Man charged with murder after allegedly killing father in Whitfield County motor home

WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. – A Whitfield County man is facing a murder charge after authorities said he reported killing his father inside a motor home Saturday night.

According to the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office, Joshua Alan Latimer entered the Sheriff’s Office lobby at approximately 1:15 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, to report a crime that had occurred two days earlier.

Investigators said Latimer told authorities he had killed his father, Gregory Latimer, on the night of Oct. 10 at a property on Mount Pleasant Road. Latimer allegedly told investigators he repeatedly struck his father in the face.

Deputies and investigators responded to the property, where they located Gregory Latimer deceased inside a motor home parked outside the residence.

Investigators obtained a search warrant and continued processing the scene and conducting their investigation into Monday evening, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Joshua Latimer is being held in the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office Jail without bond. He is charged with murder under O.C.G.A. 16-5-1.

The Sheriff’s Office said no additional information is being released at this time.