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Police charge man with murder in Gainesville hotel slaying
Garcia-Flores originally sought for safety concerns, now top suspect in stabbing death
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Jose Garcia-Flores, 29, was initially listed as a missing person in Saturday's slaying of Harmon Lavender at a Gainesville hotel. He now has been charged with murder in the case.
The man Gainesville police were seeking in connection with a Jan. 10 homicide at Sun Suites Hotel now has been charged with murder in the case. Jose Garcia-Flores, 29, was initially listed as a missing person whose welfare police said may be in jeopardy. But after he was located safely in New York, he became the primary suspect in the death of Harmon Lavender, 52, of Augusta, according to a news release from the Gainesville Police Department.
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Where a new subdivision is being developed off Lake Lanier
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Construction crews prepare new single-family homes and townhomes currently going up Wednesday, April 2, 2025, off Chestatee Rd. near Bolding Mill in Hall County at the new Falcon Landing subdivision. - photo by Scott Rogers
A new housing development is springing up off the shores of Lake Lanier.
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