{"id":4615,"date":"2026-07-15T22:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T22:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4615"},"modified":"2026-07-15T22:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T22:39:16","slug":"fugitive-in-georgia-murder-arrested-after-evading-bart-fare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4615","title":{"rendered":"Fugitive in Georgia murder arrested after evading BART fare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>EL CERRITO \u2014 A man stopped by BART police for evading a fare had been on the run from Georgia authorities since 2024 when he was convicted of killing a trangender woman, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4613\">Santa Clara approves funding for shelter dedicated for homeless families<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a statement, BART police said officers saw 27-year-old Davonte Fore try to get into the El Cerrito del Norte station without paying about 8:55 a.m. on Tuesday. Officers ran him down several blocks from the from the station and confirmed his identity through a check of his fingerprints, police said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Georgia authorities, DeKalb (Ga.) County Superior Court Judge Nora Polk sentenced Fore to life in prison without the possibility of parole, with 15 years in confinement, after a jury found him guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, possession of a gun by a convicted felon and possession of a gun during the commission of a robbery on Nov. 13, 2024. The convictions stemmed from the June 4, 2021, shooting death of 25-year-old Skyler Gilmore.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4611\">\u2018We will continue this fight\u2019: Yolanda Ramirez\u2019s death ruled \u2018accident\u2019 as Brentwood cops take the stand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Surveillance video showed Fore driving a car connected with Gilmore\u2019s murder, authorities said. They added that he acted in tandem with 25-year-old JaQuan Brooks, who was taken into custody after the sentencing.<\/p>\n<p>Fore attended the first two days of his 2024 trial but disappeared on Oct. 1 of that year, authorities said. He had been considered a fugitive from justice.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4609\">San Jose police seek assistance in locating dognapped Frenchie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Local police will work with authorities in Georgia to bring Fore to prison.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man stopped by BART police for evading a fare had been on the run from Georgia authorities since 2024 when he was convicted of killing a trangender woman, authorities said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fugitive in Georgia murder arrested after evading BART fare - 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