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Baxley man charged with murder, GBI reports
BAXLEY, Ga. (WSAV) — A Baxley man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the death of a 41-year-old, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) announced Tuesday.
Ty'Relle Tarver is charged with malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault in connection to the death of Jeremy Beckworth, a GBI spokesperson reported.
The 18-year-old Tarver was taken into custody and booked into the Appling County Jail Tuesday, June 3.
On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, around 11:30 p.m., the Baxley Police Department (BPD) responded to a 911 call that reported a man had been shot near the intersection of Highland Drive and Edgarton Road.
Officers found Beckworth with a fatal gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead on the scene, a GBI spokesperson said.
The BPD then requested the GBI conduct a death investigation which indicated that Tarver shot at Beckworth and his girlfriend several times.
Beckworth was taken to the GBI Medical Examiner's Office in Pooler for a complete autopsy to determine the official cause and manner of death.
This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Baxley Police Department at (912) 367-8305 or the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Douglas at (912) 389-4103.
Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
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