Police locked down a local elementary school Thursday afternoon as they cornered a fugitive in a Garfield Street home. Statesboro Police officers took Dante Ravon Williams, 17, into custody, said Capt. Scott Brunson.
He is wanted in connection with a March 10 shooting at Luetta Moore Park that left one teen in critical condition and two others with superficial injuries.
Williams has been on the run since March 10, and is suspected to have been traveling back and forth between Statesboro and Savannah. Police offered a $500 reward for information leading to Williams' capture. Brunson did not say Thursday how officers were informed about Williams' presence in the Garfield Street area.
Around 3 p.m., neighborhood residents gathered around their homes to watch as police blocked off both ends of Garfield Street and put Julia P. Bryant Elementary on lockdown as they sought Williams. After police left the area, citizens said officers told them they had captured Williams.
Brunson said Williams was taken into custody, but the investigation is ongoing and he and detectives were questioning Williams and witnesses before additional details, including charges, would be released. Brunson said additional information will be available early Friday.
Several others have been arrested in connection with the shooting of Gregory Lee Wallace, 15, who remains in critical condition from injuries suffered in the shooting. Two of his brothers were superficially injured when the shots were fired March 10.
Williams faces several charges including aggravated battery, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and participation in criminal gang activity.
Four other suspects, including two juveniles, were already in custody in connection with the shooting.
In a preliminary hearing regarding the incident, held in April, Statesboro Police Det. Ken Scott shared details of the shooting with Bulloch County Superior Court Judge John R. Turner. He said during testimony that Williams is believed to be the suspect who fired one of two guns suspected gang members had in their possession during the shooting incident.
He also said the shooting incident spawned from an arranged fight between two local gangs — "The Squad," also known as "The Soldier Squad," and "The Bottom Boys," also known as "The Fast Lane."
Ogeechee Judicial Circuit Assistant District Attorney Daphne Jarriel said the case is expected to be sent to grand jury this month.
He is wanted in connection with a March 10 shooting at Luetta Moore Park that left one teen in critical condition and two others with superficial injuries.
Williams has been on the run since March 10, and is suspected to have been traveling back and forth between Statesboro and Savannah. Police offered a $500 reward for information leading to Williams' capture. Brunson did not say Thursday how officers were informed about Williams' presence in the Garfield Street area.
Around 3 p.m., neighborhood residents gathered around their homes to watch as police blocked off both ends of Garfield Street and put Julia P. Bryant Elementary on lockdown as they sought Williams. After police left the area, citizens said officers told them they had captured Williams.
Brunson said Williams was taken into custody, but the investigation is ongoing and he and detectives were questioning Williams and witnesses before additional details, including charges, would be released. Brunson said additional information will be available early Friday.
Several others have been arrested in connection with the shooting of Gregory Lee Wallace, 15, who remains in critical condition from injuries suffered in the shooting. Two of his brothers were superficially injured when the shots were fired March 10.
Williams faces several charges including aggravated battery, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and participation in criminal gang activity.
Four other suspects, including two juveniles, were already in custody in connection with the shooting.
In a preliminary hearing regarding the incident, held in April, Statesboro Police Det. Ken Scott shared details of the shooting with Bulloch County Superior Court Judge John R. Turner. He said during testimony that Williams is believed to be the suspect who fired one of two guns suspected gang members had in their possession during the shooting incident.
He also said the shooting incident spawned from an arranged fight between two local gangs — "The Squad," also known as "The Soldier Squad," and "The Bottom Boys," also known as "The Fast Lane."
Ogeechee Judicial Circuit Assistant District Attorney Daphne Jarriel said the case is expected to be sent to grand jury this month.