ATLANTA — A man wanted in connection with a shooting at MARTA’s Midtown station was arrested Sunday after a multi-agency search in Douglasville, MARTA police said.
Anthony Tyrone Gresham was taken into custody on June 7 after members of the FBI AMMO Task Force spotted him walking along Lee Road, authorities said. A Douglas County sheriff’s deputy approached Gresham, but he ran into the woods, prompting law enforcement agencies to set up a perimeter.
The FBI AMMO Task Force, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Douglasville police and the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the search. Georgia State Patrol task force members requested aviation support and Douglas County sheriff’s K9 units. Authorities said Gresham eventually emerged from the woods and returned to Lee Road, where GSP aviation maintained visual contact until responding agencies arrested him.
MARTA police said the shooting happened just after 7 p.m. on June 5 while officers were patrolling inside the Midtown station. Officers reported shots fired on a train stopped at the southbound platform and found a male victim with gunshot wounds to his left arm and leg.
The suspect fled before additional officers arrived, police said.
MARTA’s Criminal Investigation Unit opened an investigation with assistance from Georgia Tech, leading authorities to identify Gresham as the suspect and alert surrounding agencies.
Gresham was booked into the Douglas County jail on charges of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, MARTA police said.
The agency credited the participating local, state and federal agencies with helping bring the suspect into custody and said MARTA police remain committed to protecting riders and the transit system.
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