Columbus detectives make arrest in late September murder on 1st Avenue
Columbus detectives have arrested a man in connection to the beating death of a man in late September.
The investigation into the death began on September 30, 2023, after a Columbus man was found dead near the Trinity Episcopal Church, located in the 1100 block of First Avenue. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan identified the man as 44-year-old Willie Edward Foster. The man suffered from blunt force trauma and the manner of death is a homicide.
More than two weeks later, detectives were able to arrest the suspect in the death. David Brian Lucier was booked into the Muscogee County Jail on Friday, October 13, 2023 shortly before 7 P.M. He is charged with one count of murder, as well as a probation violation charge, according to jail records.
Detectives remain investigating the murder.
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