HAPEVILLE, Ga. — Badge accept arrested an Atlanta badge administrator accused of cutting a woman and afire her anatomy in Hapeville.
The Hapeville Badge Department issued arrest warrants for Tahreem Zeus Rana on the accuse of murder, arson and kidnapping. He was arrested about 9 a.m. Thursday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport attempting to get on a flight to Mexico.
On Aug. 22, a Hapeville burghal agent begin the anatomy of a woman on blaze at the end of Elm Street.
Vernicia Woodard, Tahreem Zeus Rana
Police said the woman, Vernicia Woodard, 26, was attempt assorted times and set on fire.
"First he took her to a abandoned breadth to do the abomination and again afterwards killing her, he acclimated some affectionate of ammunition to ablaze the anatomy on blaze in adjustment to awning up any blazon of affirmation that may be there," said Detective Stephen Cushing.
Hapeville badge said Rana and Woodard met on Craigslist for a "romantic exchange" and the night she was dead was the aboriginal time they had met in person.
Rana was questioned Wednesday by police. Later in the day affirmation at the arena and Internet accord led them to accede him a suspect, but badge couldn't acquisition him.
Rana is currently active by the Burghal of Atlanta Badge Department as a badge officer. He was declared to go to assignment Wednesday night but never showed up.
Tahreem Zeus Rana
Police put Rana on the no-fly list, let him get through aegis to ensure he was not armed, again confused in to arrest him.
"We are abashed and afflicted by these developments. The administrator has been adequate from duty, and is in a non-enforcement status. Chief Turner will agenda an emergency audition anon today to actuate the abutting advance of action. We charge acquiesce the amends arrangement to run its course. But these acutely are actual advancing allegations that are not in band with the expectations we accept for our officers, and will be anon dealt with," said APD Public Affairs Director Carlos Campos.
Rana grew up in Hapeville. Admiral there said they knew his family.
"It's actual black to abounding of the bodies here," said Cushing. "Officers absolutely bethink him walking to academy actuality as a adolescent boy adage back I abound up I appetite to be a badge officer. It's actual alarming to see somebody you grew up with, seeing a adolescent boy change his activity and go this route."
Woodard had aloof confused to Atlanta from New York. She does accept some ancestors in the area.
Police accept not said what ability accept led to her death.
Rana is now in the Fulton County Jail and will arise in cloister Friday morning.
Source: WGCL
Title : Atlanta badge administrator accused of killing woman he met on Craigslist
Description : HAPEVILLE, Ga. — Badge accept arrested an Atlanta badge administrator accused of cutting a woman and afire her anatomy in Hapeville. T...