Teen couple accused of luring man to his death are indicted

A Houston County grand jury has indicted a man and woman on malice murder charges in the slaying of a man outside a Warner Robins motel last summer.

The grand jury handed up the indictment Tuesday against Malik Qran Golden and Kendra Tenesha Tillery, both 19 and of Warner Robins.

Donnell Nathaniel Hawkins, 34, of Warner Robins was shot in the chest at the Budget Inn at 2076 Watson Blvd. about 11 p.m. June 28. He was found dead on the sidewalk outside room No. 103. The door to his room was open.

Tillery is accused of luring Hawkins into a position for Golden to shoot him, according to an arrest warrant.

Hawkins had been staying at the motel about a month and was believed to be selling drugs. A book bag in which he carried marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine, prescription drugs and cash was missing, the warrant states. His cellphone was also missing but was recovered later by police.

Golden matched the description of a suspect captured on surveillance video, according to the warrant.

Golden and Tillery were dating at the time of the slaying, the warrant states.

The two were arrested Oct. 20 sleeping inside a 2006 Chevrolet Impala parked outside a home in Waterbury, Connecticut, according to a Hartford, Connecticut, police news release.

This story was originally published January 10, 2017 at 4:37 PM with the headline "Teen couple accused of luring man to his death are indicted."