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Man accused of murder turns himself in to Virginia Beach police

Zorobabel Matthan Griggs is wanted for murder.
Zorobabel Matthan Griggs is accused of murdering 36-year-old Keisa Overby Staton on June 12, 2017. ( Courtesy of the Virginia Beach Police Department)

VIRGINIA BEACH — A man accused of murdering a 36-year-old woman in a Virginia Beach apartment turned himself in to police Thursday.

Zorobabel Matthan Griggs, 42, has been charged with second-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony and a probation violation in connection with the death of Keisa Overby Staton, of Chesapeake.

Staton was found dead in an apartment in the 700 block of Gourmet Way around 10 a.m. on June 12.

According to the Virginia Beach Police Department, Griggs turned himself in around 4:30 a.m. and is currently being held at the Virginia Beach Correctional Center without bond.

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