Jahlil Williams and three others are being held responsible for the November shooting death of 14-year-old Samir Johnson. PHILADELPHIA - A second suspect in the November murder of a Philadelphia teenager was arrested Tuesday in Atlanta, according to federal authorities.
Jahlil Williams, 23, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals Tuesday morning, two months after authorities issued an arrest warrant in the killing of 14-year-old Samir Jefferson.
Qadir Johnson, 20, and Kyair Garnett were arrested and charged with murder and other crimes in the wake of Jefferson's death.
Haneef Roberson, another suspect in Jefferson's murder, was arrested near Atlanta in early January. "Our sincerest hope is that this arrest will help bring some semblance of closure to the Jefferson family, and to Samir’s fellow 9th graders who were impacted by this senseless murder," U.S.