Investigators affiliated a abominable assassination to an Atlanta badge administrator through the victim's buzz records, Hapeville Badge Arch Richard Glavosek said Thursday.
Glavosek told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Vernicia Woodard's buzz annal led to APD Administrator Tahreem Zeus Rana. Detectives again amid Woodard's announcement on Backpage.com, a classified and affiliation website, area board accept the brace met, Glavosek said.
The actuality that it was the 23-year-old Rana abashed officers, not alone because he was a constable but because some admiral bethink him as a kid growing up in Hapeville, Glavosek said.
"They bethink him walking to academy with his mother," the arch said.
Officers arrested Rana, 23, about 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, according to Channel 2 Activity News. They say he was headed to Monterrey, Mexico, which may accept been a stop on the way to India. Rana was on the no-fly list.
Hapeville badge appointed Rana into the Fulton County bastille Thursday on accuse of murder, arson, kidnapping and analytical with affirmation in the killing of 26-year-old Woodard. He is accused of cutting her assorted times Friday.
A burghal artisan begin Woodard's anatomy afire forth Elm Street in the south Fulton town. GBI was brought into abetment and board accept the anatomy was set on blaze to abort evidence.
The advance Hapeville detective on the case, Stephen Cushing, told Channel 2 Activity News that investigating Rana was about surreal because of the adolescent man continued appetite to become a cop.
"I've been a badge administrator in burghal of Hapeville for 15 years and absolutely saw this adolescent man abound up and heard him say, 'When I abound up, I appetite to be a badge officer," Cushing said.
Rana pursued the appetite with a accessory amount in bent amends at Atlanta Metropolitan State, according to his APD cadre file. The file's paperwork said he becoming a bifold amount with ceremoniousness in 2011.
Over accomplished the three years on the force, his evaluations rated him as able to awful able in achievement of his duties. He faced little antidotal action, according to APD documents.
The centralized diplomacy book on Rana acquired by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution listed three agent accidents but showed he had been absolved in one and admonished in a second. One from July was still unresolved.
Atlanta badge confused to abate Rana of his duties on Thursday. Spokesman Carlos Campos declared the administration as "shocked and saddened."
"We charge acquiesce the amends arrangement to run its course," Campos said. "But these acutely are actual advancing allegations."
Title : Police tracked Atlanta cop to assassination victim by buzz records
Description : Investigators affiliated a abominable assassination to an Atlanta badge administrator through the victim's buzz records, Hapeville Bad...