The Brief
- Atlanta police took wanted robbery suspect Javonte Avery into custody on Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW after deploying a Taser during a foot chase.
- Officers arrested Avery on Saturday following tips placing him in southwest Atlanta, linking him to 18 criminal investigations across the city.
- The convicted felon and repeat retail theft suspect faced an active robbery warrant stemming from a Sept. 21 CVS incident.
ATLANTA – It was no trick when Atlanta police got a tip about the location of a wanted criminal and now the violent felon is being treated to another round through the judicial system.
Atlanta police chase suspect
What we know:
Javonte Avery was wanted in connection to at least 18 Atlanta Police cases.
On Halloween, police got a tip stating Avery was at a business in the 2400 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW.…