Chief Doering: Heinze Acted Alone

GLYNN COUNTY, GA -- Police say Guy Heinze Jr. struck nine people with a blunt instrument, killing eight of them and leaving the ninth in the hospital.

That information comes from the arrest warrants police used to put Heinze back behind bars just hours after his release Friday.

The warrants don't specify the type of weapon used, just that the people in the mobile home were beaten to death and that more than one weapon was used.

Police Chief Matt Doering also says none of the victims suffered any gunshots, but would not go into further detail about the manner of death.

Doering does say, however, that all the evidence he's seen indicates Heinze was the only person responsible for the beatings, though he adds the investigation is still very much ongoing.

While police aren't saying much about the warrants, Heinze's attorney says Heinze is innocent.

Heinze was initially arrested shortly after the brutal killings of the eight people in the New Hope Plantation mobile home park in late August, but was charged with tampering, obstruction and drug offenses.

Ron Harrison was Heinze's attorney following the first arrest, and he continues to represent Heinze.

Harrison, speaking with First Coast News Tuesday, said Heinze was "shocked" when he learned he was going to be charged, and that Heinze continues to deny involvement in the killings. He is charged with eight counts of murder and one count of aggravated battery.

The charges stem from what Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering says were two pieces of evidence that tie Heinze to the murders, though Doering didn't specify what the evidence is. Harrison also says he doesn't know.

Harrison also says he has received many calls in support of Heinze, who remains in jail, where he was Saturday as his father and other victims of the murders were laid to rest.

Harrison asks that anyone with any information about the incident call police. Silent Witness in Glynn County is the program for people to anonymously report crime information. That number is 912-264-1333.

The bond hearing to determine if Heinze will be allowed to leave jail before his trial has not yet been scheduled.

A 3-year-old boy survived the attacks and is improving at a Savannah Hospital.

The eight victims, found in bed and on the floor of the home, are: Russell D. Toler Sr., age 44; Russell D. Toler Jr., 20; Chrissy Toler, 22; Michelle Toler, 15; Michael Toler, 19; Brenda Gail Falagan, 49; Guy Heinze Sr., 45; Joseph L. West, 30.

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