In the summer of 2014, a dispute between two students of the Art Institute of Atlanta escalated into a fatal encounter that ended the life of 23-year-old Takeenan Williams. The male victim was with his girlfriend and roommate on July 24, 2014, when they went to the Hub, a student housing complex in Sandy Springs, Georgia, to purchase marijuana from a fellow student, Patricko Mondrez Davis.
An argument erupted during the transaction. Williams reportedly believed that Davis owed him money and refused to pay the full amount for the drugs. The disagreement quickly turned violent when Davis produced a firearm. As Williams attempted to grab the weapon, he was shot five times. Despite his injuries, Williams managed to stumble a short distance before collapsing in the parking lot of a neighboring office complex. He was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he ultimately succumbed to his wounds.
In the aftermath of the shooting, the suspect, 21-year-old Patricko Mondrez Davis, fled the scene, sparking a manhunt that stretched across the country. Investigators with the Sandy Springs Police Department identified Davis as the primary suspect and issued a warrant for his arrest on charges of murder. For weeks, his whereabouts remained unknown. The search for Davis came to an end on August 13, 2014, when the U.S. Marshals Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force located and apprehended him in Bakersfield, California. He was subsequently extradited back to Fulton County, Georgia, to face justice.
In February 2017, Patricko Mondrez Davis stood trial for the murder of Takeenan Williams. A Fulton County jury found him guilty of felony murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Following the conviction, a Superior Court judge sentenced Davis to life in prison plus an additional five years. Davis later appealed his conviction, but the Georgia Supreme Court found no merit in his claims and affirmed the original verdict.
