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Arrest in murder of East Point veteran

East Point Police have made an arrest in last week's murder of a 92-year-old man.  Major Tony Mabry tells WSB 35-year-old Christopher Roberts knew Julius Dewberry, often doing yard work for him.

"He was someone that  would come around and he'd do a little odd jobs:  cut the grass, stuff like that," said Mabry.

Neighbors say they knew that Dewberry kept money in the house.

"We're pretty confident that the 92-year-old fighting back was probably part of it, but I can't say at this time that his was his intentions right off to kill him from the start," said Mabry.

Roberts, who has a lengthy criminal history, has been charged with murder, robbery by force, burglary, and theft by taking.

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