Four charged in fatal Georgia shooting

ATLANTA – Four suspected members of Everybody Killa (EBK) have been charged in the deadly shooting in Athens.

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Attorney General Chris Carr announced indictments against Jaden Appling, Anthony Brown, X’Zydric Faust and Glendarius Tate for their alleged involvement in the fatal Northview Drive shooting in Athens, Georgia on March 5, 2023. The defendants are charged with the following crimes, including murder, aggravated assault and violating the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. Appling, Brown, Faust and Tate are suspected members of Everybody Killa (EBK), a hybrid street gang.

“This violence must stop before more lives are lost and more families destroyed,” Carr said. “By deploying our resources at every level of law enforcement, we can more effectively take down the growing gang networks terrorizing our communities. We have been working with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department and GBI since day one and will continue to work together to protect all of our fellow Georgians.”

This case was investigated by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Gang Task Force with assistance from the Attorney General’s Gang Prosecution Unit.

“Criminal street gang members continue to commit acts of violence and wreak havoc in Georgia communities,” said GBI Director Mike Register. “The GBI’s Gang Task Force remains committed to diligently investigating gang crime and working with our local and state partners to dismantle these criminal networks.”

The Attorney General’s Gang Prosecution Unit presented evidence to the Athens-Clarke County Grand Jury, which led to the indictment* of the four defendants on May 16, 2023. The charges are listed below.

Jaden “Jay Savage” Appling, 20, from Athens, Georgia:

  • 1 charge of aggravated murder
  • 1 charge of aggravated assault
  • 2 counts of violations of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
  • 1 Count of possession of a firearm while committing a crime
  • 1 count of criminal damage to property

Anthony “Nick” Brown, 19, from Athens, Georgia:

  • 1 charge of aggravated murder
  • 1 charge of aggravated assault
  • 2 counts of violations of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
  • 1 Count of possession of a firearm while committing a crime
  • 1 count of criminal damage to property
  • 1 count of disqualified driving

X’Zydric “Sun Sun” Faust, 16, from Athens, Georgia:

  • 1 charge of aggravated murder
  • 1 charge of aggravated assault
  • 2 counts of violations of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
  • 1 Count of possession of a firearm while committing a crime
  • 1 count of criminal damage to property

Glendarius “Glen” Tate, 20, from Athens, Georgia:

  • 1 charge of aggravated murder
  • 1 charge of aggravated assault
  • 2 counts of violations of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act
  • 1 Count of possession of a firearm while committing a crime
  • 1 count of criminal damage to property

A copy of the indictment can be found Here . No further information about the charges or the investigation may be released at this time.

About the Attorney General’s Gang Prosecution Unit

Last year, Attorney General Chris Carr, with the support of Governor Brian Kemp and members of the General Assembly, established Georgia’s first statewide gang-tracking unit.

Since beginning its historic work on July 1, 2022, the Gang Prosecution Unit has indicted 67 suspected gang members nationwide, including 15 in Athens-Clarke County alone.

The Gang Law Enforcement Unit is housed within the Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Division, which includes Carr’s Human Trafficking Law Enforcement Unit and his Public Integrity and White Collar Crimes Division.

The statewide Gang Prosecution Unit is based in Atlanta, with regional satellite prosecutors and investigators in Albany and Augusta, Georgia.

*Members of the public should remember that indictments only contain allegations against the person against whom the indictment is being made. An accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty and it is the government’s responsibility to prove in court that the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the charges set out in the indictment.