NEWTON COUNTY, GA — A Newton County grand jury has indicted a Covington woman on multiple charges in connection with the death of her girlfriend, whose body was discovered in a shallow grave over the summer.
According to the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, 43-year-old Taiesha Wilson faces several charges, including murder, malice murder, identity theft, concealing a death and aggravated assault under the Family Violence Act.
Wilson is accused in the death of her girlfriend, 47-year-old Dee Dee O’Hara.
Authorities discovered O’Hara’s remains in July, buried in a shallow grave behind Wilson’s home on Brighton Ride Lane in Covington.
Wilson was initially arrested in Albany in July on charges of making false statements to authorities.
Following the grand jury indictment, Wilson is now being held in Newton County without bond.
The Newton County Sheriff’s Office says the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact investigators with the Newton County Sheriff’s Office.
WSB Radio’s Ashley Simmons & Michelle Wright contributed to this story.








