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Butts County sheriff announces arrest in 1999 homicide case
As of Tuesday, February 24, 2015
The Texas man accused in the death of a woman whose body was found dumped along a Butts County road in 1999 appeared in court Monday to hear the charges read against him.
#Fuquah Dewalt Cashaw, 44, is charged with kidnapping and murder in the death of Heather Danielle Davidson.
#Davidson, of Stockbridge, was 22 when her body was found along Kermit Williams Road. Investigators said she had been strangled.
Butts County Sheriff Gary Long on Sunday announced the arrest in the case that is now more than 15 years old but had recently gotten a fresh look from investigators. One of Davidson’s roommates was initially charged in the case but according to published reports, a Butts County grand jury declined to issue an indictment. Long said thanks to newer DNA technology and exhaustive case work, investigators are now confident Cashaw is responsible.
#Long said Cashaw was working as a fabricator at a welding shop in Pearland, Texas, prior to his arrest. He said Cashaw was arrested at work by officers of the U.S. Marshals Service Feb. 17 and waived extradition proceedings.
#Cashaw has been held in the Butts County Jail since late Friday night.
http://www.click2houston.com/news/m...ia-murder-case-found-in-houston-area/31347500
Man suspected in 1999 Georgia murder case found in Houston area
Updated On: Feb 19 2015 04:07:04 PM CST
Butts County sheriff announces arrest in 1999 homicide case
As of Tuesday, February 24, 2015
The Texas man accused in the death of a woman whose body was found dumped along a Butts County road in 1999 appeared in court Monday to hear the charges read against him.
#Fuquah Dewalt Cashaw, 44, is charged with kidnapping and murder in the death of Heather Danielle Davidson.
#Davidson, of Stockbridge, was 22 when her body was found along Kermit Williams Road. Investigators said she had been strangled.
Butts County Sheriff Gary Long on Sunday announced the arrest in the case that is now more than 15 years old but had recently gotten a fresh look from investigators. One of Davidson’s roommates was initially charged in the case but according to published reports, a Butts County grand jury declined to issue an indictment. Long said thanks to newer DNA technology and exhaustive case work, investigators are now confident Cashaw is responsible.
#Long said Cashaw was working as a fabricator at a welding shop in Pearland, Texas, prior to his arrest. He said Cashaw was arrested at work by officers of the U.S. Marshals Service Feb. 17 and waived extradition proceedings.
#Cashaw has been held in the Butts County Jail since late Friday night.
http://www.click2houston.com/news/m...ia-murder-case-found-in-houston-area/31347500
Man suspected in 1999 Georgia murder case found in Houston area
Updated On: Feb 19 2015 04:07:04 PM CST
Tuesday's arrest wasn't the first time Cashaw has been in trouble with the law. Cook County, Illinois, court records show in 1990 he was found guilty of murder and second-degree murder. In 2003 he was found guilty of unlawful use of weapon, and in 2004 he was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and concealment of a homicidal death.