Crime & Safety
Arrest Made in Alleged Dragon Con Sexual Assault
A woman told police she was assaulted by a man wearing a cap emblazoned with the letters "FBI".
Atlanta Police have arrested a man in connection with an alleged sexual assault at Dragon Con, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
Atlanta Police confirmed to the AJC that an arrest had been made.
A friend of the victim took a photo of the suspect that police distributed in an attempt to identify him. Gary Jefferson Hood was taken into custody on Thursday, the AJC reports.
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The alleged sexual assault took place at Dragon Con on Sept. 5 after the woman began feeling dizzy and unwell at a panel. After she went to the main level of the Hyatt Regency to cool down, the suspect who was wearing a cap with the letters FBI introduced himself and is accused of trying to kiss and fondle her.
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Dragon Con was held in Downtown Atlanta Sept. 4-7.
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