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Violent suspect Corey Griffin captured in Atlanta

Griffin was wanted in connection with several violent incidents in DeKalb County since early May
Corey Griffin was arrested in Atlanta on Sunday, June 24, 2018.

ATLANTA - Clarkston Police said Sunday that fugitive suspect Corey Griffin, 48, wanted in connection with several violent incidents in Clarkston since early May was arrested Sunday morning in Atlanta.

On Friday, May 11, police said Griffin knocked on his future victims' Clarkston home and told them he was looking to do some yard work. The women declined his offer and Griffin left. Later that evening, when the victim returned home, she was brutally attacked by Griffin with a blunt instrument and sexually assaulted. The victim's roommate arrived at the home during the attack, police said, and both women were able to escape the home.

Griffin was able to flee on foot.

Corey Griffin was arrested in Atlanta on Sunday, June 24, 2018.

DeKalb Police assisted in a search for Griffin at the time, which proved futile.

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Further police investigation, assisted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Division of Forensic Sciences, allowed investigators to determine that Griffin was a suspect in several other violent crimes in the surrounding Stone Mountain area over the following weeks.

After receiving a 911 tip, Atlanta Police said they were able to take Griffin into custody Sunday morning and hold him based on the DeKalb County warrants.

Griffin was transported to the DeKalb County Jail. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, Griffin has 17 outstanding warrants including simple assault, sodomy, obstructing or hindering a person, 4 counts of aggravated assault, terroristic acts, stalking, 3 counts of burglary, 2 counts of rape, false imprisonment and home invasion.

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