DeKalb County District Attorney
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TWO MEN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR MURDER AT GAS STATION
May 6, 2025
Sentencing Update: State v. Quavion Hale and Stantavis Reese
Decatur, Ga.-Two men have been sentenced to life in prison after their convictions for the murder of another man at a gas station in unincorporated Decatur in 2023.
On April 23, 2025, a jury found Quavion Hale, 20, and Stantavis Reese, 18, both guilty on charges of Malice Murder, two counts of Felony Murder, Armed Robbery, Aggravated Assault, and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony stemming from the murder of Akhir Muhammad, 20, on January 10, 2023.
Today, DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gregory A. Adams, who presided over the trial, sentenced Defendant Hale to Life Without the Possibility of Parole, plus 25 years. Defendant Reese was sentence to Life With the Possibility of Parole, plus 25 years.
According to the investigation, officers with the DeKalb County Police Department responded around 6 p.m. to a call of a person shot at a gas station in the 5000 block of Snapfinger Woods Drive. When officers arrived they found Muhammad, who had been shot multiple times in the back. He was declared deceased on the scene.
Investigators learned that Muhammad and a friend stopped at the gas station together. As they entered the store, they walked past Defendants Hale and Reese. Within seconds of exiting the store, both defendants pulled their firearms on Muhammad and demanded the gun he was lawfully carrying.
Before Muhammad had time to react, Defendants Hale and Reese both shot him in the back. The defendants fled on foot. Defendant Reese returned to retrieve Muhammad's gun and Defendant Hale's backpack.
Law enforcement recovered surveillance video of both defendants arriving at the gas station. Defendant Hale and his backpack can be seen on camera entering and exiting the store. Defendant Reese can be seen clearly on camera inside the store minutes before the murder.
The investigation led to Defendant Hale's social media where he can be seen wearing the same distinct backpack and shoes that he was seen wearing on surveillance video at the time of the murder.
Defendant Hale was arrested on March 28, 2023, and Defendant Reese was arrested on December 8, 2023. Both defendants were taken into custody without incident.
The case, assigned to the Homicide and Gangs Unit, was prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Jasmine Atakora, with assistance from Assistant District Attorney Chelsea Peterson, District Attorney Investigator Tia Johnson, and Victim Advocate Christy Palmer. DeKalb County Police Department Det. Knight led the initial investigation.
Sentencing Update: State v. Quavion Hale and Stantavis Reese
Decatur, Ga.-Two men have been sentenced to life in prison after their convictions for the murder of another man at a gas station in unincorporated Decatur in 2023.
On April 23, 2025, a jury found Quavion Hale, 20, and Stantavis Reese, 18, both guilty on charges of Malice Murder, two counts of Felony Murder, Armed Robbery, Aggravated Assault, and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony stemming from the murder of Akhir Muhammad, 20, on January 10, 2023.
Today, DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gregory A. Adams, who presided over the trial, sentenced Defendant Hale to Life Without the Possibility of Parole, plus 25 years. Defendant Reese was sentence to Life With the Possibility of Parole, plus 25 years.
According to the investigation, officers with the DeKalb County Police Department responded around 6 p.m. to a call of a person shot at a gas station in the 5000 block of Snapfinger Woods Drive. When officers arrived they found Muhammad, who had been shot multiple times in the back. He was declared deceased on the scene.
Investigators learned that Muhammad and a friend stopped at the gas station together. As they entered the store, they walked past Defendants Hale and Reese. Within seconds of exiting the store, both defendants pulled their firearms on Muhammad and demanded the gun he was lawfully carrying.
Before Muhammad had time to react, Defendants Hale and Reese both shot him in the back. The defendants fled on foot. Defendant Reese returned to retrieve Muhammad's gun and Defendant Hale's backpack.
Law enforcement recovered surveillance video of both defendants arriving at the gas station. Defendant Hale and his backpack can be seen on camera entering and exiting the store. Defendant Reese can be seen clearly on camera inside the store minutes before the murder.
The investigation led to Defendant Hale's social media where he can be seen wearing the same distinct backpack and shoes that he was seen wearing on surveillance video at the time of the murder.
Defendant Hale was arrested on March 28, 2023, and Defendant Reese was arrested on December 8, 2023. Both defendants were taken into custody without incident.
The case, assigned to the Homicide and Gangs Unit, was prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Jasmine Atakora, with assistance from Assistant District Attorney Chelsea Peterson, District Attorney Investigator Tia Johnson, and Victim Advocate Christy Palmer. DeKalb County Police Department Det. Knight led the initial investigation.
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