Three Georgia teens have been arrested for allegedly killing a man after storming his home earlier this week.
Sydney Maughon and Jeremy Munson, both 18, and McKenzie Davenport, 19, are each charged with intent to murder, battery and criminal trespass.
The three were arrested in connection with the July 3 shooting of 22-year-old Johnathan Gilbert, also known as Tyler Lane.
Officers were called to Dobbins Mill Road in Griffin, Georgia, Monday after reports of a man in the middle of the road.
After arriving at the scene, they found Gilbert shot and dead.
Since his passing last week, tributes have been paid to Lane, pictured here, with one person describing him as a ‘truly wonderful young man’
Lane was reportedly found on the street outside his home on Dobbins Mill Road in Griffin, Georgia
According to the Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix, the detectives managed to locate a witness who gave them enough evidence to make a connection between the victim and the suspects.
In a statement, Dix said, “Using that information, investigators began their search for the suspects, found a cell phone number associated with one of them, and tracked it to a location in Henry County.
“At that point, we contacted Henry County PD, and they immediately dispatched officers to the area. T
“They searched until they found the vehicle at a residence and were able to obtain a search warrant for the vehicle and the residence.
“During the search, they recovered the car used in the crime, along with the gun we believe was used to shoot Gilbert.”
As the investigation progressed, more suspects were developed and eventually arrested.
Dix continued, “It appears there was a continuing argument between lovers, and the suspects decided to go to Gilbert’s residence on Dobbins Mill and destroy it by vandalizing it.”
“When Gilbert saw what they were doing to his residence, he came out of the house unarmed to confront them.
Sydney Maughon, 18, allegedly fired the fatal shot from the backseat of the passenger that killed Gilbert
The three allegedly engaged in an ongoing lovers’ argument and allegedly assaulted Gilbert’s home prior to the shooting.
The suspects ran back to the car, and as Gilbert approached them, Sydney Maughon, a backseat passenger in the car, pulled out a firearm and shot him several times.
“The suspects then drove off, leaving Gilbert dead in the middle of Dobbins Mill Road.”
Dix continued, “They are all guilty as if they pulled the trigger themselves. They went to raid a house, the victim confronted them as they did it, he lost his life, and they drove off, leaving his body in the middle of the road.
‘They bought that ticket together; now they can take that ride together.’ Tributes have been paid to Gilbert on social media since his death last week.
One person said, “I am so heartbroken that you are gone. I don’t even have the words to express what I feel, just know that I love you so much!
“I know you would have done so much good with your life.” Another posted, “Tyler Lane was a truly wonderful young man and he loved with all his heart.
“He will be forever missed. This world won’t be the same without him in it.’
A funeral has also been arranged for him to take place today at Indian Springs State Park in Flovilla, Georgia.