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Man charged in daytime carjacking; victim taken from his Fulton driveway

Frederick Louis Spears has been charged with carjacking, kidnapping, armed robbery and aggravated assault, Sandy Springs police say.
Frederick Louis Spears has been charged with carjacking, kidnapping, armed robbery and aggravated assault, Sandy Springs police say.
By Becca J G Godwin
Feb 27, 2017

A man accused of carjacking a Sandy Springs victim during the daytime earlier this month has been arrested.

Frederick Louis Spears allegedly had a gun when he approached a man standing in his Spalding Creek Court driveway. It was just after 1 p.m on a Sunday.

Spears forced the man into the victim's own BMW, drove to a nearby ATM and demanded cash before taking off in the car, police say.

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Spears, 21, has been charged with the Feb. 5 hijacking a motor vehicle, carjacking, kidnapping, armed robbery and aggravated assault.

He is in the DeKalb County jail awaiting transfer to Fulton County.

A carjacker who attacked a man outside his home and forced him to pull money from an ATM is still on the run.

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