The Brief
- A Georgia State Patrol trooper was assaulted while attempting to stop a suspected shoplifter in Atlanta.
- The suspect allegedly stole merchandise from a Family Dollar and assaulted two security guards before fleeing.
- The suspect was later arrested after a foot chase and found to have active warrants in Fulton County.
ATLANTA – A suspected shoplifter is facing charges after authorities say he assaulted a Georgia State Patrol trooper and fled on foot before being captured in northwest Atlanta.
What we know:
According to the Georgia State Patrol, a trooper was traveling on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway around 7:14 p.m. Saturday when a security guard flagged him down outside a Family Dollar store at 824 Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway.…