According to Appling County Sheriff Benny Deloach and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation an arrest warrant for murder was secured on January 8 at 6:25 p.m. for the arrest of Jonathan Courson, 26, of Baxley, for the murder of his wife Mandy Courson, age 28, of Baxley.
As of 8:44 p.m. the arrest warrant was served and Courson is being held in the Appling County Detention Center awaiting further judicial proceedings.