Crime & Safety

Stone Mountain Man Arrested For Alleged Rape At ATL Airport

The suspect is a supervisor for a private cleaning company that works at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

ATLANTA, GA -- Police have arrested a Stone Mountain man on charges of rape after an alleged attack at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Eddie Sanders, 47, was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly attempted to attack an employee of a cleaning company that works at the airport. Sanders is a supervisor for the company.

According to police, the victim said Sanders attacked her inside a storage room at the airport. He was arrested Tuesday afternoon and is due to appear in a Clayton County court on Wednesday.

More details as they become available.

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