CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — The 21-year-old who was indicted this week for malice murder and other charges in connection with a confrontation after a hit-and-run has surrendered to law enforcement officers.
Hannah Payne turned herself in Friday. Two days earlier, a Clayton County grand jury indicted her on the charges of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and three counts of possessions of a firearm during the commission of a crime.
Payne allegedly tracked down a man involved in a hit-and-run that happened on Clark Howell Highway at Interstate-285 on May 7. Law enforcement said no one was hurt during the crash and there wasn't extensive damage.
Payne, who was not involved in the accident, witnessed the crash and followed the driver, 62-year-old Kenneth Herring, to the corner of Riverdale Road and Forest Parkway, police said.
The crash happened about a mile away from where Payne followed Herring. He was shot and killed.
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A detective testified at the preliminary hearing last month that a witness said Herring appeared to be in the middle of a medical emergency, “probably like diabetic shock" during the incident.
Herring’s wife, Christine Herring, described him as a grandfather of three who was a “hardworking man, a good grandfather, a good husband, just a good person all around.”
She said she knows something medically-related must have happened to him.
“I know he was having a diabetic episode. Because he don’t just run off the scene," she said. "I knew he was trying to get to a hospital.”
Last month, Payne's defense attorney claimed his client's actions were an act of self-defense in the course of a citizen’s arrest.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the location of the initial accident.
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