COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A Columbus man who shot his wife and killed his 4-year-old son during a 2023 domestic dispute pleaded guilty Monday in Muscogee County Superior Court.

37-year-old Jacquese Walker admitted to malice murder and several related charges in connection with the Sept.18, 2023, shooting at the couple’s Liberty Commons apartment.

Walker’s wife, Marshama Bolden, survived the attack but faced her husband in court for the first time since that day.

“It’s not fair. He was only 4 years old. … You took my child from me,” Bolden said through tears.

Prosecutors said Walker went into a rage when Bolden told him their 16-year relationship was over.

He shot her and their son before fleeing, sparking a citywide manhunt that ended with his capture in the Lakebottom area more than a d

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