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Barrow County Sheriff's Office Releases Name of Woman Killed

The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office has identified the woman found dead inside her home last week as 36-year old Brittnie Aaron Patterson. According to a media release from Major Ryan Sears, her boyfriend, 46-year old William Andrew Kinsey was arrested at the scene on charges of Serious Injury by Motor Vehicle and Reckless Driving, He is being held at the Barrow Detention Center and may be facing additional charges.

Deputies arrived at the Statham home on the morning of Wednesday, March 8th after a neighbor saw what appeared to be a trail of blood, from the driveway to the entrance of the home. Deputies followed the blood trail, including bloody footprints, inside the home and found Patterson deceased inside the residence.

They secured the scene and contacted the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division for assistance.

The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the Statham Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are investigating this incident. The Sheriff’s Office will release more information as it becomes available.