Charges against two people have been filed in Clarke County in the death of an EMEPA employee.

    Clarke County Sheriff Todd Kemp said Wednesday morning Keith Davis, who was arrested Tuesday in the shooting death of Nathan Baker, has been charged with capital murder. Kemp also said Davis’ wife, Joanne Davis, has been charged with accessory after the fact of capital murder.

    Kemp said the capital murder charge stems from evidence during the investigation indicating that the 36-year-old Davis, stole money from an EMEPA money bag and from Baker’s body after the shooting Monday afternoon.

    The Davis’s 14-year-old son, whose name is not being released at this time because he is a juvenile, is scheduled to have a hearing in the Clarke County Juvenile Court to determine what charges, if any, will be filed against him.

    Clarke County authorities believe the shooting Monday afternoon at the Davis home, located at 1650 CR 610, was the result of an altercation between Davis and Baker. Baker, a 21-year employee of EMEPA, was at the home to either collect for two months past due on an electricity bill or to turn off the power. Baker, according to Kemp, was shot twice with a small caliber semi-automatic handgun.     Kemp said investigators believe Baker’s body was then dumped in an area four miles south of Shubuta in Wayne County.

    Kemp said Baker’s wife called authorities to say her husband didn’t come home Monday night. EMEPA officials contacted Clarke County investigators after Baker didn’t show up for work Tuesday morning. Kemp said investigators contacted EMEPA officials and were able to track the whereabouts of Baker’s truck to the last known address — the Davis home.

    Kemp said he believes Baker’s Ford F150 pickup that was found about two miles from the Davis home was involved in moving Baker’s body.

    Wayne Henson, general manager of EMEPA, said a somber cloud has descended over the employees of EMEPA, specifically, the Quitman office from where Baker worked.

    “I spent most of Wednesday morning in Quitman talking to the crews and employees there,” Henson said. “We spoke a great deal about Nathan, remembering him as a friend, worker and family man. This has hit us hard but we will come together and get through this.”

    Henson said one of the employees stood up and said he viewed all customers of EMEPA as good people and he wasn’t going to let on isolated, tragic event change that.

    Henson said there are always conversations on how better to do the jobs EMEPA employees are asked to do. He said there will be discussions on what changes, if any, can be made when it comes to these types of situations.

    “We deal directly with our EMEPA customers,” said Henson. “That is the nature of our business. But we will review some procedures in light of this latest incident.”