Crime & Safety

Sandy Springs Man Wanted On Rape Charges Arrested in New Jersey

Lynn Settle, 37, was arrested without incident on Thursday by the U.S. Marshal's New York/New Jersey Fugitive Task Force in Jersey City.

A Sandy Springs man who was wanted on a slew of charges has been apprehended in New Jersey.

Lynn Settle, 37, was arrested on Thursday by the U.S. Marshal’s New York/New Jersey Fugitive Task Force on Thursday in Jersey City, according to The Jersey Journal. He was arrested without incident by the federal agency on a fugitive from justice warrant.

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office had taken warrants out for Settle’s arrest on rape, aggravated sexual battery, aggravated battery, aggravates assault, false imprisonment and theft charges.

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Settle is currently being held without bond at the Hudson County, New Jersey, jail, the media outlet reports.

(Photo: Lynn Settle. Credit: The Jersey Journal)

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