Man convicted of killing woman over theft of $100

29-year-old from Stone Mountain faces life in prison.

A man has been convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison after killing a woman who had taken $100 from him.

Yusuf Minor, 29, of Stone Mountain was convicted last week of malice murder, felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, Clayton County District Attorney Tasha Mosley announced Friday. Minor’s life sentence includes an additional 25 years, but he will be eligible for parole.

A second man, 24-year-old Tamone Calloway, faces identical charges in the same case but has not faced trial. Mosley did not provide details about how he was allegedly involved in the incident.

Minor killed 33-year-old Ja’Leesa May-Carter on Feb. 24, 2022, after an incident at a Texaco gas station, Mosley said. Minor had left his cellphone with a $100 bill in the case on the counter, and May-Carter and another woman noticed the cash. They took the money from the case as they checked out and then left.

Minor returned to the store and found the bill missing from his phone case, Mosley said. He demanded to see the security camera footage, then tracked May-Carter and her friend to their apartment complex. He fired multiple gunshots at the two women as they ran away from him. May-Carter’s friend found her dead on her patio later that day.

Clayton police arrested Minor and Calloway in April 2022.

Calloway remains in the Clayton jail on charges related to May- Carter’s death. He was not included in Minor’s trial and his case remains pending, according to court records.