FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: April 05, 2007 Inspector Erik Richmond (404) 909-0435   Combined Law Enforcement Effort Nabs Buckhead Ring Robber   ATLANTA, GA - At approximately 7:00 pm on April 5, 2007, the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office and the Atlanta Police Department, working in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals Service’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force (SERFTF), arrested Deuntria Lamar Lyons, 24. Lyons was arrested outside of a check cashing business in west Atlanta. He was part of a ring of individuals wanted for their participation in a string of armed robberies in and around the Buckhead area in which women were targeted for their rings and other jewelry. Utilizing a collaborative effort, investigators from all three agencies were able to finally pinpoint Lyons’ location after an extensive twenty-four manhunt throughout the Atlanta area. Lyons was located at the intersection of James Jackson Parkway and Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway and was seated in his vehicle when officers moved in and placed him under arrest without incident. In addition to the robbery charges in Atlanta, Lyons was also wanted in Gwinnett, Dekalb, and Henry Counties on separate armed robbery charges as well as Cobb County for probation violation which stemmed from a previous robbery arrest there. Lyons has an extensive criminal history which consists of at least twenty one prior arrests for offenses such as armed robbery, drug trafficking, burglary, weapons offenses, and felony obstruction of officers. The U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force is comprised of numerous federal, state, and local agencies from throughout Georgia and has arrested over 10,000 violent fugitives since its inception in September, 2003. To learn more about the task force, go to www.usmarshals.gov.