Deputies stop traffic to arrest suspect in Gainesville man's murder

GAINESVILLE, Ga. - The Hall County Sheriff's Office said investigators arrested a man accused of an early Tuesday morning murder in Gainesville. 

The sheriff's office said deputies stopped and arrested 26-year-old Gainesville resident Steve Joe Andrade in traffic near White Sulphur Road. He faces malice murder and felony murder charges, among others. 

At around 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, investigators went to the 3800 block of Old Cornelia Highway and found the body of 52-year-old Gainsville resident Esteban Andrade in a building behind the home.

Investigators said Andrade showed signs of blunt force trauma on parts of his body.

The body was transported to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab.

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