A former University of West Georgia professor was arrested on July 30 in relation to the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old university freshman, according to authorities.
The Carrollton Police Department said in a press release that 47-year-old Richard Sigman has been charged with murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime for his alleged involvement in the death of Anna Jones.
According to police, Sigman shot Jones around midnight on July 30 while she was seated in a car parked in the parking deck of a courthouse off Adamson Square in downtown Carrollton, Georgia.
Preliminary information found that prior to the shooting, Sigman got into a verbal dispute with a man and threatened to shoot him….