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For Immediate Release |
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January 08, 2009 |
Southern District of Ohio - Deputy U.S. Marshal
Donnie W. Ray, PAO (513) 200-5091; USMS Headquarters Public Affairs (202) 307-9065 |
U.S. Marshals Arrest "Grimmie"
Gang Member in Atlanta |
Cincinnati, OH - On 01/07/09 at
approximately 7:00 pm, the U.S. Marshals in Atlanta, acting on a tip from
the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team, arrested Robert
Mayberry a.k.a. “One-Eyed Kenny” (DOB 09/17/81) near his girlfriend’s house
on Marietta Drive in Atlanta, GA. Mayberry is the leader of the “Grimmie”
gang, which controlled the drug trade around Avondale for years. Mayberry is
wanted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and Explosives on
federal charges of Distribution of Heroin. Mayberry had been on the run for
nearly two years. After following numerous leads, the U.S. Marshals developed information that Mayberry was staying with a girlfriend on Marietta Drive. When deputies arrived they noticed Mayberry standing at the intersection of Marietta and Northside Drive and attempted to stop him. Mayberry led deputies on a brief foot pursuit, but was eventually caught approximately one block away. Mayberry is being detained at the Robert Bayton Detention Facility in Lovejoy, GA where he will wait for extradition back to Ohio.
SOFAST is a multi-jurisdictional task force
comprised of the U.S. Marshals, Cincinnati Police Department, Hamilton
County Sheriff’s Office, Lockland Police Department, Drug Enforcement
Administration, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Warren Co.
Prosecutors Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture OIG, U.S. Attorney’s
Office, Butler County Sheriff’s Office and Ohio Adult Parole Authority. |