Boyfriend guilty in strangulation murder of Fort Valley State student Anitra Gunn

The boyfriend of a Fort Valley State University student who disappeared on Valentine’s Day 2020 and whose body was later found strangled in the woods was convicted Tuesday evening in Peach County Superior Court.

Demarcus D. Little, 24, an Army sergeant based at Fort Gordon in Augusta, was found guilty of felony murder and aggravated assault charges in the slaying of 22-year-old Anitra LaShay Gunn. He was acquitted of a malice murder charge, but was sentenced to life without parole on the felony murder charge.

The jury’s verdict came on the eighth day of Little’s trial, one of the most high-profile murder trials in recent years in Middle Georgia.

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This story was originally published March 15, 2022 at 8:21 PM.

Joe Kovac Jr.

The Telegraph

Joe Kovac Jr. writes about local news and features for The Telegraph, with an eye for human-interest stories. Joe is a Warner Robins native and graduate of Warner Robins High. He joined the Telegraph in 1991 after graduating from the University of Georgia. As a Pulliam Fellowship recipient in 1991, Joe worked for the Indianapolis News. His stories have appeared in the Washington Post, the Seattle Times and Atlanta Magazine. He has been a Livingston Award finalist and won numerous Georgia Press Association and Georgia Associated Press awards.