Residents in the small community of Newington have been on high alert the past 24 hours as a man wanted for murder is still on the loose.

They ask anyone in the area to secure your homes and call the sheriff’s office with any suspicious individuals.

SCREVEN COUNTY, Ga. (WFXG) - The Screven County Sheriff's Office is requesting the community's assistance in locating 19-year-old Demarion Quinton Butler. He has been identified as a person of ...