Suspect arrested in April murder of Columbus man on Fort Benning Road
Homicide detectives are continuing to make arrests in murders that have taken place in the city of Columbus.
Columbus Police Department announced on Tuesday afternoon that department’s Homicide Unit executed a murder warrant on April 19, 2022, with the assistance of the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office Sex Offender Task Force.
Donnell Russell was arrested for the shooting death of David Brown on April 10, 2022. Brown was shot on April 10th right outside of his apartment complex at 714 Fort Benning Road. Brown was pronounced dead a day later.
Russell is scheduled for a preliminary hearing in the Muscogee County Recorder’s Court on April 21, 2022, at 9:00 AM.
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