Arrest in stolen car case nets suspect tied to double homicide

Teen had outstanding warrants, is suspected in yet another crime.

Atlanta police officers knew they were chasing a stolen vehicle. But when the car crashed, one of the people inside was already a familiar name: He is a suspect in a July double homicide.

Officers tracked the stolen vehicle from the ground and the air Thursday, prompting three people inside to flee into the nearby woods, the said. The car crashed and officers were able to arrest two of

three people. Jontravious De’anthony Arnold, 18, had outstanding arrest warrants for two auto thefts when he was charged in connection with a July double according to police. He eluded capture

he was caught in the stolen Mazda 6, reported missing Wednesday when its owner left it running while she picked up food on Spring Street, according to

On July 15, two men and a woman were outside the Pick’n’pay at the corner of Joseph E. Boone Boulevard and Chappell Road when shots were fired, according to police. When officers arrived, 36-year-old Joshua Evans was dead from his injuries. A second man, 42-year-old Chicorley Vickers, was also shot, and was taken to the hospital. The woman was grazed

not injured, according to police.

Antonio Waller, 19, was later arrested and charged with murder, according to police. When Vickers died in August, the shooting became a double homicide.

In addition to two counts of murder, Arnold was arrested on a list of charges, including aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, theft by taking, entering auto, theft by receiving, fleeing and eluding, criminal damage to property in the second degree, obstruction and hit-and-run. He was booked into the Fulton County Jail, where he was being held without bond Friday afternoon.

According to police, Arnold is suspected of stealing several items from an SUV parked on White

Street on 1. A handgun and Apple computer were reported stolen, and the Jeep’s owner said the suspect damaged an open window to get inside, a police report states.

In February 2020, a then-16year-old Arnold allegedly stole a Buick Lucerne that was parked in a Cone Street parking lot, according to police. car was later located.

In the latest incident, a second suspect who had been traveling in the stolen vehicle Thursday was also arrested, according to

The juvenile was charged with theft by receiving an auto, and obstruction.

On July 15, two men and a woman were outside the Pick’n’pay at the corner of Joseph E. Boone Boulevard and Chappell Road when shots were fired, according to police.