Seven slain in trailer: 911 caller arrested

THE man who called 911 to report finding seven people slain in a dingy mobile home on a historic Georgia plantation was arrested on drug-related charges, though policerefused to say whether he was a suspect.

Two people survived the attack but remain in a critical condition.

Police have not detailed what they found at the mobile home nestled among centuries-old, moss-draped oak trees in coastal south-east Georgia.

Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering has only said: “It’s not a scene that I would want anybody to see”.

Guy Heinze Jr, 22, was arrested late on Saturday and charged with illegal possession of prescription drugs and marijuana, tampering with evidence and making false statements to police, Doering said.

He said he did not know whether Heinze had anattorney.

“He was a family member who came home and discovered [the victims], at least that’s what he told us,” Doering told reporters. “He was the one who called 911.”

Asked if police believe Heinze was involved in the slayings, Doering said: “I’m not going to characterise him as a suspect.”

The chief also said police didn’t know whether more than one person was involved in the attack.

Police have released few details about the slaying in this coastal Georgia county. Autopsies were being conducted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Police have not released the victims’ names or said how they died, but Doering said neither the dead nor the injured committed the killings.

“We’re comfortable that none of those nine were involved with this assault,” he said.