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Convicted felon charged with murder of Union man on Ga. 325

Charles Duncan
North Georgia News
editor@nganews.com

A 44-year-old convicted felon has been charged with the murder of 55-year-old Randy Ray Siggers, Union County Detective Lt. Daren Osborn said.

Eric Bruce Dohnert was arrested in Moultrie early Thursday morning, Lt. Osborn said.

Siggers’ neighbors on Highway 325 reported a foul odor coming from his residence. A cracked windowpane in the front of the house was covered in greenflies. Siggers’ car was missing from his driveway, and no one had seen Dohnert, who Siggers had taken in and given a place to live.

Also, no one had seen Siggers for days either.

Neighbors called 911 and when Deputy Jennifer Carnes arrived, the home was locked up tight, Lt. Osborn said. Carnes suspecting a crime had been committed, entered the home and found Siggers’ body, and a house full of greenflies, Lt. Osborn said.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Scene technicians were called to the scene. An early morning autopsy of Siggers’ body determined he died from a blunt force trauma to the head, Lt. Osborn said.

“We found what we believed to be the murder weapon,” Lt. Osborn said. “However, we still had a mountain of answers to look for and it was midnight.”

Lt. Osborn said that contact was made with Dohnert’s family in Rabun County.

“They told us they had spoken with him in the past couple of days and that he was staying at a motel in Moultrie,” Lt. Osborn said.

A call to Colquitt County determined that Dohnert was indeed in Moultrie at the Moultrie Inn. A check with Rabun County Sheriff’s Office determined that Dohnert had an outstanding warrant in that community.

Colquitt County arrested Dohnert on the outstanding Rabun warrant, Lt. Osborn said.

Union County Detective Sgt. Andrew Hammond and GBI Special Agent Ben Couch set out for Moultrie. By 7:30 a.m. Thursday, they had a murder confession from Dohnert, Lt. Osborn said.

Funeral arrangements for Siggers were incomplete Thursday afternoon.

Read the Sept. 9 edition of the North Georgia News for more details about this story.


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	Convicted felon charged with murder of Union man on Ga. 325 Charles Duncan North Georgia News editor@nganews.com A 44-year-old convicted felon has been charged with the murder of 55-year-old Randy Ray Siggers, Union County Detective Lt. Daren Osborn said. Eric Bruce Dohnert was arrested in Moultrie early Thursday morning, Lt. Osborn said. Siggers’ neighbors on Highway 325 reported a foul odor coming from his residence. A cracked windowpane in the front of the house was covered in greenflies. Siggers’ car was missing from his driveway, and no one had seen Dohnert, who Siggers had taken in and given a place to live. Also, no one had seen Siggers for days either. Neighbors called 911 and when Deputy Jennifer Carnes arrived, the home was locked up tight, Lt. Osborn said. Carnes suspecting a crime had been committed, entered the home and found Siggers’ body, and a house full of greenflies, Lt. Osborn said. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Scene technicians were called to the scene. An early morning autopsy of Siggers’ body determined he died from a blunt force trauma to the head, Lt. Osborn said. “We found what we believed to be the murder weapon,” Lt. Osborn said. “However, we still had a mountain of answers to look for and it was midnight.” Lt. Osborn said that contact was made with Dohnert’s family in Rabun County. “They told us they had spoken with him in the past couple of days and that he was staying at a motel in Moultrie,” Lt. Osborn said. A call to Colquitt County determined that Dohnert was indeed in Moultrie at the Moultrie Inn. A check with Rabun County Sheriff’s Office determined that Dohnert had an outstanding warrant in that community. Colquitt County arrested Dohnert on the outstanding Rabun warrant, Lt. Osborn said. Union County Detective Sgt. Andrew Hammond and GBI Special Agent Ben Couch set out for Moultrie. By 7:30 a.m. Thursday, they had a murder confession from Dohnert, Lt. Osborn said. Funeral arrangements for Siggers were incomplete Thursday afternoon. Read the Sept. 9 edition of the North Georgia News for more details about this story.

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