THOMSON, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Dearing man in connection with a 2023 murder in Thomson. Mateo Pinkston, 27, was arrested Aug. 12 and booked into the McDuffie County Jail. He is charged with felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in the death of Steveance Tate, 32, of Thomson, according to the GBI. On Sept. 9, 2023, around 11 p.m., McDuffie County 911 received a shots-fired call at a home in the 800 block of A Street in Thomson, the GBI said. Officers responded and found Tate shot at the scene, where he was pronounced dead by McDuffie County Coroner Paul Johnson. The Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man in connection with a fentanyl-induced homicide investigation. A woman who was with Tate was also shot, according to the agency. Preliminary information indicates the two were sitting in a car in front of the home when an unidentified person approached and began shooting. She was taken to a hospital in Augusta, treated and later released. Tate’s body was taken to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. The Thomson Police Department requested GBI assistance with the investigation, the agency said. The investigation is ongoing. Once complete, the GBI said the case file will be turned over to the Toombs Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review and prosecution. Anyone with information is asked to contact the GBI Regional…
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