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Dewayne Chronister

Case from Columbus, GA dated Oct 17, 2016

Victim Details

Dewayne Chronister

Male

White / Caucasian

Columbus

GA

2016-10-17

50

Dewayne

Chronister

07/03/2026

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In the predawn hours of October 17, 2016, Dewayne Chronister, a 50-year-old male cab driver, was working on what was supposed to be his day off. An employee of the Warrior Cab Company in Columbus, Georgia, he was dispatched to the Mystic Food Mart on Brown Avenue to pick up two fares. The individuals who entered his taxi that morning were Dontavis Paige Screws, age 20, and Devin Trashawn Durden, age 21. They directed Chronister to the Parkwood Mobile Home Park located on Farr Road.

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  • ledger-enquirer: Police: Cab driver shot, killed on what was supposed to be his day off
  • Columbus cab driver shot, killed early Monday morning
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