CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A man wanted in connection with a violent assault at a Clayton County tattoo shop has been arrested in Minnesota, according to the Clayton County Police Department.
Police said officers responded June 5, 2025, to Cykotik Lifestyle Tattoos after a man reported being assaulted by multiple people.
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Investigators said the victim was beaten, pistol-whipped, restrained with zip ties and threatened. Police said the suspects forced him into a bathroom and put his head into a toilet.
The victim suffered multiple fractures and lacerations and required hospitalization and surgery, police said.
Through surveillance video, physical evidence, phone records and evidence recovered from an iCloud account, investigators identified Javon Diamonte McDonald, also known as “Von,” as one of the alleged offenders, according to police.
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McDonald was wanted on several charges, including armed robbery, kidnapping, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, three counts of gang activity and hijacking a motor vehicle.
On August 21, 2026, the U.S. Marshals Service and the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office Elite Fugitive Squad located McDonald in Minnesota, where he was taken into custody without incident, authorities said.
Clayton County Sheriff Levon Allen thanked the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force-Atlanta, Clayton County Police Chief Kevin Roberts, the Clayton County Police Department and members of the sheriff’s office Elite Fugitive Squad for their work locating McDonald.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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