Arrest Made In Forrest Murder

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A man charged in the shooting death of boxer Vernon Forrest will be in court Wednesday.

Damario Ware, 20, on Tuesday turned himself in to the Fulton County District Attorney’s office, police spokesman Officer James Polite said.

Charges against Ware ((pictured, thanks Fulton County Sheriff's Office)) include murder, aggravated assault and armed robbery.

At the time of Forrest’s robbery and murder, Ware was on bond for a March arrest in which he faced charges of obstruction of a police officer and several counts of criminal trespassing and entering an auto, jail officials said.

Forrest’s friend and manager Charles Watson said this arrest wasn’t enough.

“I want them to catch all of them,” Watson said. “It’s bittersweet.”

Long-time mentor and early boxing coach Al Mitchell said he was confident police will catch all the suspects.

“Once they get one, I guarantee they’ll find the others,” Mitchell. “They need to give all of them the [electric] chair.”
Forrest was killed on the night of July 26 when he chased an armed robber from a convenience store on Whitehall Street in southwest Atlanta.

The robber took Forrest’s gold and diamond “4X World Champion” ring and a Rolex watch, then the 38-year-old boxer pulled a gun on the robber, police said.

Police last week released video footage of an individual they believe was Forrest’s robber.

Police believe Forrest lost sight of the robber and encountered a different armed man. The two exchanged words and Forrest turned to walk away, realizing he had confronted the wrong man, police said.

The man shot Forrest seven or eight times in the back, police said.

Ware, is one of as many as four individuals police were seeking.

He is being held at the Fulton County Jail, and will have his first court appearance Wednesday morning.

Police continue to investigate.

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