The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Tuesday, August 30, 1994               TAG: 9408300413
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER

An 18-year-old Norfolk man was arrested Sunday night and charged with the Aug. 21 murder of 20-year-old Michael J. Hatchell, police said.

Police arrested Alfaygo Johnson of the 5100 block of Windermere Ave. and charged him with murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Hatchell of the 1800 block of Kingston Ave. was found lying in bushes in the 300 block of Ashlawn Drive after residents complained of a strong odor. The body was believed to have been there several days.

Police said the slaying may have stemmed from a neighborhood dispute between Johnson and Hatchell.

KEYWORDS: MURDER SHOOTING ARREST by CNB