 ATLANTA, GA - At
approximately 3:30pm on May 9, 2007, investigators from the U.S.
Marshals Service Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, the Cobb
County Sheriff’s Office and the Atlanta Police Department arrested
Brandon Rozier, 24. Rozier was wanted by Houston County for armed
robbery.
On May 3, 2007, investigators believe that Rozier pistol whipped an
employee during an armed robbery in Houston County, GA.
This afternoon investigators developed information that Rozier may
be in the Atlanta area. After setting up surveillance on a residence
in Cobb County, GA. Investigators witnessed Rozier and a female that
is believed to be his girlfriend exit the residence and enter her
vehicle.
After following the pair, investigators engaged their emergency
equipment and attempted to stop them. Whereupon, the female
continued to drive south on I-75. SERFTF investigators were joined
by both Cobb County Deputies and Atlanta Police Officers in their
low speed chase.
Finally, officers were able to position themselves in a way that
they were able to force the vehicle to a stop.
Rozier was arrested without further incident and has been
transported to the Fulton County Jail for holding.
The Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (SERFTF) is a team
comprised of law enforcement officers from the United States
Marshal, as well as, 27 other local, state and federal agencies. The
task force’s objective is to seek out and arrest the regions most
violent offenders. Since the inception of the task force in
September of 2003, the SERFTF has closed over 10,200 felony
warrants. Annually, more fugitives are arrested by U.S. Marshals
than all other federal agencies combined.
Additional information about the U.S.
Marshals can be found at
http://www.usmarshals.gov. |
