Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

Federal raid at Atlanta apartment tied to rapper’s arrest, officials say

Authorities are releasing few details about the raid, but Channel 2??€™s Matt Johnson said agents seemed to be focusing on an upstairs unit inside.
By Raisa Habersham
April 18, 2018

An early Wednesday morning raid in a southwest Atlanta neighborhood is tied to a rapper’s arrest, authorities told Channel 2 Action News.

Atlanta police and federal authorities, including the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, raided a Lucile Avenue apartment complex about 6 a.m., neighbors told Channel 2.

Details about the raid were not immediately available, but it is tied to the arrest of Atlanta rapper Ralo, Channel 2 reported.

The rapper, whose real name is Terrell Davis, was booked into the DeKalb County jail Sunday on a charge of conspiracy to commit a felony, according to jail records.

No other details were released.

In other news:

Authorities arrested the man who allegedly killed 24 horses.

About the Author

Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

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