Another Man Arrested For Murdering Beluah Couple

New developments Monday night in the murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings of Beluah, Florida. A fourth person has been arrested and charged. Investigators are still looking for three other men.

By: Emily Forrester | WKRG-TV
Published: July 14, 2009

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The following is from the Escambia County Sheriff's Office

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office released details of another suspect arrested in the Billings Murder Case. Gary Lamont Sumner, 30, was arrested in Okaloosa County after being identified during a random traffic stop, and faces an open count of murder. Sumner is the fourth arrest made in the Billings’ Murder case, along with Leonard Patrick Gonzalez Sr., Leonard Patrick Gonzalez II, and Wayne Thomas Coldiron.

Four out of a total of seven suspected individuals are currently in custody. Three persons of interest, two black males and one white male, are still being sought by authorities. One of the persons of interest’s identity is currently know to investigators and an arrest is expected in the near future.