PRESS RELEASE – Gilmer County Sheriff Stacy Nicholson announces that three Ellijay men have been charged with Felony Murder, stemming from an investigation which began on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at approximately 10:50PM.

Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a 911 call regarding a person being shot. Upon their arrival, along with EMS personnel, MALLORY LYRIC WARDEN, age 19 of Jasper, was found in a car with a gunshot wound. This was in the area of the 200 block of South Main Street in Ellijay, however, it was later determined that the shooting took place on Talona Road in Gilmer County. Warden was transported to the hospital where she later died.

Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office deputies, detectives, and GBI agents who were called in to assist in the investigation, began an investigation into this case. At this point, GRAY ANTHONY MCCLURE, age 21 of Ellijay, ROBERT GABRIEL SHOILEKOV, age 17 of Ellijay, and DAVONNTE LAVON BREHON, age 18 of Ellijay, have been charged with Felony Murder.

This investigation is being spearheaded by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation as well as Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office detectives.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the GBI regional investigative office in Cleveland at 706-348-4866, Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at 706-635-4646 or “Submit a Tip” via the Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office mobile app.

Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

This investigation is still very active and ongoing, and additional arrests are expected. We will release more information as we can.