DeKalb DA: Lithonia man sentenced to life without parole for shooting, killing man at gas station

The man later confessed to his mother.
The man later confessed to his mother.(WILX)
Published: May 30, 2024 at 4:14 PM EDT

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to life without parole for shooting and killing a man at a gas station last year, according to the DeKalb County District Attorney.

The district attorney said Nathan Weeks, 27, shot and killed Isaac Godbolt, 54, at a gas station on the 4700 block of Redan Road in Stone Mountain on June 20, 2023.

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According to the district attorney, Weeks was hanging out with a group of people at the gas station when Godbolt pulled up, talked to one of the people in the group and pulled forward. Weeks walked over to Godbolt’s car and shot him multiple times before Godbolt could get out of the car.

Godbolt was then taken to Grady Memorial Hospital where he died.

Weeks later confessed to his mother and was arrested in Columbus.

Weeks was convicted of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was sentenced to life without parole.