Georgia couple charged after bartender’s dismembered remains found in reservoir
Jamal Rashad Parker’s remains were found in a Douglas County reservoir, and DNA plus tattoo recognition led investigators to murder charges against Mario Barber and Brittany Baker.
Dismembered remains pulled from the Dog River Reservoir on May 15 led Douglas County investigators to Jamal Rashad Parker, 37, and to murder charges against Mario Andre Barber, 46, and Brittany Amber Baker, 42. Parker was identified on June 15 after his father recognized tattoos on the remains and investigators completed DNA comparison.
The reservoir in Douglasville sits about 30 miles west of Atlanta and is a 256-acre recreational area and drinking-water lake. The remains were recovered there after Parker had been killed. The disposal of the body was tied to a home where Baker lived. Barber and Baker were arrested on June 16 and charged with murder by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
The case remains active and ongoing. Parker’s family said he was a musician, visual artist and professional bartender with a wide circle of friends and people who trusted him. His father and uncles attended the court hearing where the charges were announced, and Parker’s father wants the suspects punished.
Barber and Baker have both pleaded not guilty and are being held without bond. Each had been arrested in May on drug and identity-theft charges before the murder case moved forward.
Douglas County investigators have asked anyone with information about Parker or the case to contact Investigator Natalie Poulk at (770) 876-4116.
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