GBI Arrests Pearson Man in Atkinson County Murder Investigation

Axson, Atkinson County, GA (May 2, 2024) – On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the GBI arrested and charged Pablo Miranda, age 32, of Pearson, Georgia, with Malice Murder, Felony Murder, and Aggravated Assault, in connection to the death of Johan Romero, age 27, of Pearson, GA. 

On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, the Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI to conduct a death investigation after receiving a 911 call reporting an unresponsive man found in a car on Wright Road in Axson, Atkinson County, Georgia. Deputies responded and found Romero dead in the car with gunshot wounds. Physical evidence found at the scene and information provided during interviews led investigators to Miranda. Law enforcement also executed a search warrant at a home on Bullard Avenue in Pearson, Georgia, during the investigation.  

Miranda was booked into the Atkinson County Jail. 

The Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office, the Willacoochee Police Department, and the Pearson Police Department assisted in the execution of the search warrant and arrest. 

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office at (912) 422-3611 or the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Douglas at (912) 389-4103.  Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app. 

Once the investigation is complete, the case file will be given to the Alapaha Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review and prosecution.