Three men from Ellijay charged with murder

PRESS RELEASE – Gilmer County Sheriff Stacy Nicholson announces that three Ellijay men have been charged with first-degree murder in an investigation dating back to Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at approximately 10:50 p.m.

Gilmer County Sheriff's officials responded to a 911 call that a person had been shot. Upon arrival, along with emergency responders, they found 19-year-old Mallory Lyric Warden of Jasper in a car with a gunshot wound. This occurred in the area of ​​the 200 block of South Main Street in Ellijay. However, it was later determined that the shooting occurred on Talona Road in Gilmer County. Warden was taken to the hospital where she later died.

Deputies, detectives and GBI agents from the Gilmer County Sheriff's Office, who were called in to assist with the investigation, began investigating this case. At this time, GRAY ANTHONY MCCLURE, age 21, of Ellijay, ROBERT GABRIEL SHOILEKOV, age 17, of Ellijay, and DAVONNTE LAVON BREHON, age 18, of Ellijay, were charged with murder.

This investigation is being led by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and detectives from the Gilmer County Sheriff's Office.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the GBI Regional Investigation Office in Cleveland at 706-348-4866 or the Gilmer County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division at 706-635-4646 or submit a “tip” through the Gilmer County Sheriff's Office mobile app.

Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at or by downloading the “See Something, Send Something” mobile app.

The investigation is still very active and ongoing. More arrests are expected. We will release more information as soon as we can.