Fulton County Police arrest suspect in 2019 murder

Police obtained warrants for the charge of murder for William Whatley. (Fulton County Police Department)

A suspect in a murder case from over two years ago has been taken into custody, Fulton County Police announced Friday. 

The suspect, identified as 40-year-old William Whatley, was arrested by the Fulton County Police Department SWAT Team in the early morning hours on February 18.

Police began investigating a homicide on July 20, 2019 near Fulton Industrial Boulevard.

Authorities described Whatley as a male around 5 ft. and 11 in. tall, weighing 200 pounds, with brown eyes, and black hair. 

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He faces charges for murder and concealing a death in a homicide.

Whatley was booked into the Fulton County Jail.

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