5 people wanted on murder charges after missing taxi driver, mother of 2 found dead in Georgia
A manhunt was underway Monday for five people accused of killing a taxi driver and mother of two whose body was found at a home in northern Georgia last week.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued arrest warrants for four of the five suspects over the weekend and said the group may have fled the state after the murder of 37-year-old Rossana Delgado. The identity of the fifth suspect is still unknown and a possible motive is also unclear.
The victim was last seen at a mall in the Atlanta metro area on April 16 after telling her husband she was taking a passenger there and would then return home, the husband told a local Telemundo station. Delgado, who was originally from Venezuela, did not return to their Barrow County home that night and her body was found four days later in Cherry Log, a tiny community in northern Gilmer County, authorities said.
State officials did not release any details about the killing, citing an ongoing autopsy, but they concluded that five people are connected to her murder.
The four named suspects were identified as Georgia residents Megan Alyssa Colone, 30, Juan Ayala-Rodriguez, 35, and Oscar Manuel Garcia, 26, as well as Oklahoma resident Mario Alberto Barbosa-Juarez, 29.
Colone may be using the alias Grace Beda and is believed to be traveling with her children, according to a news release. The fifth suspect, who appears to be a young man, was captured on surveillance camera, but his name is unknown.
“Authorities nationwide have been alerted about these individuals,” authorities said in the release.
Delgado’s family told Telemundo that her husband reported her missing several hours after she failed to return home Friday night and later tracked her cellphone to a warehouse in DeKalb County. It was unclear if that finding turned up any tips, but her body was eventually found nearly 100 miles away.
The GBI is requesting the public’s assistance with identifying the fifth suspect in the Gilmer County murder investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the GBI Tipline at 1-800-597-TIPS(8477). pic.twitter.com/KbQacQNz0n— GA Bureau of Investigation (@GBI_GA) April 25, 2021
Delgado’s car, a red Ford Focus, has not been found, according to the station.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation urged anyone with information about the suspects to contact its anonymous tip line or report it online.
“If you see any of these individuals, do not approach them. Call 911 immediately,” the agency said.
