Phoenix murder suspect in custody after Georgia manhunt
Jsaan Strover was being extradited on a warrant for murder out of the City of Phoenix when investigators say he ran away from MCSO deputies in Atlanta. Author: Erica Stapleton Updated: 9:07 PM MST April 29, 2021
ATLANTA A Phoenix murder suspect at the center of a massive manhunt in Georgia has been found and taken into custody on Thursday night.
Investigators in Georgia say Jsaan Strover, 20, escaped from the Atlanta airport on Thursday morning as Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies were getting ready to extradite him back to Arizona on a warrant for murder.
Inmate on the run after escaping from custody south of Atlanta Jonathan Raymond
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An inmate who was being transported from California to Georgia is on the run after escaping the authorities who had him in custody at a Clayton County QuikTrip.
The Clayton County Sheriff s Office identified the inmate early Friday as Devonte Detuan Ross. He was being transported by a private security company to another prison in Jackson, Ga., from Fresno, Calif.
He escaped after those who picked him up at the airport in Atlanta went to a QT on Riverdale Rd. to get something to eat.
Escaped murder suspect arrested after Atlanta news crew spots him This undated photo provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Jsaan Carlos Strover. Strover, an Arizona murder suspect, broke away from deputies at Atlanta’s airport and escaped into nearby woods Thursday, April 29, 2021, touching off a massive search for the fugitive. (Source: Atlanta Police Department via AP/Atlanta Police Department) By Associated Press | April 30, 2021 at 8:12 AM EDT - Updated April 30 at 8:12 AM
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) A local television news crew says it spotted an Arizona murder suspect and flagged police, resulting in the man being taken back into custody after a daylong search.
Atlanta news crew spots murder suspect who fled airport, films arrest
April 30, 2021 / 7:07 AM / CBS/AP
A local television news crew spotted an Arizona murder suspect near the Atlanta airport and flagged police, resulting in the man being taken back into custody after a daylong search. The reporter and photojournalist with WSB-TV said they saw Jsaan Carlos Strover, 20, as they were driving down a road near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport around 11:15 p.m. Thursday.
Manhunt ends for murder suspect after Channel 2 reporter spots man, calls police https://t.co/xgaqkRcCvw WSB-TV (@wsbtv) April 30, 2021
Reporter Matt Johnson said he and photojournalist Joe Booker were in their live truck when Strover ran by and into some bushes. Johnson said police were nearby, so they flagged down an officer and then started filming as the suspect was arrested.