A Savannah man on Wednesday was re-indicted on murder and related charges in the October slaying of one man in a drug-related incident and the follow-up killing of a witness to prevent her from testifying.
Eddieard Konta Greene, 23, was indicted on murder charges in the Oct. 23 slaying of Freddie Jackson, 33, and, four days later, of Laura Dowdy, 48. Greene is also known as Dwayne Karlton Greene, according to the indictment.
The December term Chatham County grand jury returned a 17-count indictment against Greene Jan. 16 in the case.
District Attorney Meg Heap is being forced to re-indict more than 95 cases that grand jury indicted because a grand juror had a felony conviction which should have barred him from serving as a grand juror.
In its indictment, the March term grand jury also indicted Greene on an aggravated-assault charge in the non-fatal shooting of Jackson’s female companion, Kendra Hayes, 25, in the earlier incident.
The indictment stemmed from the shooting death of Jackson after he and Greene quarreled outside of 2205 1/2 Bulloch St. over a $20 crack cocaine deal.
Testimony at Greene’s preliminary hearing showed he stepped back and fired eight times with a .40-caliber weapon, striking Jackson three times and Hayes standing nearby.
Greene shot and killed Dowdy four days later at 819 W. 38th St., police said. Testimony at the preliminary hearing indicated her status as a witness provided a motive for her slaying.