Slaying suspect Skyy Mims approaches the podium in a Whitfield County court Monday afternoon.
Skyy MimsDALTON, Ga. – The attorney for Skyy Raven Marie Mims says investigators nabbed the wrong woman.
Mims, an aspiring model and rapper and dancer and fashion designer, was charged with the murder of a Dalton convenience store clerk in March. Members of the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office say Mims stabbed 37-year-old Dahyabhai Kalidas Chaudhari in the back, snatched cash and lottery tickets from the Kanku’s Express and bolted to Atlanta.
But on Monday afternoon, after Mims’ first court appearance since her arrest, her lawyer said Mims was not involved in the crime. She just happened to be in the area.
Mims, 21, had recently moved from Detroit to Atlanta to make connections in the entertainment industry and met some friends in Whitfield County around the time of Chaudhari’s death.
The sheriff’s office released surveillance footage from the convenience store on the night of the murder. The footage shows a tall, black woman with blonde hair in the store.