ICYMI: Third Decatur Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested

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Decatur police say that they have arrested a third suspect in a March 4 armed robbery.

According to spokeswoman Jennifer Ross, 18-year-old Daquantis Andrews of DeKalb County was arrested on March 26 and faces charges of loitering or prowling, armed robbery, and criminal attempt to commit theft of a motor vehicle.

Ross said that a sergeant was patrolling around the Decatur Library on Thursday due to an increase in vehicle thefts in the area. Once at the library, he noticed three young men loitering in the area; one was looking in the windows of vehicles in the parking deck while the other two were near the joint entrance and exit.

As the patrol car approached the young men, they began hastily walking away and entered the library through the back door. The sergeant followed into the library and discovered that two of the three males had warrants out for their arrests; according to Ross, Andrews was wanted in connection to the armed robbery, while another was wanted on a runaway warrant out of Clayton County.

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Along with Andrews, 17-year-old Quaveon Palmer of DeKalb County was arrested and charged with loitering or prowling and possession of tools for the commission of a crime, Ross said. A third person, a 15-year-old male, was arrested and charged with loitering or prowling.

Decatur police previously arrested a 16-year-old DeKalb County resident and a second man for their alleged participation in the armed robbery. Both suspects have been charged with armed robbery and criminal attempt to commit theft by taking of a motor vehicle.