ATLANTA — You can run, but you can’t hide from the Atlanta police department.
The department released dramatic video of the arrest of two suspects in a stolen car. One of the arrested was wanted for two homicides.
It started with a stolen car on Oct. 6 at a location on Spring Street. The next day, APD’s air unit spotted the stolen car in Zone 1.
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The video from the department’s helicopter, which was posted on social media, showed a gray car, which police said was stolen, driving on West Marietta Street Northwest in downtown Atlanta on Oct. 7. At one point, the driver of the car got out and tried to open the door of another car that was stopped next to it. But the car’s door was locked and the driver got back into his car and drove off onto Marietta Boulevard Northwest.
At another point, the three inside bailed out of the car and then started to run into a wooded area near Foster Place.
Two of the three suspects were arrested using K9 officers, the Auto Crimes Enforcement Unit and Zone 1 officers.
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The driver, Jontavious Arnold, also had outstanding warrants for two auto thefts and a double homicide that happened on July 15, 2021 at 1388 Joseph E Boone.
A total of three people were shot outside a liquor store. Investigators said a dark-colored sedan drove by and opened fire into the store’s parking lot, striking multiple people.
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The second suspect in stolen car, Timothy Varner, was charged with auto theft by receiving and obstruction.
“Each day the APD has reason to be filled with pride as we watch our Zone officers, specialized units, investigators, and supervisors do the work that makes our city safer. This incident is just another example of a day in the life of our sworn personnel,” the department said.