Former Sheriff's Deputy Indicted In Slaying

DECATUR, Ga. -- A DeKalb County grand jury has indicted a former sheriff's deputy on two counts of murder in the June 9 shooting deaths of his wife and a day laborer killed in the deputy's home.
Derrick Yancey, a 17 year veteran at the DeKalb County Jail, turned himself in at 2:45 p.m. Thursday afternoon.

Yancey told police early in the investigation that he shot and killed day laborer Marcial Cux-Puluc, who Yancey claimed fatally shot his wife Linda at his home on Mountain View Pass.

But today, DeKalb County's Assistant District Attorney Don P. Geary said ballistics tests didn't add up. He would not give any details but says the evidence will prove that Yancey shot his wife and Cux-Puluc.

Geary would not disclose evidence or a motive that led to Yancey's indictment on two counts of malice murder and two counts of possession of a handgun during a felony.

Yancey's attorney Keith Adams said his client expected this would happen.

"Everyone is presumed innocent in a court of law. It doesn't matter whether you're charged with shoplifting or murder," Adams said

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Comment by Dreg on August 15, 2008 at 3:18pm: Mane fucc a pig

Comment by ORANGE MOUND VET.AKA MR.22 SHOTS. on August 15, 2008 at 3:51pm: THE GARDNER WAS FUCKIN HIS WIFE AND HE CAME HOME EARLY DUH LIKE YO GOTTI SAID YOU GIVE A FEMALE THE WORLD SHE STILL GONNA GIVE THAT PUSSY UP TO NOBODY ASS NIGGA FA REAL.

Comment by 100%OFFICIAL on August 15, 2008 at 8:00pm: Nah his ass thought he had came up with the best plan ever for a perfect murder. I see those dekalb cops everyday, and they be on some other shit. When I heard that I knew he had killed his wife. It didn't take forensics to figure that out just common sense. He works for a district where other cops put a hit out on their own sheriff. Yeah they on some other shit. Now he's on there other side of those bars pleading he is innocent. FRESH FISH!!! LOL!!

Comment by 100%OFFICIAL on August 15, 2008 at 8:06pm: When he hired dude he already knew he was going to kill his ass, and make it look like a robbery. That cop figured he was a day laborer with no family and no one would miss him. Set his ass up, and the cops wouldn't look into it. Wrong!!