A license-plate reader helped Lawrenceville police capture a suspected rapist over the weekend, authorities said.
Officers were alerted to a red Nissan Pathfinder on Sunday afternoon that belonged to a California man wanted on charges of aggravated assault and rape with a firearm out of Atlanta, according to a police report obtained by AJC.com. Authorities identified the suspect as Montrail Devion Haley-Tibbs.
Officers said they found the Nissan in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 200 block of New Hope Road. Police said Haley-Tibbs was arrested after they positively identified him as the suspect.
During the arrest, officers found a gun, four magazines and an ammunition drum that held 50 rounds, according to police. While searching the man’s car, officers also located women’s clothing that appeared to have dried blood on it, police said.
Haley-Tibbs was taken Tuesday to the Fulton County Jail, where he remains held without bond, online records show.
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