30-year-old murder suspect charged in former Georgia HBCU basketball coach's death

ATLANTA - Atlanta police have arrested a man charged with murdering a former Georgia HBCU basketball coach.

Suspect arrested for murder of former HBCU basketball coach

What we know:

On Monday, 30-year-old Iquane Brown was arrested in the death of 59-year-old Samuel Jackson.

He has been charged with murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, hijacking of a motor vehicle, kidnapping, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Brown is being held in the Houston County Jail on unrelated charges.

Former Fort Valley State coach found dead in Atlanta

The backstory:

Jackson, the former head basketball coach at Fort Valley State, was reported missing by his wife on Jan. 27.

According to WXGA, Jill Jackson last spoke to her husband the night before as he was preparing to start his job as an Uber Eats driver.

Deputies reportedly found Jackson's BMW at an apartment complex in Bonaire, Georgia. According to the investigation report, the car was unlocked and things had been "scattered over the seat and floor." Jackson was nowhere to be found.

Desmond Jackson, the missing man's son, told WGXA that he was able to use technology to track his dad to Atlanta. 

"His phone pinged in Atlanta, [law enforcement] weren't able to give exact details," he said. "Since then, I was able to get into his Gmail just to pull up his location history and it shows his phone; his Gmail, or his phone was there off Bolton Road." 

That Wednesday, the Atlanta Police Department said that it was asked by the Houston County Sheriff's Office to look into the possibility that Jackson was near the 2900 block of Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway.

After canvassing the area, officers found a man who had been shot multiple times. The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed to WGXA that Jackson was the victim.