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DeKalb County Sheriff addresses violent crime arrests
The sheriff said it arrested 14 people, including 3 juveniles, who knew each other and were allegedly targeting elderly people to rob. The arrests happened in August with help from the U.S. Marshall's Service. The suspects, whose ages range from 15 to 43, face a variety of felony charges.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office is hosting a press conference at 4 p.m. to discuss the arrest of 14 people for violent crimes in Stone Mountain.
The backstory:
On Aug. 26, deputies alongside the U.S. Marshall's Service served arrest warrants at a home on Copperfield Circle in Decatur for four suspects wanted in connection with armed robberies and aggravated assaults. The operation quickly expanded, resulting in 68 additional warrants and the seizure of weapons and drugs.
Authorities said deputies confiscated 15 firearms — 11 of them illegally modified with automatic switches — along with 220 grams of marijuana, 77 grams of ecstasy, and 82 grams of cocaine.
The suspects, whose ages range from 15 to 43, face a variety of felony charges.
Adults Arrested
What we know:
Among those arrested were:
- Desiree George, 43Possession of a sawed-off shotgun or rifle, machine gun, silencer, or dangerous weapon prohibited.
- Possession of a sawed-off shotgun or rifle, machine gun, silencer, or dangerous weapon prohibited.
- Kendrick Clark, 21Possession of prohibited weaponsObstruction of law enforcementGiving false informationTampering with evidence
- Possession of prohibited weapons
- Obstruction of law enforcement
- Giving false information
- Tampering with evidence
- Egide Irankunda, 17Possession of prohibited weaponsElder abuseAssaultPossession of firearm during a felonyArmed robbery
- Possession of prohibited weapons
- Elder abuse
- Assault
- Possession of firearm during a felony
- Armed robbery
- Makhi Johnson, 18Possession of prohibited weapons
- Possession of prohibited weapons
- Michael Vaughn Barron, 19Possession of prohibited weapons
- Possession of prohibited weapons
- Deandre Tucker, 18Possession of prohibited weapons
- Possession of prohibited weapons
- Sanchez Latimore, 18Possession of prohibited weapons
- Possession of prohibited weapons
- Joshua Harris, 19Possession of prohibited weapons
- Possession of prohibited weapons
- Kristopher Woullard, 19Possession of prohibited weapons
- Possession of prohibited weapons
- Treonte Brintley, 23Possession of prohibited weaponsFailure to appear (active warrant)Aggravated assaultPossession of firearm during a crimeMurder
- Possession of prohibited weapons
- Failure to appear (active warrant)
- Aggravated assault
- Possession of firearm during a crime
- Murder
- Sa’Quan Bailey, 21Possession of prohibited weaponsTrafficking EcstasyPossession with intent to distribute Schedule I/II substances
- Possession of prohibited weapons
- Trafficking Ecstasy
- Possession with intent to distribute Schedule I/II substances
Juveniles arrested
What we know:
Three people under 18 were arrested. Their images and names will not be released unless prosecutors decide to try them as adults. Officials said they are charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during a felony, and elder abuse. Their names are being withheld because of their ages.
Dig deeper:
Officials said the suspects were familiar with each other, but no gang charges have been filed so far.
The Source: Information in this article came from a release by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office.