A Jacksonville man has been arrested in last week's shooting death of his girlfriend,

Percy Allen Stucks Jr., 30, was located in Georgia and is now in the Jacksonville jail charged with murder and evidence tampering in the death of 39-year-old Dorelle Dawn Davis.

The two had been arguing at an Eaverson Street boarding house where Davis was shot in the head July 8, police said. Stucks fled to Pensacola and then was accused of coming back and dumping Davis' body in the 3600 block of Spring Grove Avenue where it was found July 13. He then went to Richmond Hills, Ga., where he was apprehended by police there.

Police were called to the boarding house July 12 when the landlord found what he thought was a blood trail leading from the room Stucks and Davis had been living in for about three weeks.

He told detectives he thouught Stucks was out of town. Police found blood and evidence of foul play and said it appeared an effort had been made to clean up the room, said Lt. Steve Gallaher.

Richmond Hill police found Stucks at a Georgia motel after Jacksonville police began a search for him and Davis, Gallaher said.

Detectives who interviewed Stucks said they learned the shooting occurred after he and Davis argued on July 8 about how much time he was spending with her.

They were also told Stucks had gone to Pensacola after she was shot, then returned July 10, where her body was wrapped in a blanket and carpet and taken to Spring Grove Avenue in Stucks' sport-utility vehicle. Stucks then traveled to Georgia where he was taken into custody.

Following an interview with police, Davis' body was discovered early in the morning July 13, Gallaher said.

Stucks was charged with tampering with evidence and jailed in Georgia as a fugitive. Tuesday he was charged with murder and booked into the Duval County jail.

Dana Treen: (904) 359-4091