Published: August 29, 2018

AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION BY SPECIAL AGENTS WITH THE TBI AS WELL AS THE SAVANNAH POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE HARDIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, HAS RESULTED IN THE ARREST OF A THIRD PERSON IN CONNECTION TO A 2010 HOMICIDE. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, AT THE REQUEST OF FORMER 24TH DISTRICT ATTORNEY GENERAL HANSEL MCADAMS, TBI SPECIAL AGENTS JOINED THE HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF OTYLIER CALLENS ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2010, THE SAME DAY OFFICERS FROM THE SAVANNAH POLICE DEPARTMENT FOUND THE BODY OF THE 80-YEAR-OLD IN HER RYAN STREET HOME. DURING THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION, AUTHORITIES DEVELOPED INFORMATION LEADING TO JOHN HOWARD PROVENCE, 68, OF SAVANNAH, AS ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MURDER. ON TUESDAY EVENING, AUTHORITIES ARRESTED PROVENCE AND CHARGED HIM WITH ONE COUNT OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER, ONE COUNT OF CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT FIRST DEGREE MURDER, AND ONE COUNT OF ESPECIALLY AGGRAVATED ROBBERY. HE WAS BOOKED INTO THE HARDIN COUNTY JAIL ON A $1,000,000 BOND. MICHAEL SCOTT MOWDY AND PATSY LYNN SHELBY WERE PREVIOUSLY ARRESTED.