65-year-old Fayette man wept quietly Wednesday as

authorities entered four charges of malice murder against

him in the shooting deaths of four females earlier in the

week.

Isaac Jerry

Pearson, 65, faces four counts of malice murder for the

shootings of Barbara Clark, Donnie Gee, Nicole Underwood

and Daeyana Burton. Sheriff's deputies found the bodies

early Tuesday morning at the Deer Forest Road home

Pearson shared with Clark.

When

Magistrate Judge A.K. Melear asked if he understood,

Pearson simply nodded his head affirmatively.

Pearson did

answer some of Melear's other questions, saying that

Clark was his "common-law" wife and they had

lived here six months after moving from Cincinnati.

Gee, 60,

was identified as the 62-year-old Clark's sister.

Underwood, 16, was Gee's daughter and 3-year-old Daeyana

was Gee's granddaughter.

The

warrants stated that the killings took place between 2

and 3 a.m. Tuesday. Deputies answered a 911 call early

that morning and found Pearson outside the house waiting

for them. The victims were found inside, each with bullet

wounds.

Law

enforcement officials have been fairly tight-lipped as

far as details of the case are concerned, saying that the

investigation is ongoing. Nothing has been released that

would suggest a motive, but investigators may have one,

although they will say only that Pearson has given a

statement to them.

Pearson was

not represented by an attorney Wednesday, so Melear set a

second hearing for Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. in Magistrate

Court. Melear said he was not permitted to set bond since

it is a murder case.

Pearson's

brother, son and nephew were in the courtroom, having

just flown down from Cincinnati. None of them would speak

to reporters.

Pearson,

who worked in real estate in Clayton County, has no prior

criminal record.