where they and Lee lived.