A man charged with armed robbery was recently added to the Atlanta Police Department’s “Most Wanted” list.
Jovan Pickney, 37, was involved in the theft of a car from a Buckhead gas station in late June, police say.
A Cobb County man pulled up to a gas pump and got out of his 2014 BMW — which had inside it a $7,000 watch, a $3,000 set of golf clubs, $2,700 cash and a $900 iPhone 7 Plus, according to an incident report. He told police that another man then got out of a truck, got into his BMW and drove it away, with the truck following.
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The next day, the BMW was found abandoned on the side of the road on Atlanta’s Westside, according to a June 29 incident report. A U.S. marshal had been pursuing the car minutes earlier to apprehend Pickney for several arrest warrants, including armed robbery and auto theft, but Pickney was not found.
A Georgia State trooper had also been looking for the car “for involvement in a robbery” driven by Pickney, a well-known auto theft suspect, the report said.
APD asks the public to alert police if they know Pickney’s whereabouts. Crime Stoppers Atlanta can be reached at 404-577-8477, and the Atlanta Police Department Fugitive Unit can be reached at 404-546-4220.
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