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GOTCHA! Waffle House Murder Suspect is in Custody in Richmond County

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Richmond County authorities have captured the murder suspect accused of killing a man last month outside the Waffle House on Gordon Highway.

Nicklaus Wilson, from Facebook

Andrew Gaines, 31, was booked into the jail Monday on charges of murder, theft by taking and weapon possession. He was captured in Columbia, S.C.

He is accused of killing Nicklaus Wilson, a 32-year-old Augusta man who was fatally shot just before 2 a.m. on March 22.

Gaines is accused of stealing a 2018 Kia Sportage from the restaurant at the time of the shooting. That vehicle was later located by authorities, but Gaines was missing for a few weeks.

Gaines is being held without bond. A motive was never discussed.

Greg Rickabaugh
Greg Rickabaugh
Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle, The Augusta Press and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel.
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