Two Cobb Teenagers Charged with Murder

A weekend fight that ended in deadly gunfire has landed two Cobb teenagers in jail. Justin Flores Allende and Jonathan Fernandez, both of Mableton, were arrested and charged with murder after a Sunday afternoon altercation at a Mableton subdivision that left one person dead.

According to arrest warrants, investigators do not believe 17-year-old Allende, or 15-year-old Fernandez fired the rifle, leaving one dead, however, the pair are accused of having set up a meeting that resulted in the shooting death of Pablo Gomez. Police believe a third, unidentified individual was the shooter.

According to the warrants, Allende and Gomez set up a meeting at Mableton’s Starling Place subdivision with plans to fight. Allende and Fernandez were involved in a physical altercation with Gomez and Edgar Villatoro. As Gomez and Villatoro fled, an unidentified suspect fired a rifle at them, striking and killing Gomez.

Allende and Fernandez have been charged with malice murder for setting up the meeting, as well as three counts of aggravated assault with intent to murder for having shot at Villatoro and toward two other men who were standing nearby. 

Fernandez is being held at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center without bond. Bonding information for Allende was unavailable Thursday because he is listed as a minor.