Smyrna cops seek rape suspects

By Christopher Seward

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Smyrna authorities are seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspects who held a woman captive for two days, during which she was beaten and raped.

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Marla Lawson, GBI Smyrna authorities are seeking the public’s help in identifying two rape suspects.

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Police said the kidnapping occurred Jan. 17, when the woman, who was walking along Windy Hill Road near South Cobb Drive, was forced into a car at gunpoint. The car was described as a 1990s gold Chevrolet Caprice.

Police said the woman was taken to an unknown location, where she was assaulted.

Police released sketches of the suspects. One was described as a black male with dreadlocks in his early 20s, 6 feet 2 and 140 pounds. The other suspect was described as a Latino male in his early 20s with short, black, spiked hair, 5 feet 2 and 150 pounds.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to call Smyrna police detectives at 770-434-9481 or 678-631-5146.