Arrest made in Walton Co. Murder

By Joe Johnson

A 42-year-old woman has been arrested for the shooting death of a 40-year-old man in Social Circle on Wednesday.

According to a news release from the Social Circle Police Department, Yolanda Alllen was charged with felony murder and aggravated assault for the shooting death of Jarbar Hector.

The news release said that at about 11 p.m. Wednesday, Social Circle police officers were dispatched by Walton County 911 to 517 Spring St. on a report of someone being shot, and upon arrival they found Hector on the ground suffering from a gunshot wound.

He was treated on the scene by personnel from Walton County EMS and Social Circle Fire Rescue before being transported to Piedmont Walton Hospital where he died.

Police did not disclose whether an investigation had established a motive for the fatal shooting.