Atlanta police arrest ‘armed and dangerous’ felon accused of shooting at Animal Control officer

ATLANTA — Atlanta police recently arrested a convicted felon after executing a high-risk search warrant.

According to police, on August 23, officers with Atlanta police’s APEX Unit, task force officers, Zone 4 FIT, and SWAT served the search warrant to Javaries Atwater at 3200 Cushman Circle SW.

Atwater had several warrants out in the city of Atlanta.

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As officers approached his location, they spotted Atwater and saw him walking through the breezeway of the apartment complex and enter a building.

Atwater was considered armed and dangerous after previously assaulting an officer and firing a firearm in public.

Police said on July 21, Atwater shot multiple times toward a Fulton County Animal Control officer as they tried to rescue a pit bull that Atwater had left chained to a tree.

When officers closed in on the apartment complex, Atwater surrendered and peacefully exited the building.

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