About an hour after asking the public for help finding a violent kidnapping suspect, Gainesville police said he is in custody.
Michael Wayne Burgess was arrested Friday afternoon on counts of kidnapping, aggravated sodomy, aggravated battery and robbery by intimidation, Cpl. Jessica Van told AJC.com.
The department posted his wanted poster on Facebook about 4 p.m., adding an update that he was arrested an hour later. Van credited the Gainesville community for helping lead police to him.
About 10 p.m. Sunday, Burgess is accused of attacking a woman at her apartment off Norton Drive, Van said. The suspect and victim knew each other, but their relationship was not released.
Van added that the victim drove Burgess somewhere in Gainesville and was able to get him out of her car long enough to escape.
“It is still under active investigation, and any further details are developing,” Van said.
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