Third suspect arrested in man’s disappearance, death

A third suspect has been arrested in connection with last year’s disappearance and death of a Gwinnett County man, authorities said.

Ahmir Bobo, who was found Saturday in Michigan, is facing charges of murder and concealing the death of another in 21-year-old Leondre Flynt’s killing, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. The agency’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force assisted Atlanta police and Detroit marshals with the arrest.

“Bobo is currently awaiting extradition to Atlanta,” federal officials confirmed.

Atlanta police investigators believe Flynt was shot and killed on July 29, 2023, and his body was later disposed of. Two women, Audrey Zalky and Destiny Stephens, were arrested last year and face the same charges as Bobo.

Bobo, who is in his mid-20s, was taken into custody in Detroit, where Flynt’s truck was tracked two days after his death. Police previously said three people were suspected of participating in the killing.

According to Stephens’ arrest warrant, Flynt left his family’s home in Gwinnett County around 10 a.m. July 29. He spoke on the phone with his sister about 45 minutes later and mentioned going to pick up a radiator from an auto parts store and then going to meet a woman in Buckhead, Flynt’s cousin, Shannon Wilson, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution last year.

Police have not said who shot Flynt, but the evidence suggested Stephens, Zalky and one other suspect “all participated in the murder and concealment of Leondre Flynt’s (body),” according to Stephens’ warrant.

Flynt’s body has not been found, and the warrant does not state if police know what happened to it. — DAVID AARO