Georgia man helps catch hitchhiking murder suspect
Georgia resident Russell Jimmerson unknowingly picked up a hitchhiker, only to discover later that the foul-smelling man he had helped was none other than 23-year-old murder suspect Keegan Phillips
GAINESVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia resident Russell Jimmerson unknowingly picked up a hitchhiker, only to discover later that the foul-smelling man he had helped was none other than 23-year-old murder suspect Keegan Phillips
Not far from his home, Russell Jimmerson says he was picking up his paycheck in Lula on Tuesday morning when he saw a man walking. Jimmerson asked him how long he’d been walking– the man had been up all night walking from Rabun County.
Jimmerson says he noticed the man had a backpack, and he reeked of an indescribable foul smell.
After dropping him off along Gillsville Highway Jimmerson says he learned who was in his truck.
He also learned what Phillips had allegedly done in an unforgettable phone call with a friend. “You won’t believe what happened, a guy in Rabun County murdered someone last night and has their head, and I said, ‘Man you won’t believe what I’m fixing to tell you. There’s a smell in this car, it’s awful.'”
Hours after letting Phillips out of his truck, law enforcement tracked him down on Bryant Quarter Road where he was arrested, ending an hours long manhunt.
