Police arrest Dylan Ledbetter and Demarious Greene in fatal shooting outside Pappadeaux restaurant

Mar 29, 2017 - 11:15
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Police arrest Dylan Ledbetter and Demarious Greene in fatal shooting outside Pappadeaux restaurant
Dylan Marquis Ledbetter and Demarious Greene

COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Two men have been charged in the October 2016 deadly shooting outside the Pappadeaux restaurant in Marietta that left a husband dead, according to Cobb County Police.

Authorities said Dylan Marquis Ledbetter and Demarious Greene are both in custody and face murder charges.

Police said 48-year-old Anthony Welch and his wife, 49-year-old Cynthia Welch, were walking to their car after having dinner at Windy Hill Road restaurant when they were ambushed in the parking lot. Mr. Welch was fatally shot and Mrs. Welch was hit in the arm, police said.

Mrs. Welch said a man snatched a $5 necklace from her before shooting her and running away.

The arrest warrant did not state who pulled the trigger.

No further details were immediately available.

Anthony and Cynthia Welch were attacked outside Pappadeaux, a seafood restaurant on Windy Hill Rd. in Marietta. (SOURCE: WGCL)

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