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grand jury in Chatham County on Wednesday indicted Phell Hudson Jr. in the June slaying of another man on Savannah’s westside.
Hudson, 54, caused the death of Michael Jerome Allen by shooting him June 11 near the intersection of East Lathrop Avenue and Damon Street, the grand jury said in returning a six-count indictment.
In addition to malice murder, Hudson is charged with felony murder for causing Allen’s death during the commission of an aggravated assault, two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, aggravated assault and making a false statement.
Hudson was arrested for aggravated assault not long after the shooting after police followed him to his house on Burkhalter Road. He had been driving a vehicle matching the description of the car witnesses said left the scene of the shooting.
Allen, 52, died at Memorial University Medical Center on June 13, and police upgraded the charge against Hudson to murder.