‘Lone Shooter’ in Cobb County Country Club Triple Murder Arrested

The man who police call the “lone shooter” in the murder of three people found on the tenth hole of Pinetree Country Club’s golf course on Saturday afternoon was arrested on Thursday.

Bryan Anthony Rhoden, 23, of Atlanta, was apprehended by the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force {snip}

Bryan Anthony Rhoden

During a press conference at 8 p.m. Thursday, Cobb County Police Chief Tim Cox said Rhoden would be charged with three counts of murder, three counts of aggravated assault, and two counts of kidnapping. {snip}

Golf pro Gene Siller was found shot to death on the green and two others, 46-year-old Henry Valdez, of California, and 76-year-old Paul Pierson, of Kansas, were found dead in the bed of a white Dodge Ram 3500 pickup truck teetering on the bank of a sand trap on Saturday afternoon {snip}

Gene Siller

Police believe Siller was not targeted by the suspect but witnessed an active crime leading to his death.

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Investigators believe the killer abandoned the white pickup he was driving after shooting Siller and took off on foot.

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The police department earlier said the country club and the surrounding community were not in any immediate danger, but some residents said they were on edge with some keeping the doors to their businesses closed until police released more information or made an arrest.

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According to online DeKalb County jail records, Rhoden was arrested by the Chamblee Police Department for DUI, providing false ID, and other vehicle and traffic charges just hours after the discovery on the tenth hole green. He was booked into the jail early Sunday morning just before 2 a.m. and was released two days later on bond, jail records show.

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Police also did not want to discuss if Rhoden had any prior criminal charges.

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