Overview
- Lequan Stephens, 16, was taken into custody Tuesday after his father brought him to police, according to the Clayton County Sheriff's Office.
- Police say the case stems from a Jan. 17 shooting on Lovejoy Crossing Lane in which a juvenile passenger was shot in the face and neck.
- Lovejoy detectives identified Stephens as the suspected shooter and obtained aggravated assault warrants for his arrest.
- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation also secured warrants for Stephens in connection with a separate shooting reported at the 1300 block of Misty Ridge Court.
- Authorities had labeled him armed and dangerous, activated a Fugitive Squad, and warned the public, while the victim's condition and the final list of charges remain under review.