Rome man indicted in Maple Street death
Other indictments handed down in Floyd Co.-area crimes
A Rome man involved with a shooting that took place in a Maple Street home on July 25 has been indicted on a felony murder charge by a Floyd County Grand Jury.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
Keilan Laron Orr, 18, 2522 Callier Springs Road, was arrested July 26 and charged with aggravated assault several hours after the shooting. Investigators gathered evidence from the shooting scene and pooled together witness testimony to identify Orr as the shooter, according to Rome police.
Orr is accused of shooting 37-year-old LaMario Majors at his Maple Street home at 11:54 p.m. on July 25. On July 30, Majors died as a result of the shooting, prompting police to charge Orr with felony murder
A Silver Creek man accused of an armed robbery at Shorter University has been indicted on that charge.
According to Floyd County Jail records:
Larry Austin Owens, 24, of 271 Wax Road in Silver Creek, was arrested in connection with the Nov. 12, 2017, incident.
Owens is accused of using a gun to take an iPhone 6S Plus from an 18-yearold Shorter student. He is charged with the felonies armed robbery, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Previous police reports indicate the victim called 911 after being accosted in Roberts Hall by a man with a gun demanding, “Where’s my weed money?” When the student said he didn’t know what the man was talking about, the gunman threatened to shoot him, then took his cell phone and fled.
A South Rome man has been indicted on the charge of child molestation.
According to Floyd County Jail reports:
Tyler Ray Dill, 24, 0f 3 N. Blanche Ave., was arrested on Walnut Avenue in Lindale on Aug. 10 after molesting a female under the age of 16, touching her private parts with the intent to arouse his own sexual desires.
The warrant for Dill’s arrest indicates the crimes occurred between May and August at a location in East Rome.
The charge in the indictment does not necessarily show all the charges filed against a person accused of a crime.