LOWNDES CO., Ga. – On Sunday, October 13, 2019, Lowndes County deputies were made aware of an individual, Damion Chavez, 19, who was being sought by law enforcement in Fort Dodge, Iowa for the offense of murder and believed to be traveling on I-75.

According to an October 2 report fromNBC affiliate WhoTV.com, Mohammed Yaqoub, 28, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was shot multiple times and died from his wounds in Fort Dodge shortly after 8 p.m. There was allegedly a narcotics-related meeting between Yaqoub and two others, one of who, a 16-year-old, was arrested, and the other, Chavez, was being sought.

According to a report from the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office around 9:00 a.m. Sunday, a LCSO deputy observed the vehicle believed to be transporting Chavez on the interstate.  A traffic stop was performed near the 18-mile marker and Damion Chavez was arrested without incident and taken to the Lowndes County Jail.  There were two other occupants in the vehicle, who were identified and released after consultation with the Fort Dodge, Iowa Police Department. 

Damion Chavez is being held in the Lowndes County Jail while he awaits pickup by the Iowa law enforcement.