GBI arrests Tifton man as part of murder investigation

TIFTON – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Tifton man as part of the murder investigation of an 18-year-old.

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The GBI has arrested and charged 17-year-old Xavier Berrian of Tifton, Georgia, with murder, aggravated assault, tampering with evidence and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. On Sunday, October 20, 2024, the Tifton Police Department requested the GBI’s assistance in this investigation.

The investigation indicates that Tifton Police responded to a home on Tifton-Eldorado Road, Tifton, Georgia in reference to a shooting. When officers arrived, they found 18-year-old Jaquan Jones of Tifton suffering from a gunshot wound. Jones was taken to a local hospital where he died.

Jones’ body was taken to the GBI crime lab in Macon for an autopsy.

Berrian is currently incarcerated in the Tift County Jail.

This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Tifton police at 229-382-3132 or the GBI Regional Investigations Office in Sylvester, Georgia at 229-777-2080. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by phone at 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

Once the investigation is complete, case files will be turned over to the Tift Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.